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Union Budget 2022: Rare mention of mental health; tele-program to be launched
Updated On: 01 February, 2022 02:04 PM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
It will consist of digital registries of health providers and health facilities, unique health identity, consent framework and universal access to health facilities, she added
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the 2022 Union Budget at the Parliament on February 1. Photo/Pallav Paliwal
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of a National Tele Mental Health program, saying that Covid-19 pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages.
"The pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages. To better the access to quality mental health counselling and care services, a National Tele Mental Health program will be launched," she said.
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