Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 4 Jun 2026
“We will strengthen our traditional means including Yoga and Meditation, and also enhance the scope and coverage of mental health initiatives like Manas and Manodarpan.”
Mental-health services are being expanded through Tele-MANAS (the national tele-mental-health programme launched October 2022, with cells across states/UTs handling crores of helpline calls), the National Mental Health Programme and Centres/Institutes of Excellence, Manodarpan (student psychosocial support under the Education Ministry), and promotion of yoga and meditation. Coverage is growing significantly, with mental-health access still being deepened. Partial (strong action).
Tele-MANAS national tele-mental-health service launched, later scaling to cells across states and crores of helpline calls.
View sourceWe will strengthen the efforts being made to increase the training capacity for paramedics, technicians, pharmacists and nurses.
We will encourage and extend support to Bharatiya vaccine manufacturers and biopharma companies in various capacities to boost production and distribution and aim to reduce our timeline for vaccine manufacturing.
We will intensify existing efforts to ensure elimination of TB, Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariasis, Measles and Rubella, Trachoma, and Kala Azar by facilitating timely testing and access to medicines.
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