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New Delhi: Mental health problems and obesity are two burgeoning health issues in India, and how they are tackled would be decisive for the health and disease profile of India in the future, the Economic Survey 2023-24 has said.. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the economic survey in the Parliament on Monday, a day before the Union Budget...
Highlighting that Indias health parameters are critical to reaping the gains of its demographic dividend, the survey suggested a transition towards a balanced and diverse diet, citing the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-2021 data to showcase the growing obesity challenge...
Similarly, the survey recognisedmental health as a principal factor in individual and national development, citing the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2015-16 findings to highlight the enormity of the problem...
Public awareness campaigns are now promoting healthy eating habits, supported by dietary guidelines from the National Institute of Nutrition and the Indian Council of Medical Research, the survey noted.It also said that public health is a state subject and state and local-level governance are pivotal for the national big-ticket programmes to reach the last mile through the path of least resistance..
Additionally, citing data from the National Council of Educational Research and Trainings (NCERTs) survey on the mental health and well-being of school students, the economic survey emphasised the rising mental health challenges among adolescents, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic..
