“An initiative of the Ministry of Education, MANODARPAN, covers a wide range of activities to provide psychological support to students, teachers, and families for mental and emotional well-being such as the National toll-free helpline that has been extending guidance to callers through trained counsellors. Live interactive sessions ‘Sahyog’ and webinars ‘Paricharcha’ are organised regularly to create awareness about the importance of mental health among all stakeholders, including students,” he said.These sessions are telecast on PM e-Vidya channels and are also available on the ‘NCERT Official’ YouTube channel, he added.The University Grants Commission (UGC) issued Guidelines for Promotion of Physical Fitness, Sports, Student’s Health, Welfare, Psychological and Emotional Well-being at HEIs in April 2023.HEIs are promoting the integration of yoga into academic life on campus by introducing year-long yoga event calendars and dedicated courses on yoga.(If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are worried about a friend or need emotional support, someone is always there to listen. Call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050, Tele Manas – 14416 (available 24×7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ helpline – 02225521111, which is available Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)
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