K'taka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao urges organisations to prioritise mental health of employees
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Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao asserted that every organisation must prioritise the mental health and well-being of their employees by providing support for individuals struggling with conditions such as depression.
Speaking at the World Mental Health Day program organised by the State Mental Health Authority at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute on Monday, Rao stated that people battling suicidal thoughts often remain unaware of the resources available to help them, and many hesitate to seek assistance.
Despite government efforts to raise awareness about the importance of mental health treatment, Rao pointed out that stigma around these issues still persists.
“It is possible to overcome mental health-related issues. There are adequate measures and medicines to treat psychological problems. Through the State Mental Health Authority, we have established the Tele-Manas helpline, Mathru Chaitanya perinatal mental health services and Mano Chaitanya super Tuesday clinics to normalise treatments for mental health issues,” he was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald.
Rao added that the World Health Organisation (WHO) recognised the importance of the workplace as a new determinant of mental health this year.
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'Rear-guard action': BJP over Mamata accepting sports minister's resignation after Messi event
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week.
BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor governance of Banerjee, her ministers and the state bureaucracy.
Banerjee on Tuesday accepted Biswas' resignation as the sports minister in the wake of the controversy over the mismanagement of football icon Messi's event last week, a senior leader of the ruling TMC said.
Biswas, who had written to the chief minister seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities as sports minister, will continue as a cabinet minister, retaining charge of the power department.
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Reacting to the development, Malviya said in a post on X, "TMC Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns after the Messi fiasco and Mamata Banerjee accepts it in record time."
"Do not mistake this for accountability; this is nothing but a rear-guard action to douse public anger. anger! This is not 'Raj Dharma'," he added.
The BJP leader alleged that the incident was the outcome of "loot" of common people which is "so synonymous" with the TMC.
The incident was also the outcome of the "shameless VIP culture that TMC thrives on and deep-rooted cronyism promoted by Banerjee," he charged.
Malviya further alleged that Biswas' resignation exposes a "collective failure of Mamata Banerjee, her partisan bureaucracy, and her crony cabinet".
"This is a symbolic sacrifice, a political hoax, soon to be buried under layers of bureaucracy, with no justice, no accountability, and no remorse," the BJP leader said, adding, "No resignation will bring back the time lost, the money wasted, or the stolen chance for football lovers to witness Messi in Kolkata."
