Dr. Anand Bansal

Medical Director Action Group of Hospitals

“Amid COVID 19 pandemic the sudden and unprecedented changes the world had to go through, this budget was keenly awaited especially for the announcements in regards to the health sector. Apart from physical, mental health is also a majorly affected area during pandemic. Addressing the need of the hour the implementation of a national tele-mental health program, which will have tech-support from IIT Bangalore,will give an momentum to mental health issues as the pandemic has accentuated problems of stress and depression in the people. This would undoubtedly improve access to high-quality mental health counselling and treatment services. Also, an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem will be rolled out and it’ll further help in strengthening the healthcare services within the country, still our health sector needs more expenditure and infrastructure development. As per health concerns this budget is satisfactory and full of vision, considering the challenges our healthcare is facing, things will surely need time to reflect results on a larger scale”.