New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- To address the issue of suicide, the Government is taking multi-pronged measures and providing psychological support to students, teachers and families for mental and emotional well-being to avoid incidences of suicide, Minister of State for Education, Sukanta Majumdar, informed Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday.

An initiative of 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 National toll-free helpline to provide guidance to callers through trained counsellor; live interactive sessions 'Sahyog' and Webinars 'Paricharcha' that are organized regularly to create awareness about the...