The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s flagship initiative, ICMR-MINDS, a National Health Research Priority project wins Gold at National Awards for e-Governance 2026. The award was presented by Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh.
While addressing the recognition, Director General of ICMR, Dr Rajiv Bahl, said that ICMR will continue to pioneer data-driven, scalable technology interventions to solve complex public health challenges. He said that through ongoing collaboration with participating institutions and state health systems, ICMR remains committed to providing affordable, standardised, and high-quality healthcare platforms for the people of India.
The Ministry of of Health and Family Welfare informed that ICMR-MINDS is an implementation research study on the integration of screening and management of mental and substance use disorders with other non-communicable diseases. Its Clinical Decision Support System enables task-shifting of standardised mental health screening, assessment, follow-up, and routine management from specialists to trained non-specialist frontline healthcare providers, backed by evidence-based digital decision support. The initiative is being implemented across seven states through seven collaborating institutions All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Gujarat Institute of Mental Health, Ahmedabad, AIIMS, New Delhi , St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, AIIMS, Bhopal, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
