Dr. Nikhil Polke
Volume: 1 Issue: 05 2025
Abstract:
India ranks 144 in World Happiness Report3 of 156 countries. Adding fuel to it, India amongst worst hit in the world by depression. 6.5% of the Indian population suffers from some form of the serious mental disorder. The average suicide rate in India is 10.9 for every lakh people. Majority who commit suicide are below 44 years of age. Mental Health Workers in 2014, it was as low as ''one in 100,000 people''. Recently, the first-ever annual India Happiness Report studies happiness in the thirty-six states and union territories of India. A conscious effort is to give inputs into policy-making and strategies for organizations and governments for creating a happier India, aspiring for the better well- being of its citizens.