DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sasjm.2025.v11i05.022

Pages: 503-508

This project deals with a subject for the targeted stakeholders who go through various mental issues in daily lives. While the modern medicine through psychiatric treatment deals with the problem with chemical medications for the brain, this project focuses on application of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) in mental health. The IKS approach is clinically effective, cost effective and has no side effects. The project document looks into the brief history of public health programs on mental health in India & the emergence of mental health as an issue. It moves on to the current situation on mental disorders in India & the role of IKS to deal with these disorders therapeutically & psychologically as a component of Ministry of AYUSH. The project is an effort towards the integration of medical pluralism in mental health through inclusion of IKS in the gamete of mental health. As each & every human beings is unique, all the efforts in the project deals with the mental component as it is only human beings who can express their physical & as well as mental symptoms. The experience of the stakeholders should be on the roll out of yoga and naturopathy programs that augurs well to roll out the project. The experience of the implementers on the program on yoga and naturopathy will be seen through the domain of IKS in the project. The project gains more relevance as during the current COVID 19 pandemic, mental health issues precipitated because of the induced stress levels among population since March 2020.