India has announced it is creating its first 'ministry of happiness' to encourage citizens to take up yoga, spirituality and meditation in a bid to combat stress. The seventy-strong ministry will oversee a range of social programmes as well as organising religious pilgrimages for senior citizens.
The ministry will be created by the Madhya Pradesh state, it was announced.
India is the latest country to introduce government measurements for happiness, following on from Bhutan and the UAE.
India is the latest country to introduce government measurements for happiness, following on from Bhutan and the UAE.
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