ICMR wins Gold at National Awards for e-Governance 2026

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s flagship initiative, ICMR-MINDS, received the Gold Award under Category 2 — Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen-Centric Services at the National Awards for e-Governance, presented during the 29th National Conference on e-Governance in Jaipur.

ICMR-MINDS focuses on integrating screening and management of mental health and substance use disorders with non-communicable diseases. Its Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) enables trained non-specialist frontline healthcare providers to conduct standardized mental health evaluations.