New Delhi: Niti Aayog will soon come up with a blueprint on improving quality of brain health and recognising early signs of cognitive disorders and dementia. The move is aimed at preventing the rising cases of neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, epilepsy and stroke, among others in the country.
A senior government official, aware of the deliberations, told ET the work has been going on at the Aayog and concerned ministries for a year and is now in final stages.
“A meeting will be held on Tuesday to firm up the road map and we hope to submit the report to the government by end of June,” the official said.
Several rounds of deliberations have been held between the top officials of the Aayog, the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IBHAS), the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro…