For the longest time, mental illnesses never got the attention they deserved. It took celebrities such as Deepika Padukone and Ellen Degeneres to speak out about battling depression for the masses to understand how a mental illness can take a toll on a person’s everyday life. Even Todd Phillips’ much talked about film Joker delves deeper into this subject. The film’s protagonist is a man dealing with mental and neurological problems who eventually turns into a criminal.
With all the attention that mental health is finally garnering, it became imperative for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) to work towards bringing mental illnesses within the scope of health insurance.
