New Delhi: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday announced the appointment of Deepika Padukone as the first-ever Mental Health Ambassador.

The actor took to her Instagram handle to share a picture — where she’s seen with Union Health minister J P Nadda, and Health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava — and express that she was ‘deeply honoured.’ ADVERTISEMENT

“On World Mental Health Day, I am deeply honoured to be appointed as the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s first-ever Mental Health Ambassador. Led by our Hon. Prime Minister @narendramodi, our nation has taken meaningful steps to place mental health at the heart of public health. Through my own journey and work we’ve done at @tlllfoundation over the past

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