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by The Daily Eye Team February 22 2017, 3:19 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 35 secsHealth Ministry's latest move seeks to start productive conversations around homosexuality, sex, consent, mental health among other things. In what comes as an unusual-yet-pleasant surprise, the Health Ministry of India has unveiled its latest program to educate over 26 crore adolescents in matters of mental health, consent, sexuality, gender among other things. Prepared in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund, the ministry's Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram's program plans to train nearly 1.65 lakh Saathiya 'educators' who will engage the young brigade of the country. A bid to tackle the misinformation and misconceptions that have been in circulation since the inception of time, the Health Ministry's latest move is progressive, sane and hopeful.