MP becomes first state to have 'Happiness Department'

• Madhya Pradesh today became the first state in the country to set up 'Happiness Department'
• It will work to ensure "happiness in the lives of common people" on the lines of Bhutan
• The CM chouuhan will head the department
• The Department includes a chairman, a CEO, a director each for Research and Coordination and an accounts officer, four posts of Research Assistant, six Junior Assistant and five peons
• The department will compile and publish survey reports pertaining to status of happiness. It will undertake constant researches regarding means of expanding happiness and improve norms to assess them.

Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:

1. Which state becomes first state to have "Happiness Department": a)Maharashtra b)Madhya Pradesh c)Kerala d)Tamil Nadu

source: business standard