- Time: World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2025.
- Introduced: Union Health Minister Shri J. P. Nadda.
- New features under Tele MANAS (National Tele Mental Health Programme): Initiative.
- Key Updates to Tele MANAS App
- Multi-Lingual Support: It can now support 10 regional languages, as well as English and Hindi.
- Accessibility: Improved accessibility to the impaired.
- Chatbot Asmi: Mental health information and advice.
- Emergency Response Module: In case of crisis in real-time help.
- Awareness Initiative
- Mental Health Ambassador: Deepika Padukone was made as a figurehead on mental health awareness.
- Impact & Reach
- Total Calls Handled: ~ 28 lakh
- Daily Calls: ~ 4,000 per day
- Service: 24x 7 mental health care throughout India.
- Unit of National Health Mission.
- Tele MANAS interacts with Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and District Mental Health Programme.
- Health and Family Welfare, 2007 .
- Cabinet Minister: J. P. Nadda
- Ministers of State: Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, Anupriya Patel.
Month: Current Affairs - October 14, 2025
Category: APPS AND PORTALS