tele-manas for 11 October 2025

Tele MANAS Latest News

Recently, on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day 2025, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched several new initiatives for the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele MANAS).

About Tele MANAS

• Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele MANAS) offers a wide range of mental health services.
• It was started by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2022.
• Aim: To provide universal access to equitable, affordable, and quality mental health care through a 24x7 tele-mental health service, forming a key digital component of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP).
• This service is available across all Indian States and Union Territories, with assured linkages to ensure seamless care.
• The service is structured in a two-tier system to optimize care delivery and enhance support.
  • Tier 1 comprises state Tele MANAS cells staffed with trained counsellors and mental health specialists. These professionals provide immediate support through: Tele-Counseling and Tele-Consultation.
  • Tier 2 comprises specialists from District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) facilities and medical colleges, offering additional resources for physical consultations and audiovisual consultations via e-Sanjeevani.
• Tele MANAS launched its mobile app and video consultation services to enhance access to mental health support.
  • This app serves as a comprehensive platform offering mental health resources, including self-care tips, stress management strategies, and tools to recognize early distress signals.
  • It is enhanced with Multi-lingual user interface, Chatbot feature (Asmi), Accessibility, Emergency Module. 
  • It will now be available in 10 regional languages, in addition to the English and Hindi languages.
  • These languages include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Punjabi.

Source:  PIB