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Tele-MANAS app in 10 more languages

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Tele-MANAS app in 10 more languages (GS2 · Health, 10 October 2025)

What happened

  • On World Mental Health Day, the Health Minister launched Tele-MANAS app upgrades: multilingual interface, chatbot, accessibility features and an emergency module [PIB].
  • The app is now in 10 regional languages besides English and Hindi; actor Deepika Padukone was named Mental Health Ambassador [PIB].

Background

  • Tele-MANAS is the National Tele Mental Health Programme [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Language access matters because most people seek help in their mother tongue.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Health

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-10): on World Mental Health Day, the Health Minister launched Tele-MANAS app upgrades: multilingual interface, chatbot, accessibility features and an emergency module.
  2. Language access matters because most people seek help in their mother tongue.
Quotable data point

The app is now in 10 regional languages besides English and Hindi; actor Deepika Padukone was named Mental Health Ambassador.

PIB: MoHFW: Tele-MANAS initiatives, 10 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Tele-MANAS.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Regional languages added

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Tele-MANAS is a

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

World Mental Health Day

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: MoHFW: Tele-MANAS initiatives, 10 Oct 2025

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