Update on Tele-MANAS

• Tele-MANAS = Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States, India's 24×7 toll-free tele-mental-health service under the National Tele Mental Health Programme (NTMHP), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
• Two-tier architecture: NIMHANS, Bengaluru as nodal centre; IIIT-Bangalore provides technology backbone; state/UT-level Tele-MANAS Cells answer calls in regional languages.
• Toll-free numbers 14416 and 1-800-91-4416; flagship digital-public-infrastructure piece of India's post-COVID mental-health response.