Steps Taken to Strengthen and Integrate Mental Healthcare Services

• Umbrella of Centre-led interventions under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) to deliver mental healthcare across primary, secondary and tertiary tiers, including digital tele-counselling.
• Implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) with operational arms at NIMHANS Bengaluru (Tele MANAS nodal centre) and via National Health Mission (NHM) funding to States/UTs.
• Examinable for UPSC under welfare schemes, health governance, Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, and SDG-3 (mental health & wellbeing).