Andhra Pradesh minister seeks expanded mental-health support for students

Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh has called for expanded mental-health support for students and directed officials to strengthen institutional assistance, according to The Hindu. The direction includes wider mental-health awareness programmes and yoga training. The available report does not specify the number of schools or colleges involved, the staff who will deliver the support or the resources being assigned to the initiative.

Lokesh also set a target of a 90% result rate in the Class 10 and Intermediate examinations. The supplied material does not state the current results, identify the examinations’ dates or explain how the target will be measured. The minister’s instructions therefore combine student wellbeing with academic performance.

Mental-health awareness, yoga and institutional support are presented as areas requiring expansion, while the examination target establishes a separate performance goal for education officials. No further details are provided about counselling services, referral arrangements or monitoring. The Hindu report, as supplied, also does not include comments from students, teachers or other education authorities on the proposed measures.