https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=50582 The Court characterised mental health as integral to the right to life under Article 21 and issued interim operational guidelines requiring institutions to maintain optimal student to counsellor ratios, assign dedicated mentors during critical academic periods, establish written referral protocols to mental health services and helplines, mandate twice yearly staff training in psychological first aid and warning sign identification, ensure inclusive engagement with vulnerable students, maintain anonymised records and annual wellness reports, review examination patterns to reduce academic burden, and provide structured career counselling; the Centre must file a compliance affidavit with an expected timeline for the National Task Force recommendations. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:16:02 +0530 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:16:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=50582 The Court characterised mental health as integral to the right to life under Article 21 and issued interim operational guidelines requiring institutions to maintain optimal student to counsellor ratios, assign dedicated mentors during critical academic periods, establish written referral protocols to mental health services and helplines, mandate twice yearly staff training in psychological first aid and warning sign identification, ensure inclusive engagement with vulnerable students, maintain anonymised records and annual wellness reports, review examination patterns to reduce academic burden, and provide structured career counselling; the Centre must file a compliance affidavit with an expected timeline for the National Task Force recommendations. News - Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:16:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=50582