Lok Sabha Question No. 3794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Depression in India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI), ASHWINI KUMAR, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, BHARATENDRA SINGH, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3794 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## DEPRESSION IN INDIA

## 3794. DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: KUNWAR BHARATENDRA: ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per World Health Organisation (WHO) data nearly 4.5 percent of the country's population suffer from depression and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has carried out any study in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government to reduce the number of cases of people suffering from depression in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): As  per  the  World  Hea lth  Organisation's  Report  'Depression  and  Other  Common  Mental Disorders - Global Health Estimates' released in 2017, the estimated prevalence of depressive disorders in India is 4.5% of the total population.
- (b): The Central Government conducted National Mental Health Survey through National Institute Mental  Health  and  Neuro  Sciences,  Bangalore  in  12  states  of  the  country.  As  per  the  survey prevalence of depressive disorders in India is estimated to be 2.7% of the total population.
- (c): To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implementing the Nati Mental Health Programme (NMHP) since 1982. The Government is supporting implementation of the District Mental Health Programme ( DMHP) under NMHP in 339 districts of the country for detection, management and treatment of mental disorders/ illness . With the objective to address the shortage of mental health professionals in the country and to increase the PG training capacity in ment al health as well as improving the tertiary care treatment facility, establishment of 21 Centres of Excellence Health  and  strengthening/  establishment  of  39  Post  Graduate  training  departments  in  mental  h specialties have been funded. Besides , three Central Institutions viz. National Institute of Mental He And  Neuro  Sciences,  Bangalore,  Lokopriya  Gopinath  Bordoloi  Regional  Institute  of  Mental  Healt Tezpur  and  Central  Institute  of  Psychiatry,  Ranchi  have  been  strengthened  for  augmenting  h uman resources in the area of mental health and for capacity building in the country. The DMHP has restructured  to  include  additional  components  like  suicide  prevention  services,  work  place management, life skills training and counselling in sc hools and colleges. Support is also provided for Central/  State  Mental  Health  Authorities,  Research  and  Training  and  for  Information,  Educatio Communication (IEC) activities.