Lok Sabha Question No. 4982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Mental Health
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, VIRENDER KASHYAP

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## MENTAL HEALTH

## 4982. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

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

- (a) wh ether according to a 2011 World Health Organisation (WHO) sponsored study, India has been  ranked  among  the world's  m ost  depressed  countries,  if  so, the details thereof  and  the concrete steps taken in this regard;
- (b) t he number of people affected by mental heal th issues during the past three years;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to address the stigma of mental health problems in rural areas;
- (d)whether the Government has any plan to set  up  a  National  Mental  Health Trust for such patients; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the other measures taken in this regard?

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

- (a): The WHO sponsored study published in 2011 was undertaken internationally across 1 countries to compare the burden of mental health problems. In India, the study was undert 11  centres  during  2001 -2004  but  the  re sults  from  only  one  centre  were  included  in  the published study, which is not truly representative of the situation across India.
- (b): The data regarding number of people suffering from mental health issues in the count not mainatined centrally. Howe ver, as per the recent National Mental Health Survey conducted in 12 states of the country by National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences, Bangalore in 2015 -16, the prevalence of mental morbidity among adults in 10.6%.
- (c): To  address  the  sti gma  related  to  mental  health  problems,  the  District  Mental  Healt Programme  (DMHP)  has  been  restructured  to  include  additional  components  like  suicid prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and counselling i and  co lleges.  Support  is  also  provided  for  Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IE activities for removal of stigma associated with mental illness.

(d) & (e): No proposal  for setting  up of a National Mental Health Trust for mentally patients is presently under consideration in this Ministry.

However,  t o  address  the  burden  of  mental  disorders,  the  Government  of  India  i implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) and the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP). Funds have been released for 339 districts in the country under the DMH for  dete ction,  management  and  treatment  of  mental  disorders/  illness.  With  the  objectiv address the shortage of mental health professionals in the country, establishment of 18 C Excellence  in  Mental  Health  and  strengthening/  establishment  of  39  Post  G raduate  training departments in mental health specialties have been funded to increase the PG training cap mental health as well as improving the tertiary care treatment facility. Besides, thre Institutions viz. National Institute of Menta l Health And Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Lokopriya Gopinath  Bordoloi  Regional  Institute  of  Mental  Health,  Tezpur  and  Central  Institut Psychiatry, Ranchi have been strengthened for augmenting the human resources in the are mental health and for capac ity building in the country.