Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: National Mental Health Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 73 TO BE ANSWERED ON   2 ND FEBRUARY,  2018

## NATIONAL MENTAL HEAL TH PROGRAMME

## 73. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the details of Centres of Excellence established by the Government under the National Health Programme (NMHP) during the last three years, State - wise; and
- (b) the measures t aken by the Government to address the shortage of qualified mental heal professionals in the country?

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

- (a):      The Government has supported the establishment of 23 Centres of Excellence unde National  Mental  Health  Programme  (NMHP)  since  initiation  of  Scheme,  out  of  which  12 Centres of Excellence are sanctioned during the last three years. Details are as annexed.
- (b);     To address the acute shortage of qualified mental health professionals in the co Central  Government,  under  the  National  Mental  Health  Programme  ( NMHP) is  providing support for implementation of manpower development schemes by States/UTs for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of Post Graduate (PG) Departme in mental health specialties.

Till date, support has been provided for establishment of 23 Centres of Excellenc strengthening/ establishment of 46 Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialt in the country. These schemes have resulted in increasing the availability of additiona Resources in the field of mental health.

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## ANNEXURE

## State - wise list of 12 Centres of Excellence established during the last three years

|   S.No. | State/UT         | Name of the Institute                                    |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior                      |
|       2 | Madhya Pradesh   | MGM Medical College, Indore                              |
|       3 | Delhi            | Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi                                  |
|       4 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Kangra, Tanda |
|       5 | Rajasthan        | S.P. Medical College, Bikaner                            |
|       6 | Rajasthan        | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                              |
|       7 | Karnataka        | Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences     |
|       8 | Goa              | Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Bambolim    |
|       9 | Uttar Pradesh    | King George Medical University, Lucknow                  |
|      10 | Andhra Pradesh   | Hospital for Mental Care, Vishakhapatnam                 |
|      11 | West Bengal      | Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta Medical College       |
|      12 | Punjab           | Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar                     |