Lok Sabha Question No. 3295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Establishment of Mental Health Institutions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajesh Verma, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3295 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2020

## ESTABLISHMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH INS TITUTIONS

## 3295. SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) the estimated number of persons suffering from mental illness in State/UT/district - wise including Uttar Pradesh;

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- (b) whether the Governmen t has opened/proposes to open new hospitals for such patients;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  mental  health  facilities  and established during the last three years, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) thesteps taken by the Government to monitor the functioning of facilities/hospitals?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d): The Government conducted the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India through the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru 2016 as per which the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years about 10.6%.  Prevalence  of  mental  disorders  in  12  States  where  the  Survey  was  conducted  i Annexure. Public health and hospitals is a State subject and setting up of hospitals is within the domain of State Governments.  The Central Government , however, supplements the efforts of State Governments.  As per available information, there are 47 Government run health  hospitals  in  the  country,  including  3  Central  mental  health  institutions,  viz. National Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro  S ciences, Bengaluru ,  Central  Institute  of  Psychiatry, Ranchi and Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assa The  District  Mental  Health  Programme  (DMHP)  component  of  the  National  Mental  Health Programme (NMHP) has been sa nctioned for implementation in 655 districts for which suppor is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission.  Facilities made availabl DMHP at the Community Health Centre(CHC) and Primary Health Centre(PHC) levels, inter -alia, inclu de outpatient services, assessment, counselling/ psycho - social interventions, continuing care and support to persons with severe mental disorders, drugs, outreach services, amb services etc. In addition to above services there is a provision of 10 be dded in - patient facility at such

healt the District level. Under the Tertiary care component of NMHP, 25 Centres of Excellence been sanctioned to increase the intake of students in PG departments in mental health spe as well as to provide tertiary level treatm nt facilities.  In addition, the Government has als supported  19  Government  medical  colleges/institutions  to  strengthen  47  PG  Departments mental  health  specialities.  With  a  view  to  further  increase  mental  healthcare  facilit country, D epartment of Psychiatry has been set up in each of the 6 newly established All Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and similar provision has been made  in the upco new  AIIMS.  Similarly,  many  other  Central  as  well  as  State  Government  hospitals  a lso  have Psychiatry Departments.

ANNEXURE

State-wise prevalence of mental disorders as per the National Mental Health Survey

|   S.No. | State/UT       | Prevalence   |
|---------|----------------|--------------|
|       1 | Assam          | 5.8%         |
|       2 | Uttar Pradesh  | 6.1%         |
|       3 | Gujarat        | 7.4%         |
|       4 | Rajasthan      | 10.7%        |
|       5 | Jharkhand      | 11.1%        |
|       6 | Kerala         | 11.4%        |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh   | 11.7%        |
|       8 | Tamil Nadu     | 11.8%        |
|       9 | West Bengal    | 13%          |
|      10 | Punjab         | 13.4%        |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh | 13.9%        |
|      12 | Manipur        | 14.1%        |