Lok Sabha Question No. 85 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Mental Health Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 85 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND OVEMBER , 2019 MENTAL HEALTH HOSPIT ALS

## †*85. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether there is shortage of mental health hospitals in the country;
- (b) if so, the estimated number of patients suffering from mental illnesse he country;
- (c) whether the Government has made any assessment in this regard and if so, the details and the findings thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has made any assessment of such States which do not have mental health hospital and if so, the details thereof, State - wise along with the reasons therefo r; and
- (e) the corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to ( e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 85* FOR 22 ND NOVEMBER , 2019

(a) to (e): The Government conducted the National Mental Health Survey thro the  National  Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro  Sciences  (NIMHANS), Bangalore in 2016, as per which the prevalence of mental disorders in adult the age of 18 years is ab out 10.6%.

Public  health  and  hospitals  is  a  State  subject and  setting  up  of  hospitals  is primarily within the domain of State Governments. Central Government, howeve supplements the efforts of State Governments. As per available information ,there ar e 41 Mental Health Hospitals run by Stat e Governments & Union Territory as per details  at  Annexure.  Central  Government  is  also  running  three  Mental  Hea Institutions, viz.  National  Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro  Science Bangalore,  Central  Institu te  of  Psychiatry,  Ranchi  and  Lokopriya  Gopinath Bordoloi  Regional  Institute  of  Mental  Health,  Tezpur,  Assam. With  a  view  to further  increase mental  healthcare  facilities  in  the  country,  Department Psychiatry has been set up in each of the 6 newly establ ished All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and similar provision has been made in the upcomin 15  new  AIIMS. Similarly,  many  other  Central  as  well  as  State  Government hospitals also have Psychiatry Departments. To strengthen mental health servi es at District  and  Sub - District  level,  655  districts  of  the  country  have  been  suppo underDistrict Mental Health Programme (DMHP) of the National Health Mission.

ANNEXURE List of Government Mental Hospitals in the country

|   S.No. | State            | Name of the Mental Hospital                                                                                         |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Government Hospital for Mental Care, Chinnawaltair, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh                                   |
|       2 | Bihar            | Institute of Mental Health, Koelwar, Bhojpur, BIHAR                                                                 |
|       3 | Jharkhand        | Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiaty and Allied Science (RINPAS), Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand                            |
|       4 | Delhi            | Institute of Human Behavior & Allied Sciences, G.T. Road, P.O. Box 9520, Jhilmil, Delhi                             |
|       5 | Goa              | Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Panaji, GOA                                                               |
|       6 | Gujarat          | Hospital for Mental Health, Bhuj, Gujarat                                                                           |
|       7 | Gujarat          | Hospital for Mental Health, Vikasgruh Road, Jamnagar, Gujarat,                                                      |
|       8 | Gujarat          | Hospital for Mental Health, Behind Kapadia High School, Outside Delhi Gate, Shahibaug Road, Ahamedabad, Gujarat     |
|       9 | Gujarat          | Hospital for Mental Health, Karelibag, Baroda                                                                       |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Hospital of Mental Health & Rehabilitation, Boileauganj, Shimla, HIMACHAL PRADESH                          |
|      11 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Govt. Hospital for Psychiatric Diseases , Rainawari, Khatidarwaze, SRINAGAR (JAMMU& KASHMIR)                        |
|      12 | Jammu & Kashmir  | The Medical Superintendent, Psychiatric Diseases hospital GMC, Jammu, Ambphalla B.C. Road, Jammu, JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
|      13 | Karnataka        | Karnataka Institute of Mental Health, Belgaum Road, Dharwad, Karnataka                                              |
|      14 | Kerala           | Mental Health Centre, Oolampara, Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala                                                          |
|      15 | Kerala           | Govt. Mental Health Centre, Kuthiravattom, Kozhikode, Kerala                                                        |
|      16 | Kerala           | Govt. Mental Health Centre, Poothole, Thrissur, Kerala                                                              |
|      17 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior Manasik Arogyasala, Central jail Road, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh                                              |
|      18 | Madhya Pradesh   | Mental Hospital, Banganga Sawer Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh                                                        |
|      19 | Maharashtra      | Regional Mental Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra                                                                       |
|      20 | Maharashtra      | Regional Mental Hospital, Yeravda, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                |
|      21 | Maharashtra      | Regional Mental Hospital, Wagle Estate, Thane (W) MAHARASHTRA                                                       |
|      22 | Maharashtra      | Regional Mental Hospital, Ratnagiri, MAHARASHTRA                                                                    |
|      23 | Meghalaya        | Meghalaya Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Shillong, Meghalaya                                           |
|      24 | Nagaland         | Mental Hospital, Kohima, Nagaland                                                                                   |
|      25 | Orissa           | Mental Health Institute, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa                                                    |
|      26 | Punjab           | Dr. Vidyasagar Punjab Mental Hospital. Circular Road, Amritsar                                                      |
|      27 | Rajasthan        | Mental Hospital (Psychiatric Centre), Janta Colony, Jaipur, Rajasthan                                               |
|      28 | Rajasthan        | Mental Hospital, (Psychiatric Center), Shastri Nagar, JODHPUR                                                       |

|   S.No. | State         | Name of the Mental Hospital                                                                  |
|---------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      29 | Tamil Nadu    | Institute of Mental Health, Medavakkam Tank Road, Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu               |
|      30 | Telengana     | Institute of Mental Health, Govt. Hospital for Mental Care, Hyderabad                        |
|      31 | Tripura       | Modern Psychiatric Hospital, Narsingarh, Agartala, West Tripura.                             |
|      32 | Uttarakhand   | State Mental Health Institute, Selakui, Dehradun                                             |
|      33 | Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Mental Health & Hospital, Billochpura, Mathura Road, Agra, Uttar Pradesh        |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh | Mental Hospital Bareilly, Civil Lines, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh                               |
|      35 | Uttar Pradesh | Mental Hospital, S2/1 Pandeypur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                                     |
|      36 | West Bengal   | Lumbini Park Mental Hospital, 115, G.S, Bose Road, Calcutta, West Bengal                     |
|      37 | West Bengal   | Institute for Mental Care, Purulia P.O., Purulia, WEST BENGAL                                |
|      38 | West Bengal   | Mental Hospital Berhampore, Berhampore Mental Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, WEST BENGAL |
|      39 | West Bengal   | The Mental Hospital (Calcutta & Mankundu), 133, Vivekananda Road, Calcutta, West Bengal      |
|      40 | West Bengal   | Institute of Psychaitry7, D.L. Khan Road, Calcutta, West Bengal                              |
|      41 | West Bengal   | Calcutta Pavlov Hospital, 18, Gobra Road, Calcutta, West Bengal                              |