Lok Sabha Question No. 5505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: National Mental Health Programme (NMHP)
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## NATIONAL MENTAL HEAL TH PROGRAMME (NMHP)

## 5505. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) the present status of implementation of the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) a the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) indicating the funds earmarked, allocated and utilised thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the major activities undertaken and the achievements made as a result thereof und er NMHP and DMHP during the said period, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether there is inadequate manpower and health infrastructure to tackle the rising n cases of mental illness in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons ther
- (d)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  revamp/  restructure  the programmes to overcome the above shortcomings and develop a comprehensive mental health action plan indicating the list of Centres of Excellence established during t he last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (e) the steps taken to address the acute shortage of qualified mental health profession country; and
- (f) whether the Government has reviewed the functioning of National Institute of Mental and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b): To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implement the  National  Mental  Health Programme  (NMHP)  since  1982.  Under  this  Programme,  the Government is implementing manpower development schemes for establishment of Centres of Excellence  and  strengthening/  establishment  of  Post  Graduate  (PG)  Departments  in  men health specialties and Di strict Mental Health Programme (DMHP) for detection, management and treatment of mental disorders/ illness. The activities covered under the DMHP include place  stress  management,  life  skills  training,  counseling  in  schools  and  colleges,  co awareness, prevention, promotion and long term continuing care at different levels of healthcare delivery system, etc. During the last three years, support has been provided to 10 Institutions for estab as Centres of Excellence, 8 PG Departm ents in mental health specialties and 414 new districts i the country have been supported under DMHP.  The State/UT wise list of Institutions supp under the manpower development schemes of NMHP is annexed . (c) to (e): Inadequate qualified manp ower availability is one of the major problem faced in the  mental  healthcare  service  delivery.  However,  with  a  view  to  augment  the  availabil qualified manpower in field of mental health, t Government, under NMHP, is implementing manpower development schemes for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthenin establishment of Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties. Till date, has been provided for  establishment of 25  Centres of  Excellence  and strengtheni esta blishment of 47 Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties in the co The State/UT wise list of Institutions supported under the manpower development schemes NMHP is annexed. The  Government  is  also  augmenting  the  availability  of  ma npower  to  deliver  mental healthcare services in the underserved areas of the country by providing  online trainin to various categories of general healthcare medical and para medical professionals thro Digital  Academies  established  at  the  t hree  Central  Mental  Health  Institutes  namely  National Institute  of  Mental  Health  and  Neuro  Sciences,  Bengaluru,  Lokopriya  Gopinath  Bordol Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, and Central Institute of Psychiatry, R The working of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore  is  regularly  reviewed  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare.  Besides, Standing Finance Committee, Governing Body and Institute Body of NIMHANS also monito and review the functioning of the Institute and consider proposals of the Institute for

(f): r various developmental activities.

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Annexure State/UT wise list of Institutions supported for establishment as Centres of Excellence under NMHP in the last three years

|   S.No. | State            | Name of the Institute                                             | Year of release   | Central Share released   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Madhya Pradesh   | MGMMedical College, Indore                                        | 2016-17           | Rs. 6 Cr                 |
|       2 | Delhi            | Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi                                           | 2016-17           | Rs. 2.93 cr              |
|       3 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Kangra, Tanda          | 2016-17           | Rs. 6 cr                 |
|       4 | Rajasthan        | S.P. Medical College, Bikaner                                     | 2016-17           | Rs. 5 cr                 |
|       5 | Rajasthan        | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                       | 2016-17           | Rs. 6 cr                 |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh    | King George Medical University, Lucknow                           | 2016-17           | Rs. 5 Cr                 |
|       7 | Uttar Pradesh    | Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 2017-18           | Rs. 8 Cr                 |
|       8 | Andhra Pradesh   | Hospital for Mental Care, Vishakhapatnam                          | 2017-18           | Rs. 10 cr                |
|       9 | West Bengal      | Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta Medical College                | 2017-18           | Rs. 6 cr                 |
|      10 | Telangana        | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal                                | 2017-18           | Rs. 12 Cr                |

## State/UT wise list of PG Departments supported NMHP in the last three years

|   S.No. | State            | Name of the Institute                                               | Year of release   | Central Share released   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Madhya Pradesh   | Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa (1 PG Department)                  | 2016-17           | Rs. 45 lakhs             |
|       2 | Mumbai           | INHS, Asvini (4 PG Departments)                                     | 2017-18           | Rs. 2.15 cr              |
|       3 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Shimla (2 PG Departments) | 2017-18           | Rs. 49.27 lakhs          |
|       4 | Karnataka        | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubbali (1 PG Department)  | 2017-18           | Rs. 33 lakhs             |