Lok Sabha Question No. 4558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Data on Mental Health
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## DATA ON MENTAL HEALT H

## 4558. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) the number of people treated for mental illness in Government hospitals during the period from 2015 to 2019, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government maintains dat a on the major mental health issues among people, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the amount allocated, disbursed and utilised by States/UTs for providing assistance to mental health patients; and
- (d)  whether the  Government  is  measuring  mental illness  through  IQ  levels,  if  so,  the  details thereof and progress made therein?

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

- (a): Public Health and Hospitals is a State subject. The State/UT - wise data regarding number of  people  treated  for  mental  illness  in  Government  hospitals  is  not  maintained  cent However, number of patients seeking treatment in Out - patient and In - patients D epartments of the three Central Mental Health Institutions, viz. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS),Bengaluru , Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi and Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur during the period from 2015 to 2019 is at Annexure.

(b) to (d): As per the National Mental Health Survey, 2016, conducted in 12 States of t country, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about Common mental disorders include depression, anxiety disorders and substance use disorde Mental illness is not measured through IQ levels.

Under theDistrict Mental Health Programme (DMHP), financial assistance upto 83.20 lakhs is provided to each district supported under the programme out of flexible pool f -communicable diseases under the National Health Mission, for early detection, management treatment of mental disorders/illnesses. Under DMHP, funds rel eased and utilized during 2018 -19 were Rs. 105.27 cr and 47.56 cr respectively.

## OPD & IPD data of 3 Central Mental Health Institutions

|       |           | OPD data   | OPD data   | OPD data   | OPD data   | IPD data   | IPD data   | IPD data   | IPD data   |
|-------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| S.No. | Institute | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2018- 19   | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2018- 19   |
| 1.    | NIMHANS   | 175697     | 174935     | 176338     | 194287     | 16325      | 16457      | 18556      | 19038      |
| 2.    | LGBRIMH   | 108835     | 111528     | 120958     | 128897     | 1812       | 1849       | 1726       | 1257       |
| 3.    | CIP       | 77431      | 84647      | 88178      | 92901      | 4274       | 4307       | 4263       | 4018       |