Lok Sabha Question No. 4962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Mental Health Professionals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2022

## MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

## 4962.   SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the number of registered mental health professionals in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of registered mental health professionals working in public healthcare facilities, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the total number of beds in government-run mental health facilities in the country;
- (d) the number of additional seats added in programmes in clinical psychiatry since the Mental Health Care Act 2017 was implemented; and
- (e) the expenditure on Mental health as a percentage of total spending of the Government, yearwise during the last 10 years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c): For providing affordable and accessible mental healthcare facilities to the population, including the poor and  underprivileged, the Government is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) in the country.  The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) component  of  the  NMHP  has  been  sanctioned  for  implementation  in  704  districts  for  which support is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission.  Facilities made available under DMHP includes a provision of 10 bedded in-patient facility at the District level. The data regarding number of beds is maintained by the Institutions/ Hospitals concerned,  at their own level.  However,  there  are  03  (three)  Mental  Health  Institutions,  namely,  National  Institute  of Mental  Health  and  Neuro  Sciences  (NIMHANS),  Bengaluru,  Lokopriya  Gopinath  Bordoloi Regional  Institute  of  Mental  Health  (LGBRIMH),  Tezpur,  Assam,  and  Central  Institute  of Psychiatry  (CIP),  Ranchi,  under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Central  Government.  The details of total number of beds in these Institutions are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of the Institute   |   Total number of beds |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|       1 | NIMHANS, Bengaluru      |                    944 |
|       2 | LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam  |                    336 |
|       3 | CIP, Ranchi             |                    643 |

The  data  regarding  the  number  of  mental  health  professionals  in  the  country  including psychologists, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses is not maintained centrally.

(d): With a view to augment the availability of qualified manpower in field of mental health, the Government, under NMHP, is implementing manpower development schemes for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties. Till date, support has been provided for establishment of 25 Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of  47 Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties in the country.

The Government is also augmenting the availability of manpower to deliver mental healthcare services in the underserved areas of the country by providing online training courses to various categories  of  general  healthcare  medical  and  para  medical  professionals  through  the  Digital Academies established at the three Central Mental Health Institutes namely National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, and Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.

The data regarding number of additional seats added in programmes in clinical psychiatry since the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 was implemented is not maintained centrally.

Besides the above, the Government has announced a 'National Tele Mental Health Programme' in the Budget of 2022-23, to further improve access to quality mental health counselling and care services in the country.

(e):  The  expenditure  on  Mental  health,  including  allocation  for  NMHP,  DMHP,  NIMHANS, Bengaluru, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam & CIP, Ranchi, as a percentage of total Health Budget, during the last 10 years is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   Total Health Budget |   Total allocation for Mental Health | Expenditure on Mental health as a percentage of total Health Budget   |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2011-12 |               26897   |                               418.23 | 1.55%                                                                 |
| 2012-13 |               30702   |                               457.99 | 1.49%                                                                 |
| 2013-14 |               33278   |                               527.8  | 1.58%                                                                 |
| 2014-15 |               35163   |                               577.8  | 1.64%                                                                 |
| 2015-16 |               31050   |                               526.68 | 1.69%                                                                 |
| 2016-17 |               37061.6 |                               651.31 | 1.75%                                                                 |
| 2017-18 |               47352.5 |                               666.99 | 1.40%                                                                 |
| 2018-19 |               52800   |                               705.13 | 1.33%                                                                 |
| 2019-20 |               62659.1 |                               747.85 | 1.19%                                                                 |
| 2020-21 |               65011.8 |                               713.01 | 1.09%                                                                 |

Further, expenditure has also been made to increase mental healthcare facilities in the country. Department of Psychiatry has been set up in each of the newly established All India Institute of

Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and similar provision has been made in the upcoming new AIIMS and other Central Government Hospitals/ Institutions.

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