Lok Sabha Question No. 4841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Efficiency of Tele-mental Health Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4841 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## EFFICIENCY OF TELE-MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

## 4841.  MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  determine  the  effectiveness  and efficiency of tele-mental health programme in improving mental health outcomes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  secure  management  of personal  and  sensitive  data  and  patient  privacy  on  the  T-MANAS  (Tele-Mental  Health Assistance and Nationally Actionable Plan through States) portal;
- (d) the details of exact budgetary allocations and utilisation made for the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken to develop community-based models for mental health care?

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

- (a) &  (b)  The  Government  has  launched  'National  Tele  Mental  Health  Programme'  on  10 th October, 2022, to further improve access to quality mental health counselling and care services in the country. As on 09.03.2023, 25 States/ UTs have set up 36 Tele MANAS Cells and have started mental health services. 63806 calls have been handled on the helpline. Till date no study has been conducted to determine the effectiveness  and efficiency  of 'National Tele Mental Health Programme' in improving mental health outcomes.
- (c)  To ensure secure management of personal and sensitive data and patient privacy on the TMANAS (Tele-Mental  Health  Assistance  and  Nationally  Actionable  Plan  through  States) portal the protocols have been centrally defined and administered with in-built mechanisms for  ensuring  privacy  and  confidentiality  of  identity  of  callers,  along  with  appropriate provisions for security of the IT platform and data is implemented. Tele MANAS adheres to the policies and laws related to Data Protection and Provisions of IT Act, 2000.
- (d) The State/ UT-wise details of funds approved for implementation of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) under the National Health Mission is at Annexure.
- (e) In order to develop community based models for mental health care,the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) component of the NMHP has been sanctioned for implementation in 716 districts for which support is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission. Facilities made available under DMHP at the Community Health Centre (CHC) and Primary Health  Centre  (PHC)  levels,  include  outpatient  services,  assessment,  counselling/  psychosocial  interventions,  continuing  care  and  support  to  persons  with  severe  mental  disorders, drugs, outreach services, ambulance services etc. Mental health services have been added in the package of services under Comprehensive Primary Health Care under Ayushman Bharat -  HWC  Scheme.  Operational  guidelines  on  Mental,  Neurological,  and  Substance  Use Disorders (MNS) at Health and Wellness Centres (HWC) have been released under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat.

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State/UT wise details of Approvals for National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) under Flexible

## Pool for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) under NHM for the FY 2022-23

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No.   | State/UT                           |   2022-23 |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |     22.55 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     |   1395.32 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |    242    |
| 4       | Assam                              |    388.42 |
| 5       | Bihar                              |    187.5  |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         |      0    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       |   1063.65 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |     15.44 |
| 9       | Delhi                              |      0    |
| 10      | Goa                                |     44.4  |
| 11      | Gujarat                            |    834.85 |
| 12      | Haryana                            |    130.97 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   |     53    |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |    145    |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          |    220.74 |
| 16      | Karnataka                          |   1713.24 |
| 17      | Kerala                             |    872.65 |
| 18      | Ladakh                             |    116.89 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        |     17.03 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     |    247.54 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        |    992    |
| 22      | Manipur                            |    396.04 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          |    174.4  |
| 24      | Mizoram                            |     60.3  |
| 25      | Nagaland                           |    161.61 |
| 26      | Odisha                             |    513.82 |
| 27      | Puducherry                         |     52.59 |
| 28      | Punjab                             |    293    |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          |    402.4  |
| 30      | Sikkim                             |     48.27 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         |   1464.7  |
| 32      | Telangana                          |    254.75 |
| 33      | Tripura                            |     69.1  |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      |   2763.83 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        |     60.9  |
| 36      | West Bengal                        |    555.82 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                              |  15974.7  |