Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Mental Health Counsellors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLORS

## 365. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the number of Government and private psychiatrists and mental health counsellors and workers available, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  Government  and  private  psychiatrists,  mental  health  counsellors  and workers available in Jharkhand, district-wise;
- (c) the number of people who have sought treatment for mental health issues since 2019-20, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the number of people who have sought treatment for mental health issues since 2019-20 in Jharkhand, district-wise?

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

- (a) & (b) The data regarding number of Government and private psychiatrists and mental health counsellors and workers available, State/UT-wise, is not maintained centrally. The mental  health  services  are  available  at  three  Central  Mental  Health  Institutions,  viz. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Medical Colleges. Mental Health services are provided at district level through District Mental Health Programme (DMHP).

Further, as per the information received from State Government of Jharkhand, the details of Government and private psychiatrists, mental health counsellors and workers available in Jharkhand, district-wise, is at Annexure-I.

- (c) & (d) The data regarding number of people who have sought treatment for mental health issues  since  2019-20,  State/UT-wise,  is  not  maintained  centrally.  However,  number of people  seeking  treatment  for  mental  health  issues  in  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 since 2019-20 is as under:

| S.No.   | Institute   | OPD data   | OPD data   | OPD data   | IPD data   | IPD data   | IPD data   |
|---------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| S.No.   | Institute   | 2019-20    | 2020-21    | 2021-22    | 2019-20    | 2020-21    | 2021-22    |
| 1.      | NIMHANS     | 189539     | 88036      | 238615     | 19490      | 10406      | 3181       |
| 2.      | LGBRIMH     | 125564     | 59573      | 81472      | 1855       | 1016       | 1342       |
| 3.      | CIP         | 98789      | 58601      | 97491      | 4892       | 2203       | 4332       |

Further, as per the information received from State Government of Jharkhand, the details of number of people who have sought treatment for mental health issues since 2019-20 in Jharkhand, district-wise, is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## The number of Government and private psychiatrists, mental health counsellors and workers available in Jharkhand (district-wise)

| Sl.No.   | Name of District   | Psychiatrists   | Psychiatrists   | Mental Health counsellors   | Mental Health counsellors   | Mental Health Worker   | Mental Health Worker   |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of District   | Govt.           | Pvt.            | Govt.                       | Pvt.                        | Govt.                  | Pvt.                   |
| 1        | Bokaro             | 4               | 3               | 0                           | 0                           | 2                      | 0                      |
| 2        | Chatra             | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 3        | Deoghar            | 4               | 1               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 4        | Dhanbad            | 3               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 5        | Dumka              | 1               | 1               | 0                           | 0                           | 2                      | 0                      |
| 6        | E.Singhbhum        | 11              | 4               | 0                           | 0                           | 2                      | 0                      |
| 7        | Garhwa             | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 8        | Giridih            | 1               | 1               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 9        | Godda              | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 10       | Gumla              | 1               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 4                      | 0                      |
| 11       | Hazaribagh         | 3               | 1               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 12       | Jamtara            | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 13       | Khunti             | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 14       | Koderma            | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 3                      | 0                      |
| 15       | Lathear            | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 1                      | 0                      |
| 16       | Lohardaga          | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 1                      | 0                      |
| 17       | Pakur              | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 18       | Palamu             | 1               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 2                      | 0                      |
| 19       | Ramgarh            | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 20       | Ranchi             | 43              | 12              | 20 (Telemanas)              | 5                           | 39                     | 0                      |
| 21       | Sahebganj          | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 22       | Saraikela          | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
| 23       | Simdega            | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 3                      | 0                      |
| 24       | W.Singhbhum        | 0               | 0               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                      | 0                      |
|          | Total              | 72              | 23              | 20                          | 5                           | 59                     | 0                      |

Annexure - II Number of people who have sought treatment for mental health issues since 2019-20 in

Jharkhand (district-wise).

| Sl.No.   | Name of District   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Bokaro             |      4256 |      5368 |      5953 |
| 2        | Chatra             |       500 |       500 |       500 |
| 3        | Deoghar            |       300 |       300 |       300 |
| 4        | Dhanbad            |      1000 |      1000 |      1000 |
| 5        | Dumka              |      3137 |      3448 |      3737 |
| 6        | E.Singhbhum        |     18900 |     19665 |     19735 |
| 7        | Garhwa             |       300 |       300 |       300 |
| 8        | Giridih            |       500 |       500 |       500 |
| 9        | Godda              |       200 |       200 |       200 |
| 10       | Gumla              |      6187 |      7188 |      7175 |
| 11       | Hazaribagh         |      1000 |      5315 |      5421 |
| 12       | Jamtara            |       100 |       100 |       100 |
| 13       | Khunti             |       600 |      1845 |      1956 |
| 14       | Koderma            |       300 |       300 |       300 |
| 15       | Lathear            |       400 |       400 |       400 |
| 16       | Lohardaga          |       600 |      2743 |      3075 |
| 17       | Pakur              |       100 |       100 |       100 |
| 18       | Palamu             |     18289 |     19197 |     20363 |
| 19       | Ramgarh            |      1200 |      1200 |      1200 |
| 20       | Ranchi             |     12897 |     12779 |     12195 |
| 21       | Sahebganj          |       200 |       200 |       200 |
| 22       | Saraikela          |       300 |      1574 |      1626 |
| 23       | Simdega            |       300 |       300 |       300 |
| 24       | W.Singhbhum        |       200 |       200 |       200 |
|          | Total              |     71766 |     84722 |     86836 |