Lok Sabha Question No. 1156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Empanelment of Mental Counsellors under NMHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH FEBRUARY, 2024

## EMPANELMENT OFMENTALCOUNSELLORS UNDER NMHM

## 1156. SHRIMATI APARUPAPODDAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government collects data on the number of beneficiaries under National Mental Health Programme in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (b) the details of counsellors empanelled under the National Mental Health Mission in the country in 2023;
- (c) the number of class teachers/counsellors who have been trained with facilitative skills to promote life skill among their students in 2023, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government intends to conduct a study on mental health of students and young adults in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the amount of funds that have been provided to States/districts to implement District Mental Health Programme during the last three years, district and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

(PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a): 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 738 districts for which support is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission. The State/UT-wise list of outpatients availing mental health services under DMHP from April, 2023 to December, 2023 is at Annexure-I.

(b): Under District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) which is a component of the NMHP, 461 Clinical Psychologist/ Trained Psychologist and 545 Psychiatric Social Worker/ Trained Social Workers in Psychiatry are available in all DMHP Units in all States/UTs. As per information provided by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), there are 3551 Clinical Psychologists, 2828 Rehabilitation Psychologists and 209 Rehabilitation Practitioners registered in Central Rehabilitation Register (CRR) maintained by RCI.

(c): In the year 2023, NCERT has trained 517 participants through the various training programmes conducted across the country. State/UTs also conducted similar follow-up training programmes for State/UT level Resource Persons, Key Resource Persons, Master Trainers and

Health and Wellness Ambassadors with facilitative skills for effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat School Health and Wellness Programme and to promote life skills among students and to conduct activities in classrooms.

Under the aegis of the School Health Programme under Ayushman Bharat, NCERT has developed a comprehensive package titled ' Training and Resource Material: Health and Wellness of School-going Children ' . A specific module has been included on ' Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health ' , which has activities related to the mental health and wellbeing of students and teachers. About about 6.72 lakhs Health and Wellness Ambassadors (HWAs) and about 2.9 lakhs School Principals /Head-Masters have been trained and oriented in about 402 districts of 35 States/UTs, till December, 2023.

NCERT has started ' NCERT Counselling Services for School Children ' in April, 2020 to help school students across the country share their concerns. This service is provided free of charge by about 270 counsellors across different regions of the country. Live interactive sessions on ' SAHYOG: Guidance for Mental Wellbeing of Children ' are telecast on 12 PM eVidya DTH-TV channels for classes 1 to 12. To handle stress and anxiety, recorded videos on Yoga are telecast through 12 DTH TV channels with effect from 1st September, 2020 from Classes 1 to 12 and also digital resources are made available in digital platforms, i.e., DIKSHA.

(d): Under the directive of Ministry of Education (MoE), Manodarpan Cell at NCERT conducted the survey ' The Mental Health and Well-being of School Students ' between January-March, 2022. A total of 3,79,842 students of classes 6 to 12 from 28 States and 8 UTs across different types of schools such as Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, Kendriya Vidyalayas, State Board Government Schools, Central Tibetan Schools, Eklavya Model Residential Schools, Sainik Schools, Demonstration Multipurpose Schools (DMS) at RIEs, and Private Schools participated in the survey. The Survey Report was released by the MoE on 6 th September, 2022 (https://manodarpan.education.gov.in/assets/downloads/Mental\_Health\_WSS\_A\_Survey.pdf).

(e): The State/UT-wise details of funds approved for implementation of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) under the National Health Mission for the last three-years is at Annexure-II.

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| State/UT wise Outpatient - Mental illness   | State/UT wise Outpatient - Mental illness    | State/UT wise Outpatient - Mental illness   |
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                      | Name of the State/UT                         | 2023-24 (April 23 - Dec. 23) *              |
| 1                                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                     | 12287                                       |
| 2                                           | Andhra Pradesh                               | 334456                                      |
| 3                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 414                                         |
| 4                                           | Assam                                        | 81632                                       |
| 5                                           | Bihar                                        | 73716                                       |
| 6                                           | Chandigarh                                   | 50984                                       |
| 7                                           | Chhattisgarh                                 | 200208                                      |
| 8                                           | Delhi                                        | 217792                                      |
| 9                                           | Goa                                          | 4835                                        |
| 10                                          | Gujarat                                      | 381958                                      |
| 11                                          | Haryana                                      | 190411                                      |
| 12                                          | Himachal Pradesh                             | 66367                                       |
| 13                                          | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 84182                                       |
| 14                                          | Jharkhand                                    | 29138                                       |
| 15                                          | Karnataka                                    | 560895                                      |
| 16                                          | Kerala                                       | 504294                                      |
| 17                                          | Ladakh                                       | 4486                                        |
| 18                                          | Lakshadweep                                  | 2160                                        |
| 19                                          | Madhya Pradesh                               | 213442                                      |
| 20                                          | Maharashtra                                  | 398027                                      |
| 21                                          | Manipur                                      | 8703                                        |
| 22                                          | Meghalaya                                    | 12133                                       |
| 23                                          | Mizoram                                      | 8172                                        |
| 24                                          | Nagaland                                     | 6838                                        |
| 25                                          | Odisha                                       | 128089                                      |
| 26                                          | Puducherry                                   | 32995                                       |
| 27                                          | Punjab                                       | 185618                                      |
| 28                                          | Rajasthan                                    | 517887                                      |
| 29                                          | Sikkim                                       | 4252                                        |
| 30                                          | Tamil Nadu                                   | 981200                                      |
| 31                                          | Telangana                                    | 65976                                       |
| 32                                          | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 4896                                        |
| 33                                          | Tripura                                      | 6659                                        |
| 34                                          | Uttarakhand                                  | 21233                                       |
| 35                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                | 473792                                      |
| 36                                          | West Bengal                                  | 831256                                      |
|                                             | India                                        | 6701383                                     |

## Annexure-II State/UT wise details of Approvals for National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) under Flexible Pool for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) under NHM during the period from F.Y. 2020-21 to 2022-23

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No.   | State/UT                 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     20    |     25.6  |     22.55 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |    300.3  |   1184.53 |   1395.32 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |    177.4  |     69.3  |    242    |
| 4       | Assam                    |    341.17 |    367.03 |    388.42 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |    226.75 |    628.75 |    187.5  |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |    258.21 |    602.72 |   1063.65 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |      3.07 |      0.54 |     15.44 |
| 9 10    | Daman &Diu Delhi         |     84    |      0    |      0    |
| 11      | Goa                      |     16.6  |     47.35 |     44.4  |
| 12      | Gujarat                  |    562.7  |    794.74 |    834.85 |
| 13      | Haryana                  |     55.27 |    174.92 |    130.97 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh         |     30.92 |     57.51 |     53    |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir           |    219.5  |    197.5  |    145    |
| 16      | Jharkhand                |     18.07 |    124.71 |    220.74 |
| 17      | Karnataka                |    649.3  |   1165.46 |   1713.24 |
| 18      | Kerala                   |    318.75 |    692.9  |    872.65 |
| 19      | Ladakh                   |      0    |     21    |    116.89 |
| 20      | Lakshadweep              |      7.8  |     14.6  |     17.03 |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh           |    214.94 |    236.65 |    247.54 |
| 22      | Maharashtra              |    471.14 |   1311    |    992    |
| 23      | Manipur                  |    288.96 |    281.64 |    396.04 |
| 24      | Meghalaya                |    102    |    213.8  |    174.4  |
| 25      | Mizoram                  |     38.89 |     57.5  |     60.3  |
| 26      | Nagaland                 |    143    |    252.47 |    161.61 |
| 27      | Odisha                   |    191.1  |    474.25 |    513.82 |
| 28      | Puducherry               |     12.74 |     67.09 |     52.59 |
| 29      | Punjab                   |    305.2  |    199.9  |    293    |
| 30      | Rajasthan                |    577.6  |    529.49 |    402.4  |
| 31      | Sikkim                   |     50.4  |    103.6  |     48.27 |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu               |    155.9  |    564.26 |   1464.7  |
| 33      | Telangana                |   1024.72 |      0    |    254.75 |
| 34      | Tripura                  |     28.8  |     66    |     69.1  |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh            |   1382.84 |   2232.43 |   2763.83 |
| 36      | Uttarakhand              |     45.12 |     50.14 |     60.9  |
| 37      | West Bengal              |     89.9  |    464.36 |    555.82 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                    |   8413.06 |  13273.7  |  15974.7  |

Note:

1. The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMRs) reported by the States/UTs.