Lok Sabha Question No. 1138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Mental Health
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH JULY, 2025

## CENTRE OFEXCELLENCE (COE) FOR MENTAL HEALTH

## 1138. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Mental Health supported by the Government under the National Mental Health Programme, year-wise and State/UTwise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated/released and utilized for supporting each of the said centre, year-wise;
- (c) the details of the infrastructural upgradations undertaken in such centres, CoE-wise;
- (d) whether CoEs have conducted any community outreach programmes to assess the major mental health problems affecting people in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to incorporate such insights into improved care practices; and
- (f) whether CoEs are monitoring data on detection rates of mental health problems among its patients and if so, the details thereof, year-wise and CoE-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SH. PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (f) Under the tertiary care component of National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), under Manpower Development Scheme-A, 25 Centres of Excellence (CoE) have been sanctioned to increase the intake of students in PG departments in mental health specialities as well as to provide tertiary level treatment facilities. Further, the Government has also supported 19 Government medical colleges/institutions to strengthen 47 PG Departments in mental health specialties under Manpower Development Scheme-B.

The details of CoE supported under NMHP, year-wise and State/UT-wise, and the details of funds released to CoE are at Annexure-I.

The infrastructural upgradations undertaken in 25 CoE under NMHP includes civil work, procurement of equipment (technical and non-technical), procurement of books and journals for library.

The Centre of Excellence scheme is for upgradation/strengthening of existing Mental Health Institutes/Medical Colleges in terms of physical infrastructure, equipment and Human Resourse. However, various community outreach programmes are conducted by CoEs.

The data on detection rates of mental health problems monitored by CoEs among its patients is not available centrally. However, the number of Mental Health OPD services including teleconsultations provided by COE's / Dept. of Psychiatry under NMHP in the FY 2024-25 are 25,24,758.

Further, the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) component of the NMHP has been sanctioned for implementation in 767 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, inter- alia, include outpatient services, assessment, counselling/ psycho-social interventions, continuing care and support to persons with severe mental disorders, drugs, outreach services, ambulance services etc. In addition to above services there is a provision of 10 bedded in-patient facility at the District level.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## Details of Centres of Excellence (CoE) supported under NMHP

|   Sr. No. | State/UT         | Name Of the Institute                                          | Year of Approval   |   Funds released upto FY2023- 24 (in Rs. crore) | Funds released in F.Y. 2024-25 (in Rs. crore)   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Hospital for Mental Care, Vishakhapatnam                       | 2017-18            |                                           10    | -                                               |
|         2 | Delhi            | IHBAS, Delhi                                                   | 2010-11            |                                            5.28 | -                                               |
|         3 | Delhi            | Dr RMLHospital , Delhi                                         | 2016-17            |                                            5.93 | -                                               |
|         4 | Gujarat          | Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad                          | 2009-10            |                                           27.6  | 0.12                                            |
|         5 | Goa              | Institute of Psychiatry& Human Behaviour, Goa                  | 2015-16            |                                           17.06 | 1.89                                            |
|         6 | Haryana          | State Mental Health Institute, Rohtak                          | 2009-10            |                                           26.36 | -                                               |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Kangra               | 2016-17            |                                           27.63 | 0.67                                            |
|         8 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Govt. Medical College, Srinagar | 2009-10            |                                           28.84 | -                                               |
|         9 | Karnatak a       | Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Dharwad  | 2015-16            |                                            8.28 | -                                               |
|        10 | Kerala           | IMHANS, Kozikode                                               | 2010-11            |                                           30    | -                                               |
|        11 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior Mansik Arogyasala, Gwalior                             | 2015-16            |                                            4.75 | -                                               |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh   | Mental Hospital,MGM Medical College, Indore                    | 2015-16            |                                            6    | -                                               |
|        13 | Maharash tra     | Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health, Pune                   | 2011-12            |                                           30    | -                                               |
|        14 | Odisha           | SCB Medical College Hospital , Cuttack                         | 2010-11            |                                           27.78 | 2.22                                            |
|        15 | Chandiga rh      | Govt. Medical College& Hospital, Sec-32 , Chandigarh           | 2010-11            |                                           19.75 | -                                               |
|        16 | Punjab           | Institiute of Mental Health , Amritsar                         | 2015-16            |                                            4.76 | -                                               |

|   17 | Rajasthan     | SP Medical College, Bikaner                      | 2016-17   |   12.00 | -   |
|------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|-----|
|   18 | Rajasthan     | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                      | 2016-17   |    6    | -   |
|   19 | Telangan a    | Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad            | 2009-10   |   17.4  | -   |
|   20 | Telangan a    | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal               | 2017-18   |   12    | -   |
|   21 | Uttar Pradesh | Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi     | 2017-18   |   26.16 | -   |
|   22 | Uttar Pradesh | King Geroge's Medical University, Lucknow        | 2015-16   |    5.77 | -   |
|   23 | Uttar Pradesh | Institiute of Mental Health &Hospital Agra, Agra | 2009-10   |   28.81 | -   |
|   24 | West Bengal   | Institute of Psychiatry , Kolkata                | 2009-10   |   24.9  | -   |
|   25 | West Bengal   | Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata       | 2017-18   |   18.32 | -   |