Lok Sabha Question No. 5554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Budget for National Mental Health Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th MARCH, 2026

## BUDGETFOR NATIONALMENTALHEALTH PROGRAMME

## 5554. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the budget allocated and funds released to States/UTs for the implementation of the District Mental Health Programme during the period from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025 -26, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the status of the 25 Centres of Excellence sanctioned under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) along with the details of the number of students enrolled and staff vacancies since FY 2021-22, speciality-wise, year-wise and institution-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken or proposes to undertake any evaluation of the implementation status of the NMHP and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of State-run mental health hospitals modernised under the NMHP during the last five years including details of upgrades undertaken and expenditure incurred, State/UT-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d) Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility for strengthening the healthcare system rests with the respective State/UT Governments. However, to address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India 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 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 for all including elderly, interalia, 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.

The details of funds allocated and utilized under the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) between FY 2021-22 and FY 2025-26, year-wise and State/UT-wise at Annexure-I.

Under National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), 25 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) have been sanctioned/strengthened across various States/UTs for capacity building in mental health manpower development covering four disciplines i.e. Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatric Social Work and Psychiatric Nursing.

Across 25 Centres of Excellence (CoEs), a total of 286 postgraduate (PG) seats have been increased, comprising 70 seats in Psychiatry, 77 in Clinical Psychology, 85 in Psychiatric Social Work, and 54 in Psychiatric Nursing.

The Ministry provides technical guidance and financial assistance to States/UTs for optimal utilization of these seats and filling up faculty vacancies through regulatory bodies. During the period from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26, a total of 1,501 students were enrolled across these disciplines, including 361 in Psychiatry, 464 in Clinical Psychology, 391 in Psychiatric Social Work, and 285 in Psychiatric Nursing.

The Government has undertaken an evaluation of the implementation status of the NMHP. The evaluation was conducted by the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office of NITI Aayog. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance entrusted Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog to conduct the comprehensive evaluation of Health Sector and its associated Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). The DMEO published the study 'Evaluation study of Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Health Sector (Package 07)' in September 2025.

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

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise details of funds allocated and utilized for the District Mental Health Programme under the Flexible Pool for NonCommunicable Diseases from F.Y. 2021-2022 to F.Y. 2024-25

| S. No.   | State/UT                          | 2021-22       | 2021-22     | 2022-23       | 2022-23     | 2023-24       | 2023-24     | 2024-25       | 2024-25     |
|----------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                          | SPIP Approval | Expenditure | SPIP Approval | Expenditure | SPIP Approval | Expenditure | SPIP Approval | Expenditure |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands       | 25.60         | 0.41        | 22.55         | 0.71        | 24.20         | -           | 11.15         | 1.80        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 1184.53       | 460.01      | 1395.32       | 103.13      | 1,251.20      | 1,025.50    | 897.01        | 661.57      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 69.30         | 67.86       | 242.00        | 172.84      | 229.00        | 42.33       | 198.50        | 44.14       |
| 4        | Assam                             | 367.03        | 257.48      | 388.42        | 214.49      | 420.94        | 256.40      | 475.96        | 352.63      |
| 5        | Bihar                             | 628.75        | 40.79       | 187.50        | 18.51       | 197.75        | 32.02       | 274.68        | 58.25       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                      | 602.72        | 488.49      | 1063.65       | 840.62      | 949.15        | 524.70      | 955.93        | 239.70      |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli andDaman&Diu | 0.54          | 0.18        | 15.44         | 0.24        | 9.15          | 0.05        | 3.00          | 3.50        |
| 9        | Delhi                             | 0.00          | 0.54        | 0.00          | 0.00        | -             | -           | 97.00         | -           |
| 10       | Goa                               | 47.35         | 30.09       | 44.40         | 32.93       | 44.40         | 32.59       | 44.40         | 36.28       |
| 11       | Gujarat                           | 794.74        | 350.30      | 834.85        | 394.45      | 834.85        | 798.52      | 876.96        | 648.17      |
| 12       | Haryana                           | 174.92        | 122.67      | 130.97        | 62.79       | 133.47        | 86.05       | 157.41        | 122.63      |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                  | 57.51         | 2.93        | 53.00         | 10.62       | 39.00         | 26.18       | 18.00         | 9.79        |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                 | 197.50        | 91.88       | 145.00        | 40.45       | 145.00        | 38.79       | 150.50        | 31.95       |
| 15       | Jharkhand                         | 124.71        | 122.60      | 220.74        | 151.80      | 215.12        | 165.32      | 153.07        | 124.65      |
| 16       | Karnataka                         | 1165.46       | 803.08      | 1713.24       | 761.14      | 1,186.75      | 1,050.57    | 712.62        | 618.04      |
| 17       | Kerala                            | 692.90        | 411.30      | 872.65        | 412.91      | 847.40        | 349.53      | 684.40        | 276.38      |
| 18       | Ladakh                            | 21.00         | 28.31       | 116.89        | 138.42      | 53.50         | 40.31       | 63.10         | 50.55       |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                       | 14.60         | 1.19        | 17.03         | 2.89        | 17.88         | 0.67        | 15.50         | 5.13        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                    | 236.65        | 221.80      | 247.54        | 158.72      | 317.30        | 224.11      | 400.34        | 251.63      |

| S. No.   | State/UT      | 2021-22       | 2021-22     | 2022-23       | 2022-23     | 2023-24       | 2023-24     | 2024-25       | 2024-25     |
|----------|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT      | SPIP Approval | Expenditure | SPIP Approval | Expenditure | SPIP Approval | Expenditure | SPIP Approval | Expenditure |
| 21       | Maharashtra   | 327.75        | 585.44      | 992.00        | 377.68      | 831.25        | 356.36      | 1,105.13      | 265.95      |
| 22       | Manipur       | 281.64        | 50.65       | 396.04        | 52.10       | 366.04        | 95.65       | 399.40        | 186.62      |
| 23       | Meghalaya     | 213.80        | 174.98      | 174.40        | 87.24       | 164.16        | 97.41       | 179.20        | 114.77      |
| 24       | Mizoram       | 57.50         | 22.77       | 60.30         | 20.75       | 63.30         | 28.96       | 63.30         | 11.61       |
| 25       | Nagaland      | 252.47        | 233.91      | 161.61        | 28.56       | 160.04        | 45.78       | 140.92        | 126.48      |
| 26       | Odisha        | 474.25        | 243.21      | 513.82        | 336.77      | 517.00        | 411.81      | 386.87        | 269.11      |
| 27       | Puducherry    | 67.09         | 6.08        | 52.59         | 14.22       | 52.59         | 23.98       | 62.10         | 14.97       |
| 28       | Punjab        | 199.90        | 49.92       | 293.00        | 7.10        | 293.00        | 293.00      | 726.50        | 1.71        |
| 29       | Rajasthan     | 529.49        | 175.97      | 402.40        | 154.50      | 402.40        | 220.75      | 379.28        | 585.07      |
| 30       | Sikkim        | 103.60        | 30.96       | 48.27         | 25.24       | 48.27         | 26.75       | 48.99         | 40.09       |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu    | 564.26        | 428.62      | 1464.70       | 128.73      | 2,909.40      | 373.34      | 2,654.47      | 1,741.66    |
| 32       | Telangana     | 0.00          | 0.00        | 254.75        | 132.25      | 238.25        | 16.59       | 193.50        | 193.50      |
| 33       | Tripura       | 66.00         | 30.89       | 69.10         | 33.11       | 54.40         | 23.72       | 53.00         | 39.89       |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh | 2232.43       | 240.75      | 2763.83       | 1477.41     | 3,248.08      | 1,613.03    | 2,701.02      | 887.17      |
| 35       | Uttarakhand   | 50.14         | 71.62       | 60.90         | 25.99       | 56.55         | 22.02       | 50.89         | 21.50       |
| 36       | West Bengal   | 464.36        | 131.14      | 555.82        | 236.10      | 575.14        | 223.01      | 428.30        | 202.19      |

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

|   Sr. No. | State/UT         | Name Of the Institute                                          | Year of Approval   |   Funds released upto FY 2023-24 (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 | Karnataka        | 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, MGMMedical College, Indore                    | 2015-16            |                                            6    | -                                               |
|        13 | Maharashtra      | Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health, Pune                   | 2011-12            |                                           30    | -                                               |
|        14 | Odisha           | SCB Medical College Hospital , Cuttack                         | 2010-11            |                                           27.78 | 2.22                                            |

## Annexure-II

|   15 | Chandigarh    | 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    | -   |
|   18 | Rajasthan     | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                            | 2016-17   |    6    | -   |
|   19 | Telangana     | Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad                  | 2009-10   |   17.4  | -   |
|   20 | Telangana     | 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 | -   |