Lok Sabha Question No. 3550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: National Mental Health Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2026

## NATIONALMENTALHEALTH PROGRAMME

## 3550. SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that India has approximately 0.75 psychiatrists per 100,000 Population, whereas WHO recommends at least 3 per 100,000, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and utilised under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) during the last eleven years, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (c) the details of funds allocated and utilised under the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) during the last eleven years, State-wise and year-wise?

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

(a) to (c) As per the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) 2016, conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru in 12 States of the country, the availability of Psychiatrists in the NMHS states varied from 0.05 per lakh population in Madhya Pradesh to 1.2 per lakh population in Kerala. As per the WHO Mental Health Atlas 2020, the global average of availability per 1,00,000 population is 1.7 psychiatrists.

The government has increased number of Medical Colleges, Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) seats. There is an increase in Medical Colleges from 387 to 818; UG seats from 51,348 to 1,28,976 and PG seats from 31,185 to 85020 from 2014 to as on date.

Under the tertiary care component of National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), 25 Centres of Excellence 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. As and when proposals are received from States / UTs / Institutes, the same are examined and funds are released accordingly as per the procedures and conditions of Department of expenditure for release of fund. The details of budget allocation and funds released to States / UTs / Institutes under National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) year-wise is at Annexure-I.

The details of funds allocated and utilised under the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) State-wise and year-wise is at Annexure- II.

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Annexure-I

Details of Budget allocation and funds released under National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) (in Crores)

| FY        |    BE |    RE |   Expenditure |
|-----------|-------|-------|---------------|
| 2015-2016 | 35.42 | 35    |         35    |
| 2016-2017 | 35    | 35    |         30.93 |
| 2017-2018 | 30    | 45    |         44.34 |
| 2018-2019 | 50    |  2.31 |          2.02 |
| 2019-2020 | 35    |  5    |          2.5  |
| 2020-2021 | 35    | 22.11 |         20.43 |
| 2021-2022 | 35    | 28    |         25.16 |
| 2022-2023 | 35    | 35.31 |         34.59 |
| 2023-2024 | 31.5  | 34.65 |         15.14 |
| 2024-2025 | 30.71 | 20    |          5.27 |

Annexure-II State/UT-wise details of funds allocated and utilized for the District Mental Health Programme under the Flexible Pool for

## Non Communicable Diseases during 2015-16 to 2019-20

| S.No   | State/UT          | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No   | State/UT          | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      |
| 1.     | Bihar             | 683.80    | 130.19    | 839.09    | 222.50    | 139.80    | 65.32     | 534.30    | 27.48     | 218.64    | 59.69     |
| 2.     | Chhattisgarh      | 0.00      | 73.37     | 475.77    | 213.33    | 189.00    | 159.14    | 569.70    | 267.26    | 328.70    | 394.14    |
| 3.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 56.48     | 8.58      | 8.76      | 5.60      | 54.80     | 6.28      | 3.20      | 10.67     | 12.86     | 3.58      |
| 4.     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00      | 0.00      | 170.08    | 12.73     | 36.20     | 42.04     | 330.90    | 61.80     | 233.64    | 54.22     |
| 5.     | Jharkhand         | 0.00      | 0.00      | 237.46    | 51.73     | 41.55     | 48.82     | 605.78    | 13.71     | 70.37     | 0.72      |
| 6.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 297.00    | 49.43     | 445.50    | 79.66     | 127.84    | 91.58     | 168.00    | 126.99    | 177.34    | 120.88    |
| 7.     | Orissa            | 0.00      | 152.50    | 601.19    | 235.12    | 492.49    | 100.03    | 576.28    | 125.13    | 301.55    | 179.82    |
| 8.     | Rajasthan         | 28.00     | 209.44    | 1898.15   | 124.92    | 818.86    | 101.10    | 160.30    | 353.04    | 406.24    | 185.24    |
| 9.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 887.60    | 177.12    | 1481.88   | 571.06    | 1020.00   | 695.03    | 1747.90   | 831.83    | 1686.94   | 833.23    |
| 10.    | Uttarakhand       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 133.22    | 0.00      | 53.20     | 47.00     | 528.95    | 27.09     | 23.70     | 15.88     |
| 11.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00      | 0.00      | 228.42    | 42.26     | 133.44    | 9.79      | 134.00    | 68.08     | 111.60    | 0.00      |
| 12.    | Assam             | 398.40    | 25.46     | 487.44    | 33.01     | 267.60    | 38.44     | 596.67    | 210.39    | 550.84    | 256.38    |
| 13.    | Manipur           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 306.01    | 0.00      | 179.10    | 0.00      | 64.28     | 150.34    | 157.15    | 85.43     |
| 14.    | Meghalaya         | 74.00     | 10.33     | 102.12    | 13.40     | 275.27    | 28.37     | 227.08    | 56.26     | 102.30    | 66.32     |
| 15.    | Mizoram           | 253.09    | 84.90     | 401.62    | 165.52    | 232.00    | 4.02      | 44.92     | 40.93     | 51.90     | 11.29     |
| 16.    | Nagaland          | 0.00      | 0.00      | 102.64    | 59.14     | 70.52     | 23.92     | 86.70     | 33.45     | 135.88    | 20.05     |
| 17.    | Sikkim            | 172.67    | 121.46    | 138.03    | 63.25     | 90.82     | 39.33     | 31.29     | 28.41     | 50.02     | 19.33     |
| 18.    | Tripura           | 63.08     | 4.93      | 106.28    | 5.66      | 52.40     | 11.64     | 42.80     | 8.34      | 43.52     | 9.91      |
| 19.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 237.80    | 232.90    | 267.80    | 132.93    | 504.30    | 504.30    |
| 20.    | Goa               | 61.15     | 8.47      | 39.80     | 12.49     | 24.10     | 1.36      | 18.94     | 7.06      | 25.11     | 8.20      |
| 21.    | Gujarat           | 199.84    | 109.20    | 258.80    | 54.84     | 704.00    | 428.54    | 860.50    | 481.52    | 558.70    | 349.06    |
| 22.    | Haryana           | 213.27    | 46.96     | 121.72    | 36.10     | 33.77     | 13.74     | 101.07    | 22.91     | 54.58     | 17.19     |
| 23.    | Karnataka         | 317.20    | 158.49    | 1622.11   | 967.86    | 675.98    | 481.24    | 658.10    | 466.82    | 612.10    | 495.21    |

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No   | State/UT    | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   |
|--------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No   | State/UT    | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      | Approved  | Exp.      |
| 24.    | Kerala      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 102.82    | 70.00     | 100.00    | 99.07     | 119.70    | 71.49     | 200.70    | 52.29     |
| 25.    | Maharashtra | 976.00    | 282.32    | 630.68    | 284.38    | 225.70    | 108.67    | 387.60    | 182.88    | 731.90    | 283.34    |
| 26.    | Punjab      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 303.38    | 167.00    | 354.20    | 0.00      | 209.00    | 12.73     | 142.00    | 0.00      |
| 27.    | Tamil Nadu  | 434.80    | 231.78    | 669.59    | 125.00    | 74.75     | 91.98     | 1031.40   | 865.49    | 1149.70   | 202.78    |
| 28.    | Telangana   | 0.00      | 0.00      | 141.25    | 0.00      | 63.00     | 0.00      | 45.00     | 0.00      | 170.00    | 17.74     |
| 29.    | West Bengal | 174.00    | 311.44    | 362.57    | 302.86    | 103.98    | 18.27     | 244.20    | 53.10     | 117.63    | 63.88     |
| 30.    | A&N Islands | 0.00      | 0.00      | 51.27     | 0.00      | 63.00     | 0.00      | 9.30      | 8.75      | 19.75     | 0.21      |
| 31.    | Chandigarh  | 0.00      | 0.00      | 27.45     | 10.59     | 2.20      | 0.00      | 3.95      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 32.    | D&N Haveli  | 63.40     | 13.44     | 56.88     | 40.26     | 20.60     | 7.58      | 5.00      | 1.32      | 4.00      | 3.36      |
| 33.    | Daman & Diu | 0.00      | 0.00      | 4.51      | 0.00      | 1.50      | 0.00      | 0.45      | 0.07      | 1.00      | 0.83      |
| 34.    | Delhi       | 244.00    | 0.00      | 197.43    | 0.00      | 86.40     | 0.06      | 90.00     | 0.00      | 60.00     | 0.00      |
| 35.    | Lakshadweep | 23.98     | 8.57      | 36.42     | 3.79      | 14.70     | 1.38      | 5.20      | 4.70      | 2.90      | 6.59      |
| 36.    | Puducherry  | 46.38     | 11.23     | 40.67     | 24.63     | 14.94     | 5.38      | 16.85     | 3.61      | 18.21     | 1.33      |
| 37.    | Ladakh      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Total  | Total       | 5668.14   | 2229.60   | 12831.01  | 3998.71   | 7075.51   | 3002.00   | 10527.11  | 4756.59   | 9035.77   | 4322.43   |

## Annexure-II

## State/UT-wise details of funds allocated and utilized for the District Mental Health Programme under the Flexible Pool for Non-Communicable Diseases from F.Y. 2020-21 to F.Y. 2024-25

| S. No.   | State/UT                            | 2020-21       | 2020-21     | 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 | SPIP Approval | Expenditure |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands         | 20.00         | 0.00        | 25.60         | 0.41        | 22.55         | 0.71        | 24.20         | -           | 11.15         | 1.80        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 300.30        | 300.30      | 1184.53       | 460.01      | 1395.32       | 103.13      | 1,251.20      | 1,025.50    | 897.01        | 661.57      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 177.40        | 0.64        | 69.30         | 67.86       | 242.00        | 172.84      | 229.00        | 42.33       | 198.50        | 44.14       |
| 4        | Assam                               | 341.17        | 168.55      | 367.03        | 257.48      | 388.42        | 214.49      | 420.94        | 256.40      | 475.96        | 352.63      |
| 5        | Bihar                               | 226.75        | 65.15       | 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        | 0.00          | 0.00        | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                        | 258.21        | 198.87      | 602.72        | 488.49      | 1063.65       | 840.62      | 949.15        | 524.70      | 955.93        | 239.70      |
| 8        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 3.07          | 0.21        | 0.54          | 0.18        | 15.44         | 0.24        | 9.15          | 0.05        | 3.00          | 3.50        |
| 9        | Delhi                               | 84.00         | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.54        | 0.00          | 0.00        | -             | -           | 97.00         | -           |
| 10       | Goa                                 | 16.60         | 9.29        | 47.35         | 30.09       | 44.40         | 32.93       | 44.40         | 32.59       | 44.40         | 36.28       |
| 11       | Gujarat                             | 562.70        | 355.11      | 794.74        | 350.30      | 834.85        | 394.45      | 834.85        | 798.52      | 876.96        | 648.17      |
| 12       | Haryana                             | 55.27         | 22.44       | 174.92        | 122.67      | 130.97        | 62.79       | 133.47        | 86.05       | 157.41        | 122.63      |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 30.92         | 21.51       | 57.51         | 2.93        | 53.00         | 10.62       | 39.00         | 26.18       | 18.00         | 9.79        |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                   | 219.50        | 20.85       | 197.50        | 91.88       | 145.00        | 40.45       | 145.00        | 38.79       | 150.50        | 31.95       |
| 15       | Jharkhand                           | 18.07         | 2.74        | 124.71        | 122.60      | 220.74        | 151.80      | 215.12        | 165.32      | 153.07        | 124.65      |

| S. No.   | State/UT       | 2020-21       | 2020-21     | 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 | SPIP Approval | Expenditure |
| 16       | Karnataka      | 649.30        | 529.14      | 1165.46       | 803.08      | 1713.24       | 761.14      | 1,186.75      | 1,050.57    | 712.62        | 618.04      |
| 17       | Kerala         | 318.75        | 42.95       | 692.90        | 411.30      | 872.65        | 412.91      | 847.40        | 349.53      | 684.40        | 276.38      |
| 18       | Ladakh         | 0.00          | 2.11        | 21.00         | 28.31       | 116.89        | 138.42      | 53.50         | 40.31       | 63.10         | 50.55       |
| 19       | Lakshadweep    | 7.80          | 1.38        | 14.60         | 1.19        | 17.03         | 2.89        | 17.88         | 0.67        | 15.50         | 5.13        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh | 214.94        | 108.42      | 236.65        | 221.80      | 247.54        | 158.72      | 317.30        | 224.11      | 400.34        | 251.63      |
| 21       | Maharashtra    | 471.14        | 200.72      | 327.75        | 585.44      | 992.00        | 377.68      | 831.25        | 356.36      | 1,105.13      | 265.95      |
| 22       | Manipur        | 288.96        | 37.41       | 281.64        | 50.65       | 396.04        | 52.10       | 366.04        | 95.65       | 399.40        | 186.62      |
| 23       | Meghalaya      | 102.00        | 248.79      | 213.80        | 174.98      | 174.40        | 87.24       | 164.16        | 97.41       | 179.20        | 114.77      |
| 24       | Mizoram        | 38.89         | 15.89       | 57.50         | 22.77       | 60.30         | 20.75       | 63.30         | 28.96       | 63.30         | 11.61       |
| 25       | Nagaland       | 143.00        | 3.77        | 252.47        | 233.91      | 161.61        | 28.56       | 160.04        | 45.78       | 140.92        | 126.48      |
| 26       | Odisha         | 191.10        | 120.55      | 474.25        | 243.21      | 513.82        | 336.77      | 517.00        | 411.81      | 386.87        | 269.11      |
| 27       | Puducherry     | 12.74         | 2.69        | 67.09         | 6.08        | 52.59         | 14.22       | 52.59         | 23.98       | 62.10         | 14.97       |
| 28       | Punjab         | 305.20        | 11.17       | 199.90        | 49.92       | 293.00        | 7.10        | 293.00        | 293.00      | 726.50        | 1.71        |
| 29       | Rajasthan      | 577.60        | 245.57      | 529.49        | 175.97      | 402.40        | 154.50      | 402.40        | 220.75      | 379.28        | 585.07      |
| 30       | Sikkim         | 50.40         | 12.29       | 103.60        | 30.96       | 48.27         | 25.24       | 48.27         | 26.75       | 48.99         | 40.09       |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu     | 155.90        | 74.64       | 564.26        | 428.62      | 1464.70       | 128.73      | 2,909.40      | 373.34      | 2,654.47      | 1,741.66    |
| 32       | Telangana      | 1024.72       | 16.12       | 0.00          | 0.00        | 254.75        | 132.25      | 238.25        | 16.59       | 193.50        | 193.50      |
| 33       | Tripura        | 28.80         | 10.97       | 66.00         | 30.89       | 69.10         | 33.11       | 54.40         | 23.72       | 53.00         | 39.89       |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh  | 1382.84       | 485.46      | 2232.43       | 240.75      | 2763.83       | 1477.41     | 3,248.08      | 1,613.03    | 2,701.02      | 887.17      |
| 35       | Uttarakhand    | 45.12         | 10.13       | 50.14         | 71.62       | 60.90         | 25.99       | 56.55         | 22.02       | 50.89         | 21.50       |
| 36       | West Bengal    | 89.90         | 47.00       | 464.36        | 131.14      | 555.82        | 236.10      | 575.14        | 223.01      | 428.30        | 202.19      |