Lok Sabha Question No. 1063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Mental Illness
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, B. SREERAMULU, PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## MENTAL ILLNESS

## 1063. SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI ELUMALAI V.:

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

- (a) the number of people suffering from mental illness along with the related casualties reported during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has conducted  or  proposes  to  conduct  any study/survey  in  this regard, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Gove rnment for prevention, control, treatment and rehabilitation of mental illness along with the funds allocated and utilize  for the purpose during the said period, State/UT - wise;
- (d)  the  action  plan  drawn  by  the Government  to  scale  up  inadequate manpower  and  health infrastructure including institutes/hospitals to meet the shortag of mental healthcare professionals in the country, State/UT -wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to launch any scheme for mental health workers and cover mental illness under any Centrally sponsored insurance scheme, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) & (b): In 2005, the National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health reported that 10- 20 millio n (1 - 2% of population) suffered from severe mental disorders such as schizophren and bipolar disorder and nearly 50 million (5% of population) from common mental disord such as depression and anxiety, yielding an overall estimate of 6.5 per cent of th e population. The data regarding casualties related to mental illness is not maintained centrally.

- (c) & (d): The Government of India is implementing the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) with the obj ectives to:
- I. provide  mental  health  services  including  prevention,  promotion  and  longter continuing care at different levels of district healthcare delivery system.
- II. augment institutional  capacity  in  terms  of  infrastructure,  equipment  and  hum resource for mental healthcare.
- III. promote  community  awareness  and  participation  in  the  delivery  of  mental  heal services.
- IV. broad - base mental health into other related programs.

To add ress the acute shortage of qualified mental health professionals in the count Government, under the  National Mental Health Programme (NMHP),  is  implementing manpower development schemes for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthenin establishing Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties. Till date, sup been provided for establishment of 11 Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establish PG Departments (in 11 Institutes) in mental health specialties in the country. The Government has approved a proposal for establishment of additional 10 Centres of Excellence and sup strengthen/establish  93  PG  Departments  during  the  12 th Five  Year  Plan  Period.  The  list  of Institutes supported under the Manpower D ev lopment Schemes is at Annexure -I. The details of funds released for the implementation of the DMHP and Manpower Development Schemes under the NMHP during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure -II.

During the previous plan periods , funds have also been provided for up -gradation of 88 Psychiatric Wings of Govt. Medical Colleges/ General Hospitals and modernization of 29 S run mental hospitals in the country.

National  Trust,  under  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment, runs  several schemes  like  Samarth  (Residential  centre),  Niramaya  (Health  Insurance  Scheme),  Aspirat (Day  Care  Center),  Gyan  Prabha  (Scholarship  Scheme),  Uddyam  Prabha  (Interest  Subsidy Scheme), Sahyogi (Caregivers Training Scheme), GHARAUNDA etc. all ov er the country for the  welfare  of  four  disabilities  i.e.  Autism,  Cerebral  Palsy,  Mental  Retardation  and Disabilities. The funds under the above schemes are provided by the Ministry of Social Just and Empowerment.

(e) : No proposal for a centrally sponsored insurance scheme to cover mental illness is und consideration in this Ministry presently.

## Institutes supported under Manpower Development Schemes

## Scheme - A : Centres of Excellence

1. Institute of Mental Health & Hospital, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
3. State  Mental  Health  Institute,  Pandit  Bhagwat Dayal  Sharma  University  of  Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
2. Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4. Institute of Psychiatry- Kolkata, West Bengal
6. Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
5. Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
7. Department of Psychiatry, Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh
9. Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences, Kozhikode
8. Mental Health Institute, Cuttack
10. Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Shahdra, Delhi
11. Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health, Pune

## Scheme - B : Strengthening PG Departments

|   S.No. | Mental Hospital/ Institute                                 | PG Course               |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | PDU Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat                       | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|       2 | Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat                 | Clinical Psychology     |
|       3 | CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh             | Psychiatry              |
|       4 | CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh             | Clinical Psychology     |
|       5 | CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh             | Psychiatric Social Work |
|       6 | CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh             | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|       7 | Ranchi Institute of Mental Health &Neuro Sciences, Ranchi, | Psychiatry              |
|       8 | Ranchi Institute of Mental Health &Neuro Sciences, Ranchi, | Clinical Psychology     |
|       9 | Ranchi Institute of Mental Health &Neuro Sciences, Ranchi, | Psychiatric Social Work |
|      10 | Ranchi Institute of Mental Health &Neuro Sciences, Ranchi, | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|      11 | Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi                                    | Psychiatry              |
|      12 | Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi                                    | Clinical Psychology     |
|      13 | Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi                                    | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|      14 | S.P Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan                    | Psychiatry              |
|      15 | R. N. T. College, Udaipur, Rajasthan                       | Psychiatry              |
|      16 | Institute of Mental Health, Chennai                        | Psychiatry              |
|      17 | Institute of Mental Health, Chennai                        | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|      18 | LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam     | Psychiatry              |
|      19 | LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam     | Clinical Psychology     |
|      20 | LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam     | Psychiatric Social Work |
|      21 | LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam     | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|      22 | Government Medical College, Trivandrum                     | Psychiatry              |
|      23 | Government Medical College, Trivandrum                     | Clinical Psychology     |
|      24 | Government Medical College, Trivandrum                     | Psychiatric Social Work |
|      25 | Government Medical College, Trivandrum                     | Psychiatric Nursing     |
|      26 | NIMHANS, Bangalore                                         | Clinical Psychology     |
|      27 | NIMHANS, Bangalore                                         | Psychiatric Social Work |

## Details of funds allocated and released under DMHP and NMHP

|   S.No. | Year    | Allocation   | Releases   |
|---------|---------|--------------|------------|
|       1 | 2012-13 | 100          | 50.34      |
|       2 | 2013-14 | 130          | 74.34      |
|       3 | 2014-15 | 268.28       | 61.56      |
|       4 | 2015-16 | *            |            |

* District level activities under the National Mental Health Programme along with National  Programme  for  Control  of  Blindness,  National  Tobacco  Control  Programme  and National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Dise ase and Stroke are a part of the NCD Flexible Pool under the National Health Mission for w total allocation at BE stage for 2015 - 16 is Rs. 554.50 crores. Separately, budget provision of Rs 35 crore has been made for implementation of tertiary level ac tivities under the National Mental Health Programme.

(In Rs.crore)