Government of India is
implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) since 1982 to address
the huge burden of mental disorders and acute      shortage of qualified professionals in the
field of mental health. The programme has   following components:
i.
District Mental Health Programme
ii. Up-gradation of Psychiatric Wings of Govt. Medical
Colleges
iii. Modernization of Govt. Mental Hospitals
During the
11th Five Year Plan, the NMHP was restructured to include Manpower Development
Schemes.
Under the
Manpower Development Scheme (Scheme-A), 11 Centres of Excellence in the field
of mental health have been established in the country.
Under
Manpower Development Scheme (Scheme-B), support has been provided to 27 PG
Departments in mental health specialties viz. Psychiatry (7 Departments),
Clinical Psychology (7 Departments), Psychiatric Social Work (6 Departments)
and Psychiatric Nursing (7 Departments).
As a result of implementation of
Manpower Development Schemes (Scheme – A and Scheme -
B) in the country a total of 312 new PG seats in mental health specialties have
been created in the supported Institutes.
Further, the following achievements have
been made as per given details:
I.
District
Mental Health Programme with added components of Life Skills Education and
Counselling in Schools and Colleges, suicide prevention services etc. is currently
under implementation in 123 Districts of the country.
II.
Up-gradation
of 88 Psychiatric Wings of Government Medical College has been supported under
the scheme
 III.
Modernization
of 29 Government Mental Hospitals has
been supported under the scheme.
The details of funds allocated and
utilized under NMHP during last three financial years and the current financial
year is:
Details of funds
allocated and utilized under National Mental Health Programme
|
S.No.
|
Year
|
Allocation
|
Expenditure
|
|
|
BE
|
RE
|
|
1
|
2009-10
|
General
|
60
cr
|
50
cr
|
49.3710
cr
|
|
NE
|
10
cr
|
5
cr
|
2.6194
cr
|
|
2
|
2010-11
|
General
|
103
cr
|
93
cr
|
90.72
cr
|
|
NE
|
17
cr
|
8
cr
|
0.1922
cr
|
|
3
|
2011-12
|
General
|
110
cr
|
70
cr
|
108.8992
cr
|
|
NE
|
20
cr
|
5
cr
|
4.78
cr
|
|
4
|
2012-13
|
General
|
86.50
cr
|
63.54
cr
|
48.20
cr
|
|
SC
Component
|
19.80
cr
|
15.23
cr
|
0.7516
cr
|
|
ST
Component
|
10.70
cr
|
8.23
cr
|
0.0606
cr
|
|
NE
|
13
cr
|
13
cr
|
1.33
cr
|
|
TOTAL
|
450cr
|
331 cr
|
306.924cr
|
As per the National Survey of Mental
Health Resources carried out by the Directorate General of Health Services,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare during May and July, 2002, the ideal
required number of mental health professionals has been calculated as under:
i.
Psychiatrists : 1.0 per 1,00,000
population
ii.
Clinical Psychologist : 1.5 per 1,00,000
population
iii.
Psychiatric Social Workers : 2.0 per
1,00,000 population
iv.
Psychiatric Nurses :
1.0 per 10 psychiatric beds.
v.
Based on the
above, the details of present requirement and availability of mental health
professionals in the country is as under:
|
Manpower
|
Requirement
|
Availability
|
|
Psychiatrist
|
11500
|
3800
|
|
Clinical Psychologist
|
17250
|
898
|
|
Psychiatric Social Workers
|
23000
|
850
|
|
Psychiatric Nurses
|
3000
|
1500
|
|
Total
|
54750
|
7048
|
There are 3
Centrally run mental health institutes, 40 State run
mental hospitals and 335 Departments of Psychiatry in various medical colleges
(154 in Government and 181 in private) across the country equipped to treat
patients suffering from mental illness.
The 12th Plan proposal for
NMHP aims at focusing on the functional and service delivery
aspects of NMHP. It will emphasize on integration of mental
health with general health, availability of mental health professionals,
promotion of community participation in service delivery etc.
The Government has constituted a Policy
Group to work on framing a Mental Health Policy for India keeping in mind
internationally accepted guidelines and also the specific context of mental
illness in India.
This was stated by Shri
Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union
Minister for Health and Family Welfare in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
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