Tuesday 6 February 2018

National Mental Health Programme

The Government has supported the establishment of 23 Centres of Excellence under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) since initiation of Scheme, out of which 12 Centres of Excellence are sanctioned during the last three years. Details are given below:

State-wise list of 12 Centres of Excellence established during the last three years
S.No.
State/UT
Name of the Institute
  1.  
Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior
  1.  
MGM Medical College, Indore
  1.  
Delhi
Dr. RML Hospital, Delhi
  1.  
Himachal Pradesh
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Kangra, Tanda
  1.  
Rajasthan
S.P. Medical College, Bikaner
  1.  
SMS Medical College, Jaipur
  1.  
Karnataka
Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
  1.  
Goa
Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Bambolim
  1.  
Uttar Pradesh
King George Medical University, Lucknow
  1.  
Andhra Pradesh
Hospital for Mental Care, Vishakhapatnam
  1.  
West Bengal
Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta Medical College
  1.  
Punjab
Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar

To address the acute shortage of qualified mental health professionals in the country, the Central Government, under the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) is providing support for implementation of manpower development schemes by States/UTs for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties.

Till date, support has been provided for establishment of 23 Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of 46 Post Graduate (PG) Departments in mental health specialties in the country. These schemes have resulted in increasing the availability of additional Human Resources in the field of mental health.

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in

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