Question : Mental Healthcare Service

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether a recent study has found that mental healthcare services are inaccessible to half of the patients in the country;
(b) if so, the details of the said study;
(c) whether the Government proposes to boost mental health care to provide better services to poor and disadvantaged people;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether several States/UTs are proposed to be covered under such an initiative, if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise particularly Tonk and Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has not received any such study However, the Government conducted the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India through the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru in 2016 as per which the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about 10.6%. The treatment gap for mental disorders ranged between 70% to 92% for different disorders.
(c) to (e): To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP). The Government is supporting implementation of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) under NMHP in 692 districts of the country with the objectives to:
(i) Provide suicide prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and counselling in schools and colleges.
(ii) Provide mental health services including prevention, promotion and long-term continuing care at different levels of district healthcare delivery system.
(iii) Augment institutional capacity in terms of infrastructure, equipment and human resource for mental healthcare.
(iv) Promote community awareness and participation in the delivery of mental healthcare services.
State/ UT wise details of districts approved under DMHP is annexed. All 33 districts in the State of Rajasthan are approved under DMHP including Tonk and Sawai Madhopur.