**Executive Summary:**
This notification, dated December 4, 2018, announces the establishment of the Central Mental Health Authority by the Central Government, as per Section 33 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. It also nominates individuals to serve as members of the Authority, effective from the date of this notification's publication in the Official Gazette. The term of office and vacancies of members are governed by Section 35 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Establishment of Central Mental Health Authority:**
* The Central Government establishes the Central Mental Health Authority.
* **Membership Nominations:**
* The notification nominates members to the Authority as per Section 34 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
* Members include ex-officio representatives from various ministries and institutions (Health, AYUSH, Disability Affairs, Women and Child Development, Home Affairs, Finance, Law and Justice, NIMHANS, and others).
* Specific individuals are nominated as members.
* **Governance:**
* The term of office and vacancies among members are governed by Section 35 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Central Government:**
* Impact: Responsible for establishing and overseeing the Central Mental Health Authority.
* Action Required: Ensure the Authority is properly constituted and functions according to the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
* **Nominated Members:**
* Impact: Expected to serve as members of the Central Mental Health Authority.
* Action Required: Fulfill their duties and responsibilities as members of the Authority.
* **Ministries and Institutions Represented:**
* Impact: Their representatives will participate in the Central Mental Health Authority.
* Action Required: Support and collaborate with the Authority.
* **Mental Health Sector:**
* Impact: The establishment of the Authority aims to improve mental healthcare.
* Action Required: Be aware of the Authority's role and collaborate to enhance mental health services.
Key Entities Referenced
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: An act of Indian Parliament which this notification refers to and derives its power from, specifically Section 33 and 35.
Central Mental Health Authority: A central authority established by the Central Government as per the powers conferred by Section 33 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry under which the Additional Secretary Health serves as Chairperson ex officio of the Central Mental Health Authority.
Ministry of AYUSH: An Indian government ministry, represented in the Central Mental Health Authority by its Joint Secretary.
Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: An Indian government department and ministry, represented in the Central Mental Health Authority by its Joint Secretary.
Ministry of Women and Child Development: An Indian government ministry, represented in the Central Mental Health Authority by its Joint Secretary.
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore: An institute located in Bangalore, Karnataka, represented in the Central Mental Health Authority by its Director.
Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam: An institute located in Tezpur, Assam, represented in the Central Mental Health Authority by its Director.
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(cid:14)द(cid:16) शि(cid:19)य(cid:20) का (cid:14)योग करते (cid:23)ए, के(cid:3)(cid:4)ीय मानिसक (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य (cid:14)ािधकरण क(cid:11) (cid:7)थापना करती है और राजप(cid:31) म !इस अिधसूचना के (cid:14)काशन
क(cid:11) तारीख से िन" निलिखत $ि(cid:19)य(cid:20) को इसके सद(cid:7) य के &प म !नामिनदि’ शत करती ह:ै अथा*त:् -
1. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((कककक)))) के अधीन अ4य5 – पदने
अपर सिचव ((cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य), (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य और प0रवार क1याण मं(cid:31)ालय, भारत सरकार
2. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((खखखख)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य –पदने
संयु(cid:19) सिचव (मानिसक (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य के (cid:14)भारी), (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य और प0रवार क1याण मं(cid:31)ालय,
भारत सरकार
3. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((गगगग)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य-पदने ;
संयु(cid:19) सिचव, आयुष मं(cid:31)ालय, भारत सरकार
4. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((घघघघ)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य-पदने ;
(cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य सेवा महािनदशे क, भारत सरकार
5. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((डडडड....)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य-पदने ;
संयु(cid:19) सिचव, िवकलांगता मामले िवभाग, सामािजक (cid:3)याय और अिधका0रता मं(cid:31)ालय,
भारत सरकार
6. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((चचचच)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य-पदने ;
संयु(cid:19) सिचव, मिहला और बाल िवकास मं(cid:31)ालय, भारत सरकार
7. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((छछछछ)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य-पदने ;
(i) िनदशे क, रा<ीय मानिसक (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य और तंि(cid:31)का िव=ान सं(cid:7)थान, ब>गलोर ;
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(ii) िनदशे क, लोकि(cid:14)या गोपीनाथ बोड@ली 5े(cid:31)ीय मानिसक (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य सं(cid:7)थान,
तेजपुर, असम ;
(iii) िनदशे क, के(cid:3)(cid:4)ीय मनोिवकार-िचAकBसा सं(cid:7)थान, रांची ।
8. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खखखखडडंंडडंं ((((जजजज)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य-पदने ;
(i) संयु(cid:19) सिचव, गृह मं(cid:31)ालय, भारत सरकार ;
(ii) संयु(cid:19) सिचव, िव(cid:16) मं(cid:31)ालय, भारत सरकार ;
(iii) संयु(cid:19) सिचव, िविध और (cid:3)याय मं(cid:31)ालय , भारत सरकार ।
9. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((झझझझ)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन -
0र(cid:19)
10. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((ञञञञ)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन सद(cid:7)य;
डॉ. कासी सेकर, आचाय* और कुल-सिचव, िन"हासं , ब>गलोर
11. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खंड ((((टटटट)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन :::: सद(cid:7)य;
डॉ. वसुधा Fसह, शोध छा(cid:31), मनोिवकार-िचAकBसा िवभाग , ए"स, Aद1ली
12. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खखखखडडंंडडंं ((((ठठठठ)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन :::: सद(cid:7)य;
Hी रतीश नायर, सहायक आचाय,* कॉलेज ऑफ नKसग, ए"स, पटना
13. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खखखखडडंंडडंं ((((डडडड)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन :::: सद(cid:7)य;
(i) Hी अिखलेMर सहाय ;
(ii) Hी Aकशोर कुमार माथुर।
14. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खखखखडडंंडडंं ((((ढ़ढ़ढ़ढ़)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन :::: सद(cid:7)य;
(i) Hी दशे राज सचदवे ा ;
(ii) Hीमती राजेMरी अNयर, रोशनी एOश न फॉर म!टल इलनेस।
15. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खखखखडडंंडडंं ((((णणणण)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन :::: सद(cid:7)य;
(i) डॉ गौरव गुRा, मानिसक अनसु ंधान सोसाइटी, Aद1ली ;
(ii) डॉ साशा रायखी, मानिसक (cid:7)वा(cid:7)(cid:10)य (cid:14)ितSान, Aद1ली ।
16. धधधधाााारररराााा 33334444 कककक(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2) उउउउपपपपधधधधाााारररराााा ((((1111)))) ककककेेेे खखखखडडंंडडंं ((((तततत)))) ककककेेेे अअअअधधधधीीीीनननन :::: सद(cid:7)य;
(i) डॉ राजेश सागर, आचाय,* ए"स, नई Aद1ली ;
(ii) डॉ वंदना गोपीकुमार, (cid:14)बंध (cid:3) यासी, द बनयान, चेUई ।
2. सद(cid:7)य(cid:20) का काय*काल और 0रि(cid:19)या ं मानिसक (cid:7)व ा(cid:7)(cid:10) य दखे -रेख अिधिनयम, 2017 क(cid:11) धारा 35 म ! िनिहत उपबंध(cid:20) (cid:12)ारा
शािसत ह(cid:20)गी ।
[फा.सं.वी.15011 / 04/2018 - पीएच.1]
लव अWवाल, संयु(cid:19) सिचव
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th December, 2018
S.O. 6032(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 33 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (10 of
2017), the Central Government hereby establishes the Central Mental Health Authority and nominates the following
persons as its members, with effect from the date of publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette, namely:–
1. Under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 34: Chairperson -ex-
Additional Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government officio;
of India
2. Under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
Joint Secretary (in-charge of mental health), Ministry of Health and Family officio;
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3. Under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India officio;
4. Under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
Director General of Health Services, Government of India officio;
5. Under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
Joint Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and officio;
Empowerment, Government of India
6. Under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India officio;
7. Under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
(i) Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, officio;
Bangalore;
(ii) Director, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental
Health, Tezpur, Assam;
(iii) Director, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.
8. Under clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member-ex-
(i) Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; officio;
(ii) Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India;
(iii) Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India.
9. Under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 34: -
VACANT
10. Under clause (j) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member;
Dr. Kasi Sekar, Professor and Registrar, NIMHANS, Bangalore
11. Under clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member;
Dr. Vasudha Singh, Research Scholar, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, Delhi
12. Under clause (l) of sub-section (1) of section 34: member;
Sh. Rathish Nair, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Patna
13. Under clause (m) of sub-section (1) of section 34: members;
(i) Sh. Akhileshwar Sahay;
(ii) Sh. Kishore Kumar Mathur.
14. Under clause (n) of sub-section (1) of section 34: members;
(i) Sh. Desraj Sachdeva;
(ii) Smt. Rajeswari Iyer, Roshni Action for Mental Illness.
15. Under clause (o) of sub-section (1) of section 34: members;
(i) Dr. Gorav Gupta, Mental Research Society, Delhi;
(ii) Dr. Sasha Raikhy, Mental Health Foundation, Delhi.
16. Under clause (p) of sub-section (1) of section 34: members;
(i) Dr. Rajesh Sagar, Professor, AIIMS, New Delhi;
(ii) Dr. Vandana Gopikumar, Managing Trustee, The Banyan, Chennai.
2. The term of office of and vacancies among the members shall be governed by the provisions contained
in section 35 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
[F. No. V.15011/04/2018 – PH.1]
LAV AGARWAL, Jt. Secy.
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