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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 5554
TOBE ANSWERED ON27thMARCH, 2026
BUDGETFORNATIONALMENTALHEALTH PROGRAMME
5554. SHRIVIJAYKUMAR HANSDAK:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:
(a)the details of the budget allocatedandfunds released toStates/UTsfor the implementation
of the District Mental Health Programme during the period from FY2021-22 toFY2025
-26, year-wise andState/UT-wise;
(b) the status of the 25 Centres of Excellence sanctioned under the National Mental Health
Programme (NMHP) along with the details of the number of students enrolled and staff
vacancies since FY2021-22, speciality-wise, year-wiseandinstitution-wise;
(c) whether the Government has undertaken or proposes to undertake any evaluation of the
implementation status of the NMHP and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons
therefor; and
(d) the details of State-run mental health hospitals modernised under the NMHP during the
last five years including details of upgrades undertaken and expenditure incurred,
State/UT-wise and year-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d) Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility for strengthening the
healthcare system rests with the respective State/UT Governments. However, to address the
burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implementing the National Mental
Health Programme (NMHP) in the country. The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP)
component of the NMHP has been sanctioned for implementation in 767 districts for which
support is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission. Facilities made
available under DMHP at the Community Health Centre (CHC) and Primary Health Centre
(PHC) levels for all including elderly, inter- alia, include outpatient services, assessment,
counselling/ psycho-social interventions, continuing care and support to persons with severe
mental disorders, drugs, outreach services, ambulance services etc. In addition to above
services there isa provision of 10beddedin-patient facilityat the district level.The details of funds allocated and utilized under the District Mental Health Programme
(DMHP) betweenFY2021-22 andFY2025-26, year-wiseandState/UT-wise at Annexure-I.
Under National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), 25 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) have
beensanctioned/strengthened across variousStates/UTsfor capacity buildinginmentalhealth
manpower development covering four disciplines i.e. Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology,
PsychiatricSocial WorkandPsychiatricNursing.
Across 25 Centres of Excellence (CoEs), a total of 286 postgraduate (PG) seats have been
increased, comprising 70 seats in Psychiatry, 77 in Clinical Psychology, 85 in Psychiatric
SocialWork,and54inPsychiatric Nursing.
The Ministry provides technical guidance and financial assistance to States/UTs for optimal
utilization of these seats and filling up faculty vacancies through regulatory bodies. During
the period from FY2021–22 to 2025–26, a total of 1,501 students were enrolled across these
disciplines, including 361inPsychiatry, 464 inClinical Psychology, 391 inPsychiatric Social
Work,and285inPsychiatric Nursing.
The Government has undertaken an evaluation of the implementation status of the NMHP.
The evaluation was conducted by the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office of
NITI Aayog. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance entrusted Development
Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog to conduct the comprehensive
evaluation of Health Sector and its associated Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS). The
DMEO published the study “Evaluation study of Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Health
Sector(Package 07)” inSeptember2025.
The details of CoE supported under NMHP, year-wise and State/UT-wise, and the details of
funds releasedtoCoE are at Annexure-II.
***Annexure-I
State/UT-wise detailsof fundsallocated andutilizedfor theDistrict MentalHealthProgramme undertheFlexiblePoolfor Non-
Communicable Diseases fromF.Y.2021-2022 to F.Y. 2024-25
2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
S.
State/UT SPIP SPIP SPIP SPIP
No. Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure
Approval Approval Approval Approval
Andaman and Nicobar
1 Islands 25.60 0.41 22.55 0.71 24.20 - 11.15 1.80
2 AndhraPradesh 1184.53 460.01 1395.32 103.13 1,251.20 1,025.50 897.01 661.57
3 ArunachalPradesh 69.30 67.86 242.00 172.84 229.00 42.33 198.50 44.14
4 Assam 367.03 257.48 388.42 214.49 420.94 256.40 475.96 352.63
5 Bihar 628.75 40.79 187.50 18.51 197.75 32.02 274.68 58.25
6 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - - - -
7 Chhattisgarh 602.72 488.49 1063.65 840.62 949.15 524.70 955.93 239.70
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
8
andDaman&Diu 0.54 0.18 15.44 0.24 9.15 0.05 3.00 3.50
9 Delhi 0.00 0.54 0.00 0.00 - - 97.00 -
10 Goa 47.35 30.09 44.40 32.93 44.40 32.59 44.40 36.28
11 Gujarat 794.74 350.30 834.85 394.45 834.85 798.52 876.96 648.17
12 Haryana 174.92 122.67 130.97 62.79 133.47 86.05 157.41 122.63
13 HimachalPradesh 57.51 2.93 53.00 10.62 39.00 26.18 18.00 9.79
14 JammuandKashmir 197.50 91.88 145.00 40.45 145.00 38.79 150.50 31.95
15 Jharkhand 124.71 122.60 220.74 151.80 215.12 165.32 153.07 124.65
16 Karnataka 1165.46 803.08 1713.24 761.14 1,186.75 1,050.57 712.62 618.04
17 Kerala 692.90 411.30 872.65 412.91 847.40 349.53 684.40 276.38
18 Ladakh 21.00 28.31 116.89 138.42 53.50 40.31 63.10 50.55
19 Lakshadweep 14.60 1.19 17.03 2.89 17.88 0.67 15.50 5.13
20 MadhyaPradesh 236.65 221.80 247.54 158.72 317.30 224.11 400.34 251.632021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
S.
State/UT SPIP SPIP SPIP SPIP
No. Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure Expenditure
Approval Approval Approval Approval
21 Maharashtra 327.75 585.44 992.00 377.68 831.25 356.36 1,105.13 265.95
22 Manipur 281.64 50.65 396.04 52.10 366.04 95.65 399.40 186.62
23 Meghalaya 213.80 174.98 174.40 87.24 164.16 97.41 179.20 114.77
24 Mizoram 57.50 22.77 60.30 20.75 63.30 28.96 63.30 11.61
25 Nagaland 252.47 233.91 161.61 28.56 160.04 45.78 140.92 126.48
26 Odisha 474.25 243.21 513.82 336.77 517.00 411.81 386.87 269.11
27 Puducherry 67.09 6.08 52.59 14.22 52.59 23.98 62.10 14.97
28 Punjab 199.90 49.92 293.00 7.10 293.00 293.00 726.50 1.71
29 Rajasthan 529.49 175.97 402.40 154.50 402.40 220.75 379.28 585.07
30 Sikkim 103.60 30.96 48.27 25.24 48.27 26.75 48.99 40.09
31 TamilNadu 564.26 428.62 1464.70 128.73 2,909.40 373.34 2,654.47 1,741.66
32 Telangana 0.00 0.00 254.75 132.25 238.25 16.59 193.50 193.50
33 Tripura 66.00 30.89 69.10 33.11 54.40 23.72 53.00 39.89
34 UttarPradesh 2232.43 240.75 2763.83 1477.41 3,248.08 1,613.03 2,701.02 887.17
35 Uttarakhand 50.14 71.62 60.90 25.99 56.55 22.02 50.89 21.50
36 WestBengal 464.36 131.14 555.82 236.10 575.14 223.01 428.30 202.19Annexure-II
Details of Centresof Excellence (CoE) supportedunderNMHP
Funds released Funds released
Sr. Yearof
State/UT Name Of theInstitute uptoFY2023-24 inF.Y.2024-25
No. Approval
(inRs. crore) (inRs. crore)
Andhra
1 Hospital for Mental Care, Vishakhapatnam 2017-18 10.00
Pradesh -
2 Delhi IHBAS, Delhi 2010-11 5.28 -
3 Delhi Dr RMLHospital ,Delhi 2016-17 5.93 -
4 Gujarat Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad 2009-10 27.60 0.12
5 Goa Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour,Goa 2015-16 17.06 1.89
6 Haryana State Mental HealthInstitute, Rohtak 2009-10 26.36 -
Himachal
7 Dr.Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College,Kangra 2016-17 27.63 0.67
Pradesh
Jammu & Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Govt. Medical College,
8 2009-10 28.84 -
Kashmir Srinagar
Dharwad Institute of Mental HealthandNeurosciences,
9 Karnataka 2015-16 8.28 -
Dharwad
10 Kerala IMHANS, Kozikode 2010-11 30.00 -
Madhya
11 Gwalior Mansik Arogyasala, Gwalior 2015-16 4.75 -
Pradesh
Madhya
12 Mental Hospital, MGM Medical College,Indore 2015-16 6.00 -
Pradesh
13 Maharashtra Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health,Pune 2011-12 30.00 -
14 Odisha SCBMedical College Hospital ,Cuttack 2010-11 27.78 2.2215 Chandigarh Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Sec-32, Chandigarh 2010-11 19.75 -
16 Punjab Institiute of Mental Health, Amritsar 2015-16 4.76 -
17 Rajasthan SPMedical College,Bikaner 2016-17 12.00 -
18 Rajasthan SMSMedical College,Jaipur 2016-17 6.00 -
19 Telangana Institute of Mental Health,Hyderabad 2009-10 17.40 -
20 Telangana Kakatiya Medical College,Warangal 2017-18 12.00 -
21 Uttar Pradesh Institute of Medical Sciences,BHU, Varanasi 2017-18 26.16 -
22 Uttar Pradesh King Geroge's Medical University, Lucknow 2015-16 5.77 -
23 Uttar Pradesh Institiute of Mental Health& Hospital Agra, Agra 2009-10 28.81 -
24 West Bengal Institute of Psychiatry , Kolkata 2009-10 24.90 -
25 West Bengal Calcutta National Medical College,Kolkata 2017-18 18.32 -