Mental Health Financing In India

2009

Mental Health Financing in India

2009 BasicNeeds Policy Study

Saju C Mannarath Research & Knowledge Officer

Contents

Page 1. Glossary 2. Executive Summary 3. Background 3.1. Mental Health Disease Burden 3.2. Treatment gap in Mental Health 3.3. Mental Health Services in India & the financing 3.4. Current BasicNeeds Mental Health Financing Study in India 4. Methodology 4.1. Data Collection 4.2. Data Analysis 5. Findings 5.1. Main sources of funding available for mental health in India 5.2. How mental health funding is allocated 5.3. Mental Health Fund Utilization 6. Limitations 7. Discussion 8. Conclusion 9. Annexure 10. References 3 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 10 10 14 15 17 18 19 20 27

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Glossary

MH LAMICs DMHP NMHP DHS DMO NIMHANS ECT CMH NRHM PHC CHC NABARD NGO Crore Lakh Nodal Officer Mental Health Low- and middle-income countries District Mental Health Programme National Mental Health Programme Directorate of Health Services (Kerala State, India) District Medical Officer National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore Electro Convulsive Therapy Community Mental Health National RuraHealth l Mission (Government of India programme) Primary Health Centre Community Health Centre National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Non Governmental Organization (voluntary organization) Ten Million Indian Rupees One hundred thousand (100,000) Indian Rupees An Officer (usually a Psychiatrist) appointed/ deputed by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, for the implementation of DMHP part of a larger District within a State or Union Territory

Taluk Panchayath / Panchayath Raj Ayurveda Five Year Plan

The smallest administrative area in India (local self-governance unit) an Indian system of medicine/ treatment famous in the State of Kerala in India The economy of India is based in part on planning through its five-year plans, developed, executed and monitored by the Planning Commission. With the Prime Minister as the ex...