Recognition of Medical Institutes as Centres of Excellence

Under the National Mental Health Programme, support has been provided for establishment of 11 Centres of Excellence in the country in the field of mental health during the 11^th Five Year Plan by upgrading and strengthening identified

existing mental health hospitals/ institutes for addressing the acute manpower gap and provision of state of the art mental health care facilities in the long run. Preference was given to centres where the respective State Governments

showed commitment for faculty and other recurring expenditure annually.

The list of 11 Centres of Excellence is given below:

S.No.	State/ UT	Mental Hospital/ Institute	Amount Released
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Institute of Mental Health, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh	Rs. 5,28,00,000/-
2.	Chandigarh	Department of Psychiatry, Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh	Rs. 18,59,00,000/-
3.	Gujatar	Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Rs. 18,59,00,000/-
4.	Haryana	State Mental Health Institute, PanditBhagwatDayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana	Rs. 26,36,38,788/-
5.	Jammu and Kashmir	Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir	Rs. 28,84,00,000/-
6.	Kerala	Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Kozhikode	Rs. 28,84,00,000/-
7.	Maharashtra	Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health, Pune	Rs. 30,00,00,000/-
8.	New Delhi	Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Shahdra, Delhi	Rs. 5,28,00,000/-
9.	Orissa	Mental Health Institute, Cuttack	Rs. 27,78,00,000/-
10.	Uttar Pradesh	Institute of Mental Health & Hospital, Agra, Uttar Pradesh	Rs. 28,81,00,000/-
11.	West Bengal	Institute of Psychiatry- Kolkata, West Bengal	Rs. 18,59,00,000/-
Total			Rs. 236,96,38,788/-

The above information was given by the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, ShriGhulamNabi Azad in a written reply to a question in the RajyaSabha12.3.13