Gross underspend cripples India’s community-level mental health battle. States spent 50% funds for 5 yrs

Gross underspend cripples India’s community-level mental health battle. States spent 50% funds for 5 yrs

States have consistently underspent funds under District Mental Health Programme, which involves OPD, community outreach, awareness & training of healthcare workers in districts.

According to the data presented by the minister, allocation and spending have gone up under the DMHPs, but utilisation as a percentage of allocation has remained around 50 percent every year since 20… [+6823 chars]
Gross underspend cripples India’s community-level mental health battle. States spent 50% funds for 5 yrs - FHMnews