| States | Psychiatrists per 100,000 individuals in India (WHO suggestion – 1.7) | Scientific psychologists per 100,000 individuals in India (WHO suggestion – 0.7) |
| Kerala | 1.20 | 0.63 |
| West Bengal | 0.55 | 0.05 |
| Punjab | 0.46 | 0.04 |
| Gujarat | 0.53 | 0.02 |
| Assam | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| Tamil Nadu | 0.30 | 0.01 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Rajasthan | 0.10 | 0.02 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 0.05 | 0.02 |
Supply: The Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare in Rajya Sabha on July 22, 2025
ELEMENT 2
Demand for psychological well being care
In 2024-25, Centres of Excellence and the Departments of Psychiatry below the Nationwide Psychological Well being Programme dealt with 2.52 million outpatient division instances, together with each in-person and teleconsultations.
The federal government's Tele-MANAS helpline, launched in 2022, has acquired greater than 2.38 million calls thus far, providing help in 20 Indian languages.
ELEMENT 3
Scarcity of psychiatry seats
The nation has 1,300 MD (Psychiatry) seats throughout medical schools for a inhabitants of 1.43 billion. Whereas the quantity has elevated 138% to 74,306 from 31,185 earlier than 2014, psychological well being specialisations proceed to lag.
Sixty-six institutes are providing M.Phil Scientific Psychology programs.
Total, there are 13,86,150 registered allopathic medical doctors within the nation.
ELEMENT 4
Scientific psychologists and nurses
As per knowledge from the Rehabilitation Council of India, there are solely 4,309 scientific psychologists and 801 rehabilitation social employees registered in India. The WHO recommends 0.7 social employees per 100,000 inhabitants.
In 2024-25, the Nationwide Medical Council began a BSc Scientific Psychology (Hons.) course, approving 19 universities to extend manpower in scientific psychology.
ELEMENT 5
Quote: Prataprao Jadhav, Union minister of state, Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare
The info relating to the variety of psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors within the nation at current just isn't maintained centrally. As per NMC web site, roughly 1,300 MD psychiatry seats can be found in numerous medical schools. Psychiatry has now been made a obligatory topic with a devoted query paper in MBBS.
Supply: The Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare, NMHS Survey 2015-16
Word: The federal government has sanctioned the NMHS 2 survey to be performed in all 28 states and eight Union Territories of India.
