Jaipur Abhayindia.com The State Office of Mental Health was established to care for the mentally ill in the state under the Mental Health Act 2017 and the State Mental Health Regulations 2018. This was also published in the newspaper.
Department of Medicine and Health Additional Secretary Shubhra Singh said the Mental Health Authority was established in the state under the Mental Health Act 2017 to help patients with mental illness. He said that state rules and by-laws relating to mental health would be adopted soon by organizing a meeting of the Office of Mental Health. Along with this, mental health councils will be created. He said that the meeting will also determine the rules relating to the rights of the mentally ill.
In the Office of Mental Health, an additional chief secretary was named chairman, the director of mission of the National Health Mission was named chief executive officer, and the director of public health was named member secretary. In addition, this body will have ex-officio and informal members.