LawgistThe Mental Healthcare Act
29Promotion of mental health and preventive programmes
(1) The appropriate Government shall have a duty to plan, design and implement programmes for the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness in the country.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the appropriate Government shall, in particular, plan, design and implement public health programmes to reduce suicides and attempted suicides in the country.
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DUTIES OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT
- 29 Promotion of mental health and preventive programmes
- 30 Creating awareness about mental health and illness and reducing stigma associated with mental illness
- 31 Appropriate Government to take measures as regard to human resource development and training, etc
- 32 Co-ordination within appropriate Government
