I have heard about the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences Bangalore bill want to know more about this bill. Can you please tell me in detail about the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences Bangalore? Also tell me the objectives of this Bill?

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012 is an act of the Parliament of India to give the status of Institute of National Importance to National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore.

Bill details:

The Bill establishes NIMHANS as a more autonomous. NIMHANS is the fourth medical institute in the country to get this status after All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Bill features:

It establishes NIMHANS as corporate body, as it will be out of the purview of MCI. The law states about the objects and functions, the composition of its members, and their powers and functions.

It also states that NIMHANS will carry out its functions under the control of the central government

The new status is to facilitate inflow of more funds to increase Faculties, to increase infrastructure and to play a greater role

List of departments available here:

Biophysics
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Human Genetics
Mental Health Education
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Neuroscience
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Neuroanaesthesia
Neurochemistry
Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology
Neurology
Neuromicrobiology
Neuropathology
Neurophysiology
Neurosurgery
Neurovirology
Nursing
Neurological Rehabilitation
Psychiatric Social Work
Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Biomedical Engineering
Psychiatric rehabilitation
Speech Pathology & Audiology

Contact:

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Address: Hosur Road, Near Bangalore Milk Dairy
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560029
Phone: 080 2699 5530