The Lok Sabha on December 05, 2025, introduced the Mental Healthcare (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to amend the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
The following amendments have been stated:
• The following section shall be inserted, namely:-
31A. (1) The appropriate Government shall,
(a) conduct mental healthcare awareness programmes in institutions and private coaching centres under its jurisdiction; educational
(b) ensure that every student, enrolled in an educational institution and private coaching centres for more than six months period of time, undertake mental healthcare sessions compulsorily; and
(c) ensure that all the teachers, prior to their appointment, undergo mental healthcare training and also undergo annual mental healthcare training thereafter, organized by the appropriate Government and issue certificate on completion of said programme to the teacher: Provided that if a teacher fails to complete the training programme, he shall complete the training within six months of his joining.
(2) The appropriate Government shall prepare an annual report containing the activities undertaken under sub-section (1) and submit the same to the Central Authority, or the State Authority of State Legislature, as the case may be.
Explanation: For the purpose of this section,-
(a) "educational institution" means a primary or a middle or a secondary or a senior secondary school or a University or a College imparting education to children by whatever name called; and
(b) "private coaching centre" mean any institute or establishment imparting education for admission into any professional course including medical or engineering or technical or for appearing for any examination conducted by appropriate Government for securing employment.
[Bill No. 118 of 2025]
