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understanding burden pattern mental disorders well mapping existing resources delivery mental health services india felt need decades recognizing necessity ministry health family welfare government india commissioned national mental health survey nmhs year 201415 nmhs aimed estimate prevalence burden mental health disorders india identify current treatment gaps existing patterns healthcare seeking service utilization patterns along understanding impact disability due disorders paper describes design steps methodology adopted phase 1 nmhs conducted india nmhs phase 1 covered representative population 39532 12 states across 6 regions india namely states punjab uttar pradesh north tamil nadu kerala south jharkhand west bengal east rajasthan gujarat west madhya pradesh chhattisgarh central assam manipur north east nmhs india 201516 unique representative survey adopted uniform standardized methodology sought overcome limitations previous surveys employed multistage stratified random cluster sampling technique random selection clusters based probability proportionate size expected findings nmhs 201516 would reveal burden mental disorders magnitude treatment gap existing challenges prevailing barriers mentalhealth delivery systems country single point time hoped results nmhs provide evidence strengthen implement mental health policies programs near future provide rationale enhance investment mental health care india also hoped nmhs provide framework conducting similar population based surveys mental health public health problems low middleincome countries