REPORT NO. 74 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SEVENTY FOURTH REPORT The Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) (Presented to the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 20th November, 2013) (Forwarded to the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha on 20th November, 2013) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 9th December, 2013) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 9th December, 2013) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi December, 2013/Agrahayana, 1935 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail :
[email protected] 167 Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SEVENTY FOURTH REPORT The Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Presented to the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 20th November, 2013) (Forwarded to the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha on 20th November, 2013) (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 9th December, 2013) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 9th December, 2013) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi December, 2013/Agrahayana, 1935 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ..................................................................................... (i)-(ii) 2. PREFACE ............................................................................................................................... (iii)-(iv) 3. ACRONYMS ..........................................................................................................................