The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and the States yesterday (9th June 2013), seeking their response for improving the condition of mental hospitals in the country.
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A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Pinaki Chandra Ghose sought the response on a petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC highlighting the problems faced by the mental hospitals. NHRC said, the mental health hospitals in the country are facing serious financial constraints as adequate resource allocation is not being made to meet their requirements.