Regional Technical Agencies (RTAs)

Various reputed government medical education institutions are collaborating with the National Technical Agency (NDDTC, AIIMS) as Regional Technical Agencies for this survey. Each state/UT has been linked to a Government Medical Institute which has been assigned the responsibility of leading the technical aspects of the survey that state/UT as the Regional Technical Agency.

Roles and Responsibilities of Regional Technical Agencies

The RTAs will be responsible for:

  • Supervising / undertaking the technical / scientific aspects of implementation of survey in the assigned region e.g. obtaining ethical approvals, translation of study instruments in local languages, etc.
  • Participating in the state-level advocacy and sensitization meetings as technical experts
  • Assisting NDDTC in the identifying mater trainers for conducting survey trainings at the state level.
  • Facilitating trainings for field staff of the survey in the assigned region in coordination with the State Implementation Agencies (SIAs)
  • Working closely with the SIAs of the assigned region for timely completion of survey activities
  • Supervising data collection in assigned regions and ensuring high quality of data.
  • Revalidation of HHS survey data in assigned states
  • Leading conceptualization, planning, designing, implementation and analysis of some of the focused thematic studies being conducted as part of the National Survey
  • Preparing progress reports and submitting them to NDDTC, AIIMS

List of Regional Technical Agencies for different states of the country:

S.No. State/UT Regional Technical Agency (RTA) Name and Designation of the Investigators
1 Andhra Pradesh Andhra Medical College (AMC), Vishakhapatnam Dr. KV Rami Reddy (PI), Dr. Anuhya Guyton G (Co-Investigator), Dr. Rahul P (Co-Investigator)
2 Andaman and Nicobar Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry Dr. Shivanand Kattimani(PI),Dr. Balaji Bharadwaj(Co-PI),Dr. Ragul Ganesh R(CO-PI)
3 Arunachal Pradesh Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Papum Pare Dr. Tame Kena (PI), Dr. Anoop Dev (Co-Investigator), Dr. Igam Bagra (Co-Investigator)
4 Assam Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur Dr. Hemanta Dutta (PI), Dr. J Hazarika (Co-Investigator), Dr. Diptadhi Mukherjee (Co-Investigator)
5 Bihar All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna Dr Pankaj Kumar (PI), Dr. Sambhu Prasad (Co-Investigator), Dr. Shinjini Choudhary (Co-Investigator)
6 Chandigarh Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh Dr. Subodh BN (PI), Dr. Abhishek Ghosh (Co-Investigator), Dr. Kshitiz Sharma (Co-Investigator)
7 Chhattisgarh All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur Dr. Lokesh Kumar Singh (PI), Dr. Vinit Patel (Co-Investigator), Dr. Lakshmi Nirisha (Co-Investigator)
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Hospital for Mental Health (HMH), Ahmedabad Dr. Ajay Chauhan (PI), Dr. Deepti Bhatt (Co-Investigator), Dr. Chirag Parmar (Co-Investigator)
9 Delhi Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Shahdara Dr. Deepak Kumar (PI), Dr. Pooja Shakya (Co-Investigator), Dr. Ankita Chattopadhyay (Co-Investigator)
10 Goa Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB) and Goa Medical College, Bambolim Dr. Mary D’Souza (PI), Dr. Anil V Rane (Co-Investigator), Dr. Ashish Srivastava (Co-Investigator)
11 Gujarat Hospital for Mental Health (HMH), Ahmedabad Dr. Ajay Chauhan (PI), Dr. Deepti Bhatt (Co-Investigator), Dr. Chirag Parmar (Co-Investigator)
12 Haryana Institute of Mental Health University of Health Sciences (IMHUHS), Rohtak Dr. Sidharth Arya (PI), Dr. Vinay Kumar (Co-Investigator), Dr. Sunila (Co-Investigator)
13 Himachal Pradesh Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital (IGMC), Shimla Dr. Dinesh Dutt Sharma (PI), Dr. Devesh Sharma (Co-Investigator), Dr. Nidhi Sharma (Co-Investigator)
14 Jharkhand Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi Dr. Sanjay Kumar Munda (PI), Dr. Anirudha Mukherjee (Co-Investigator), Dr. Sourav Khanra (Co-Investigator)
15 Jammu & Kashmir (a) Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (IMHANS), Srinagar
(b) Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Bemina, Srinagar 		IMHANS: Dr. Yasir Hassan Rather (PI), Dr. Fazl e Roub (Co-Investigator), Dr. Shabir Ahmad (Co-Investigator)
SKIMS, Bemina: Dr. Abdul Majid (PI), Dr. Nizam Ud Din (Co-Investigator), Dr. Syed Mehvish (Co-Investigator)
16 Ladakh Sonam Norboo Memorial District Hospital (SNM), Leh Dr. Tashi Tundup (PI), Dr. Rinchen Angmo (Co-Investigator), Dr. Sajad Hussain (Co-Investigator)
17 Lakshadweep Government Medical College (GMC), Ernakulam Dr. Deenu Chacko (PI). Dr. Lekshmy Gupthan (Co-Investigator), Dr. Jaimon PM (Co-Investigator)
18 Karnataka National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore Dr. Jayant Mahadevan (PI), Dr. Lekhansh Shukla (Co-Investigator), Dr. Prabhat Chand (Co-Investigator)
19 Kerala Government Medical College (GMC), Ernakulam Dr. Deenu Chacko (PI). Dr. Lekshmy Gupthan (Co-Investigator), Dr. Jaimon PM (Co-Investigator)
20 Madhya Pradesh All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopala> Dr. Vijender Singh (PI), Dr. Tamonud Modak (Co-Investigator), Dr. Tanmay Joshi (Co-Investigator)
21 Maharashtra Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College (GSMC) and King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH), Mumbai Dr. Ajita Nayak (PI), Dr. Kranti Kadam (Co-Investigator), Dr. Shilpa Adarkar (Co-Investigator)
22 Manipur Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal Dr. S Gojendra Singh (PI), Dr. Brogen Singh Akoijam (Co-Investigator), Dr. L Roshan Singh (Co-Investigator)
23 Meghalaya North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong Dr. Subhash Das (PI), Dr. Arvind Nongpiur (Co-Investigator), Dr. Star Pala (Co-Investigator)
24 Mizoram Zoram Medical College & Hospital (ZMC&H), Falkawn Dr. Manoj Patki (PI), Dr. Hriatpuia Hlondo (Co-Investigator), Dr. Anirudh Basu (Co-Investigator)
25 Nagaland Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR), Kohima Dr. L Longna (PI), Dr. Thinuosatuo Mezhu (Co-Investigator), Dr. Senilo Magh (Co-Investigator)
26 Odisha All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar Dr. Arpit Parmar (PI), Dr. Debadatta Mohapatra (Co-Investigator), Dr. Shree Mishra (Co-Investigator)
27 Puducherry Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry Dr. Shivanand Kattimani (PI), Dr. Balaji Bharadwaj (Co-Investigator), Dr. Ragul Ganesh R (Co-Investigator)
28 Punjab Government Medical College (GMC), Amritsar Dr. Neeru Bala (PI), Dr. Rajiv Arora (Co-Investigator), Dr. Khushbinder Singh (Co-Investigator)
29 Rajasthan All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur Dr. Navratan Suthar (PI), Dr. Mukesh Kumar Swami (Co-Investigator), Dr. Naresh Nebhinani (Co-Investigator)
30 Sikkim North Bengal Medical College (NBMC), Siliguri Dr. Nirmal Kumar Bera (PI), Dr. Uttam Majumder (Co-Investigator), Dr. Gobinda Chandra Basak (Co-Investigator)
31 Tamil Nadu Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Chennai Dr. P P Kannan (PI), Dr. P Poorna Chandrika (Co-Investigator), Dr. S Deepa (Co-Investigator)
32 Telangana Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Hyderabad Dr. K Sudha Rani (PI), Dr. Ramesh Ammati (Co-Investigator), Dr. S Sai Naveen (Co-Investigator)
33 Tripura Modern Psychiatric Hospital, Agartala Dr. Dipayan Sarkar (PI), Dr. Udayan Majumder (Co-Investigator), Dr. Kaushik Nandi (Co-Investigator)
34 Uttar Pradesh King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow Dr. Vivek Agarwal (PI), Dr. Amit Singh (Co-Investigator), Dr. Mohita Joshi (Co-Investigator)
35 Uttarakhand All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh Dr. Vishal Dhiman (PI), Dr. Anindya Das (Co-Investigator), Dr. Jitendra Rohilla (Co-Investigator)
36 West Bengal Institute of Psychiatry (IOP), Kolkata Dr. Sujit Sarkhel (PI), Dr. Paramita Ray (Co-Investigator), Dr. Ranjan Das (Co-Investigator)