Table 1:
Key milestones
| Year | Historical event |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Bhore Committee |
| 1959 | Mudaliar Committee |
| 1975 | Srivastava Committee |
| 1978 | Alma Ata Declaration |
| 1976-1981 | WHO Project- Strategies for extending Mental Health Services into the Community |
| 1982 | Launch of National Mental Health Programme |
| 1992 | Eighth Five Year Plan |
| 1996 | Launch of District Mental Health Programme |
| 1997 | Ninth Five Year Plan |
| 2002 | Tenth Five Year Plan |
| 2007 | Eleventh Five Year Plan |
| 2012 | Twelfth Five Year Plan |