Table 2 Areas where Indian legislation outside of the Indian Mental Healthcare Act (IMHA) is concordant with the World Health Organization’s “Checklist on Mental Health Legislation” (WHO-RB) (World Health Organization, 2005)
Legislative issue | WHO-RB designation | Relevant Indian legislation outside the IMHA |
|---|---|---|
Discrimination | U | Rights of persons with disabilities Act (RPDA) 2016, sections 2(h) & 3 |
Housing | V | RPDA 2016, sections 12(3), 18(4)(b), 19(3), 65(2)(e), 71(2)(e) & 121(4)(b) |
Employment | W | RPDA 2016, sections 19, 20 & 35 |
Social security | X | RPDA 2016, section 24 |
Civil issues | Y | RPDA 2016, sections 12(1), 16(i) & 20 |