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:

Sr.No States assigned Regional Technical Agencies Designation
1 Andhra Pradesh AMC Vishakhapatnam Dr. K V RAMI REDDY
2 Andaman and Nicobar JIPMER 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 Dr. Tame Kena(PI)
4 Assam LGBRIMH, Tezpur Dr. Hemanta Dutta(PI)
5 Bihar AIIMS, Patna Dr Pankaj Kumar
6 Chandigarh PGIMER Professor Subodh BN(PI),Dr. Abhishek Ghosh(CO-PI),Dr. Kshitiz Sharma(CO-PI)
7 Chhattisgarh AIIMS, Raipur Dr. Lokesh Kumar Singh(PI), Dr. Vinit Patel(CO-PI),Dr. Lakshmi Nirisha(CO-PI)
8 Dada Nagar Haveli Hospital for Mental Health Ahmedabad Dr. Ajay Chauhan(PI)
9 Daman & Diu Hospital for Mental Health Ahmedabad Dr. Ajay Chauhan(PI)
10 Delhi AIIMS (Delhi)
11 Goa Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Goa Medical College Dr. Mary D’Souza(PI)
12 Gujarat Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad Dr.Ajay Chauhan
13 Haryana IMHUHS, Rohtak Dr. Sidharth Arya
14 Himachal Pradesh IGMC, Shimla Dr.Dinesh Dutt Sharma
15 Jharkhand CIP, Ranchi Dr Sanjay Kumar Munda(PI)
16 Jammu & Kashmir IMHANS, J&K Dr. Yasir Hassan Rather(PI)
17 Ladakh
18 Lakshadweep GMC, Ernakulam Dr DEENU CHACKO(PI)
19 Karnataka NIMHANS Dr. Jayant Mahadevan(PI)
20 Kerala GMC, Ernakulam Dr DEENU CHACKO(PI)
21 Madhya Pradesh AIIMS, Bhopal Prof. Dr Vijender Singh(PI)
22 Maharashtra Seth GSMC and KEMH, Mumbai Dr.Ajita Nayak(PI)
23 Manipur RIMS Dr. S.Gojendra Singh(PI)
24 Meghalaya NEIGRIHMS Dr. Subhash Das(PI),Dr. Arvind Nongpiur(CO-PI), Dr. Star Pala(CO-PI)
25 Mizoram Zoram Medical College Dr. Lalhriatpuia Hlondo(PI)
26 Nagaland Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Dr L Longna(PI)
27 Odisha AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar Dr Arpit Parmar(PI)
28 Puducherry JIPMER Dr. Shivanand Kattimani(PI),Dr. Balaji Bharadwaj(Co-PI),Dr. Ragul Ganesh R(CO-PI)
29 Punjab GMC, Amritsar Dr. Neeru Bala(PI)
30 Rajasthan AIIMS, Jodhpur Dr. Navratan Suthar(PI), Dr. Mukesh Kumar Swami(CO-PI),Dr. Naresh Nebhinani(CO-PI)
31 Sikkim North Bengal Medical College Prof. Dr Nirmal Kumar Bera(PI)
32 Tamil Nadu IMH, Chennai Dr. P P Kannan(PI)
33 Telangana IMH, Hyderabad Dr. K. Sudha Rani(PI)
34 Tripura Modern Psychiatric Hospital Dr Dipayan Sarkar(PI)
35 Uttar Pradesh KGMU, Lucknow Dr. Vivek Agarwal(PI)
36 Uttarakhand AIIMS, Rishikesh Dr. Vishal Dhiman(PI),Dr. Anindya Das(CO-PI1),Dr. Jitendra Rohilla(CO-PI)
37 West Bengal Institute of Psychiatry (IOP), Kolkata Dr. Sujit Sarkhe(PI)