Emergency care and recovery centre for homeless yet to come up in Dakshina Kannada
The Dakshina Kannada district in India is struggling to establish an emergency care and recovery center for homeless individuals suffering from mental illness. Despite government notifications and repeated calls for NGO participation, the project remains stalled due to a lack of interest from service providers.
Why it matters
This highlights the gap between government policy and ground-level implementation in providing essential mental health infrastructure for vulnerable populations.
The Dakshina Kannada district is yet to establish an emergency care and recovery centre for homeless mentally ill persons. A notification for having the centre in Dakshina Kannada and 26 other districts was issued by the State government in June 2025.
As per the notification, dated June 2, 2025, the Aaladamara Foundation has set up the centres in Chitradurga, Yadgir, Kolar, and Bidar districts. An expression of interest (EOI) was called from NGOs to set up the centres in 27 districts.
Each centre should comprise of a psychiatrist, a social worker, a nurse, four ward assistants. The assigned NGO should make use of the medicines, treatment, and food provided at the district hospital and take care of persons with acute mental illness. The NGO should also provide vocational training to such patients. The NGO will be given ₹20 lakh per annum to run the centre.
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