One of the buildings in the campus of The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NMHANS ) in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) announced that NIMHANS-2 will be set up in north India, to reaffirm the Union government’s commitment to mental health and trauma care. Ms. Sitharaman was presenting her ninth Budget in the Parliament on Sunday (February 1, 2026). Read: Union Budget 2026 LIVE updates The Finance Minister said there are no national institutes for mental health care in north India, which is why NIMHANS 2 will be set up in north India, although it was not announced where the institute will come up. Ms. Sitharaman also announced the upgradation of national mental health institutes in Ranchi and Tezpur to regional apex institutions. Currently, the mental health institutions in Ranchi and Tezpur are Central Institute of Psychiatry and the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, respectively. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) is in Bengaluru, Karnataka, which is serving as the apex centre for mental health education and neuroscience research in the country. Published – February 01, 2026 12:22 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Nandyal MP Shabari condemns Ambati Rambabu’s remarks against Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu Sunetra Pawar: From social work to Maharashtra Deputy CM