Digital Governance and the Protection of Mental Health Rights: A Critical Study under the MHCA 2017 in Light of the CRPD

Sharma, Sonali; Sharma, Santosh

dc.contributor.author	Sharma, Sonali
dc.contributor.author	Sharma, Santosh
dc.date.accessioned	2026-08-28T09:07:00Z
dc.date.available	2026-08-28T09:07:00Z
dc.date.issued	2026-10
dc.identifier.citation	Digital Governance and the Protection of Mental Health Rights: A Critical Study under the MHCA 2017 in Light of the CRPD	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2277-5730
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21060
dc.description.abstract	India has enacted the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA) to safeguard the rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities, in line with its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Simultaneously, the government has launched ambitious digital governance initiatives including the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele-MANAS), the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM/ABDM), and the e-Sanjeevani telemedicine platform to expand access to mental health care. This paper critically examines MHCA 2017 and related laws under the CRPD framework, analyzes how digital health platforms transform service delivery, and identifies emerging legal, ethical and policy challenges (data privacy, accessibility, potential discrimination). The analysis uses academic, legal and official sources to ground its critique and recommendations	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Ajanta Prakashan	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vol-XIV;Issue - 4
dc.subject	Digital Governance	en_US
dc.subject	Protection	en_US
dc.subject	Mental Health Rights	en_US
dc.subject	Mental Healthcare Act	en_US
dc.subject	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).	en_US
dc.title	Digital Governance and the Protection of Mental Health Rights: A Critical Study under the MHCA 2017 in Light of the CRPD	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US