(g) one eminent psychiatrist from the State not in Government service to be nominated by the State Government —Member;

“psychiatrist” means a medical practitioner possessing a post-graduate degree or diploma in psychiatry awarded by an university recognised by the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or 3 of 1956 awarded or recognized by the National Board of Examinations and included in the First Schedule to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, or recognised by the102 of 1956. Medical Council of India, constituted under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, and includes, in relation to any State, any medical officer who having regard to his knowledge and experience in psychiatry, has been declared by the Government of that State to be a psychiatrist for the purposes of this Act;

(h) one mental health professional as defined in item (iii) of clause (q) of sub–section (1) of section (2) having at least fifteen years experience in the field, to be nominated by the State Government —Member;

“mental health professional” means—

A psychiatrist as defined in clause (x);

or

(ii) a professional registered with the concerned State Authority under section 55; or a professional having a post graduate degree (Ayurveda) in Mano Vigyan Avum Manas Roga

or

a post graduate degree (Homoeopathy) in Psychiatry or a post-graduate degree (Unani) in Moalijat (Nafasiyatt) or a post graduate degree (Siddha) in Sirappu Maruthuvam;

(i) one psychiatric social worker having at least fifteen years experience in the field, to be nominated by the State Government —Member;

“psychiatric social worker” means a person having a post graduate degree in Social Work and a Master of Philosophy in Psychiatric Social Work obtained after completion of a full time course of two years which includes supervised clinical training from any University recognised by the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or such 3 of 1956 recognized qualifications, as may be prescribed.

(j) one clinical psychologist having at least fifteen years experience in the field, to be nominated by the State Government —Member;

“clinical psychologist” means a person—

(i) having a recognized qualification in Clinical Psychology from an institution approved and recognized, by the Rehabilitation Council of India, constituted under section 3 of the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992; or 34 of 1992.

(ii) having a Post-Graduate degree in Psychology or Clinical Psychology or Applied Psychology and a Master of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology or Medical and Social Psychology obtained after completion of a full time course of two years which includes supervised clinical training from any University recognized by the University Grants Commission established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and 35 of 1956 approved and recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 or such recognised qualifications as may be prescribed;

(k) one mental health nurse having at least fifteen years experience in the field of mental health, to be nominated by the State Government —Member;

“mental health nurse” means a person with a diploma or degree in general nursing or diploma or degree in psychiatric nursing recognized by the Nursing Council of India established under the Nursing Council of India Act, 1947 and 38 of 1947 registered as such with the relevant nursing council in the State;

(l) two persons representing persons who have or have had mental illness, to be nominated by the State Government —Member;

“mental illness” means a substantial disorder of thinking, mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognise reality or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life, mental conditions associated with the abuse of alcohol and drugs, but does not include mental retardation which is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person, specially characterised by subnormality of intelligence;

(m) two persons representing care-givers of persons with mental illness or organizations representing care-givers, to be nominated by the State Government —Members;

“care-giver” means a person who resides with a person with mental illness and is responsible for providing care to that person and includes a relative or any other person who performs this function, either free or with remuneration

(n) two persons representing non-governmental organizations which provide services to persons with mental illness, to be nominated by the State Government —Members.