Founder, Ex-Director
Dr. Mohan Agashe served as a Professor of Psychiatry at the B. J. Govt. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital in Pune. Apart from his medical career, he also worked in the fields of clinical psychology and psychopharmacology. He was also instrumental in establishing the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health in 1991, a state level training and research institute in Mental Health Sciences, located in Pune, India. He headed the five-year study on the trauma of the 1993 Latur earthquake, initiated by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
He started his early career by opting to work in a government Hospital at Pune. He also chaired the organising committee meetings for the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. In 1998, his project to improve mental health education and service led to the formation of a new policy on mental education by the Government of Maharashtra. He has also served as an Advisor to the Government of Maharashtra on Mental Health Education and Service.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Directors | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 13/06/1991 - 31/03/1997 |
| 2 | Dr. Neha Pandey | 01/04/1997 - 31/03/2001 |
| 3 | Dr. P. M. Bulakh | 13/04/2001 - 03/06/2001 |
| 4 | Dr. Neha Pandey | 06/06/2001 - 12/06/2001 |
| 5 | Dr. P. M. Bulakh | 13/06/2001 - 12/08/2001 |
| 6 | Dr. A.S. Labhshetwar | 13/08/2001 - 26/08/2001 |
| 7 | Dr. P. M. Bulakh | 27/08/2001 - 06/02/2002 |
| 8 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 07/02/2002 - 11/07/2002 |
| 9 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 12/07/2002 - 15/09/2002 |
| 10 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 16/09/2002 - 19/10/2002 |
| 11 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 20/10/2002 - 15/01/2003 |
| 12 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 16/01/2003 - 28/02/2003 |
| 13 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 01/03/2003 - 30/06/2003 |
| 14 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 01/07/2003 - 31/07/2003 |
| 15 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 01/08/2003 - 14/03/2004 |
| 16 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 15/03/2004 - 13/04/2004 |
| 17 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 15/04/2004 - 26/10/2004 |
| 18 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 27/10/2004 - 15/11/2004 |
| 19 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 16/11/2004 - 24/11/2004 |
| 20 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 25/11/2004 - 24/12/2004 |
| 21 | Dr. Mohan Agashe | 27/12/2004 - 21/07/2005 |
| 22 | Dr. Alka Pawar | 01/08/2005 - 16/01/2015 |
| 23 | Dr. Ajay Chandanwale | 17/01/2015 - till date |
| Sr. No. | Name of CAOs | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri. D. R. Shriram | 19/07/1991 - 07/03/1996 |
| 2 | Shri MMA Sheikh | 08/03/1996 - 31/07/1996 |
| 3 | Shri. D. R. Shriram | 01/08/1996 - 24/04/1997 |
| 4 | Shri. S.B. Gaikwad | 25/04/1997 - 28/02/1999 |
| 5 | Shri. Shashikant Shete | 29/02/1999 - 08/10/2000 |
| 6 | Shri. R.G. Janjal | 09/10/2000 - 07/01/2001 |
| 7 | Shri. Shashikant Shete | 08/01/2001 - 31/08/2001 |
| 8 | Shri. R.G. Janjal | 01/09/2001 - 17/07/2002 |
| 9 | Shri. P. Deshmukh | 25/07/2002 - 03/11/2003 |
| 10 | Shri. Sanjay Sojwal | 03/11/2003 - 14/01/2004 |
| 11 | Shri. R.D. Shriram | 15/01/2004 - 16/08/2005 |
| 12 | Shri.D.A.Minde | 16/08/2005 - 10/07/2008 |
| 13 | Shri. S.B. Sarmukaddam | 11/07/2008 - 20/01/2015 |
| 14 | Smt. Pradnya Dhiware | 21/01/2015 - 10/10/2017 |
| 15 | Dr. Nitin Abhivant | 11/10/2017 - till date |