Murchana Hazarika

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Murchana Hazarika is an Assistant Project Manager & Research Associate at the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, ILS, Pune, where she works on mental health law and policy through the Keshav Desiraju India Mental Health Observatory. A postgraduate in Public Policy from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, she is a social policy researcher with experience in policy research and government-facing initiatives. Her research and professional interests lie at the intersection of mental health systems and social justice, and in working with governments and institutions on policy and implementation.


Areas of expertise

Social policy research, Mental health systems research, Government engagement and capacity building


Currently working at

Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, ILS, Pune, Assistant Project Manager & Research Associate


Articles by Murchana Hazarika


Detailed view of intersecting railway tracks with overgrown vegetation--Mental Healthcare Act

September 16, 2026
How is India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 tracking?
Learn about the history of the mental health legislation in India, and see where state-wise implementation of the 2017 Act is falling short.
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