Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi

History of CIP

Ranchi, the erstwhile capital of undivided Bihar, has been synonymous with the treatment of mentally ill patients for the last century. Two of the major mental hospitals in the country were built in the vicinity of each other in Kanke, on the outskirts of Ranchi a hundred years ago. Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi, Jharkhand is a premier institution for mental health-related conditions in India. The British established this hospital on 17th May 1918. It was initially named the Ranchi European Lunatic Asylum. CIP Ranchi has come a long way, covering a journey of 100 years, witnessing many transitions and has developed into a comprehensive mental health service delivery centre. It has been responsible for many innovations in the field of mental health and neurosciences including clinical services, state-of-the-art research and manpower training in the country. Spread across 211 acres in the picturesque city of Ranchi, CIP offers the latest medical advances in an environment that promotes mental health and enhances a sense of wellbeing. Until independence, this hospital catered services only to European patients. As Col Berkeley-Hill mentioned,“The Ranchi European Mental Hospital is the only mental hospital in India which is intended solely for the treatment of persons of either European or American parentage. Natives of Asia or Africa are not eligible for admission. The term European includes persons of mixed parentage, i e., Anglo-Indian or Anglo-African, and to the former the largest percentage of patients belongs.”