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1. Government of India. (2017). The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (Act No. 10 of 2017). Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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4. United Nations. (2006). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). New
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