The world health Report 2001 pointed out that mental and neurological conditions cause a significant amount of morbidity and disability all over the world. It is estimated that about 450 million people are affected by mental, neurological and substance use disorder. A large proportion of these people live in developing country, including South-East Asia Region countries. This is important, since many people suffering with mental health issues who reside in developing countries are known to not get appropriate treatment. It is believed that the treatment gap in developing countries could be as high as believed that the treatment gap in developing countries could be as hight as 80-90% of the affected population. Traditionally,neurological ans psychiatric services have been concentrated in tertiary care hospitals, thereby depriving the large segment of the population living in rural and remote areas of such services. This is despite the fact that both neurological and psychiatric conditions are common in all communities.