in GMHC Kozhikode did not aim at bringing out the imagination, ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness of the inmates. The selection of skills/trade was done without ascertaining the aptitude, preference and interests of female inmates and also without conducting a market survey to assess the marketability of products. Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala (GMA), Gwalior (2nd to 4th February, 2009, 21st to 24th February, 2010 and 29th January to 1st February, 2011) The space in both the male and female occupational therapy units was extremely insufficient and the post of male occupational therapist was lying vacant. There was no worthwhile engagement or involvement of inmates in the occupational therapy. In the absence of a trained occupational therapist, the Psychiatric Social Worker was imparting occupational therapy to male inmates. The products made by inmates did not indicate their names and the date on which they were made. The skills/trades imparted were mostly traditional and very few of them were market relevant. There was no marketing of end products because of their limited number and products were not market relevant. Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Cuttack (4th and 5th July, 2011) IMH had no separate occupational therapy units for male and female patients for imparting skill training and using such skills for rehabilitation of patients after their treatment and discharge from the hospital. Mental Hospital (MH), Varanasi (5th July, 2010) There were no well organized occupational therapy units for inmate. The OT unit of the hospital had 5 looms and 35 patients were participating in the OT unit and no new skills/trades had been introduced. No worthwhile activities had been taking place in the OT unit. The inmates were not paid any remuneration contrary to the practice elsewhere. The additional sanctioned posts of Instructors had not been filled. Institute of Mental Health and Hospital (IMHH) , Agra (28th to 30th March, 2011) IMHH had two separate occupational therapy units for male and female patients to provide vocational skill training and 22 male and 33 female patients were participating in the occupational therapy and vocational training units in 2010. The factors determining the number of inmates participating in OT units were socio cultural background, aptitude, preference and interests and extent of recovery of inmates. The skills imparted to male patients included tailoring, weaving, carpentry, candle making, envelope making, chalk making and donas making, spiral binding and lamination. The tailoring unit was stitching male and female uniforms, caps and apron needed by the hospital. The weaving unit had 2 rooms and after receiving 98 National Human Rights Commission