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Delhi HC Justice Mukta Gupta said one of the reasons for failing mental health among inmates was inaction by the judiciary. Justice Menon agreed, and said DSLSA is making efforts to identify inmates languishing in jails. On the first-year anniversary of Project Samarthan —which provides counselling to Tihar Jail inmates— Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon Tuesday congratulated prison officials on their project. Officials said nearly 7,000 inmates have been provided counselling by mental health experts till date. AdvertisingUnder the project, the Delhi Prison Administration, in collaboration with NGO Mental Health Foundation and mentored by AIIMS, had started intensive counselling services on April 16 last year..