<span style="color: #222222;">Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and all states and Union Territories on a plea seeking effective implementation of a public health programme for prevention and reduction of suicides in the country. <br />'' <br />'' The court issued the notice on a public interest litigation filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal. Referring to data provided by the Delhi Police, the petitioner said that 140 cases of suicides of children below 18 years were recorded between 2014 and 2018. Petitioner has alleged in his plea that the Delhi government has failed to provide a healthy social atmosphere.<br />'' <br />'' The plea said that all the states and Union Territories have failed to implement various provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 and they should be directed to take appropriate steps for the prevention and reduction of suicides in their jurisdiction.<br />'' <br />'' It said that the authorities should be asked to provide status report on the steps taken by them to implement public health programme for reduction and prevention of suicides.</span><br />''  <br />