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ABSTRACT "A study to assess the level of stress among the primary care givers of mentally ill patients in a selected hospital in Meerut". The objectives are ; - To assess the level of stress among primary care givers of mentally ill patients . - To associate the between the level among primary care givers of mentally ill patients with their selected demographic variables. The present study was conducted at " CHATARPATI SHIVAJI SUBHARTI HOSPITAL" at Meerut. Descriptive Research Design was used for this study. Permission was obtained from the Superintendent of Subharti Hospital and data collection was done in hospital .The investigator have selected 50 samples primary care givers of mentally ill patients age above 20 - 60 years of age purposive sampling technique. Oral consent was obtained from the subjects. Perceived Stress Scale was used for assessing the level of stress with the help of primary care givers of mentally ill patients then the investigators the perceived scale (among primary care givers of mentally ill patients) for the purpose of assessing the level of stress.descriptive and inferential statics were used to analyze the finding of the study. There was a significant difference(p<0.05) found mean 20.34, and the standard deviation was 5.2 and the percentage of primary care givers of mentally ill patients stress level was 72% was a significant association (p<0.05) found the stress level in primary care givers of mentally ill patients. The present study was conducted with the view to assess the level of stress among primary care givers of mentally ill patients . This study shows that most of the primary care givers of mentally ill patients are having moderate level of stress. (average level of stress is 72%).