Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on National TB Elimination Programme
TB incidence rate in India has shown a 17.7% decline from 237 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 195 per 100,000 population in 2023
TB deaths has reduced by 21.4% from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023
Notified TB Cases increased from 18.05 Lakh in 2020 to 25.52 Lakh in 2023
Posted On:
03 DEC 2024 3:33PM by PIB Delhi
The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) is implemented under the aegis of the National Health Mission (NHM). It implements a National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination (2017-25) across the country.
The key efforts and interventions made under the NTEP are:
- Targeted interventions in high TB burden areas through State and District Specific Strategic plans.
- Provision of free drugs and diagnostics to TB patients.
- Active TB case-finding through campaigns in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations.
- Integration of Ayushman Arogya Mandir with TB screening and treatment services.
- Private sector engagement with incentives for notification and management of TB cases.
- Scale up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
- Expansion of coverage under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for nutritional support to TB patients.
- Intensified Information, Education & Communication (IEC) interventions to reduce stigma, enhance community awareness and improve health seeking behaviour.
- Converge efforts and resources of line ministries for TB elimination.
- Provision of TB Preventive Treatment to contacts of TB patients and vulnerable population.
- Track notified TB cases through Ni-kshay portal.
- Provide additional nutritional, diagnostic and vocational support to TB patients and household contacts under Ni-kshya Mitra initiative.
NTEP has made significant efforts to make India TB free. The incidence rate of TB in India has shown a 17.7% decline from 237 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 195 per 100,000 population in 2023. TB deaths has reduced by 21.4% from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023. The progress made in notification of TB cases in last five years is as under:
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2020
(Jan-Dec)
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2021
(Jan-Dec)
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2022
(Jan-Dec)
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2023
(Jan-Dec)
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2024*
(Jan-Oct)
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TB cases Notified
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18,05,670
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21,35,830
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24,22,121
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25,52,257
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21,69,438
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*Data source: Ni-kshay (As on 19th Nov 2024)
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The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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