Lok Sabha Question No. 4895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Leprosy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 4895 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST MARCH, 2017

## LEPROSY

## 4895. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  persons  affected  from  leprosy  in  the  country  including  in  the  St Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the implementat ion of National Leprosy Mission in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): The State wise details of number of persons affected by lepros y in the country including the S tate of Chhattisgarh is annexed.
- ( b) & (c): The National Leprosy Eradication Programme has been reviewed at different leve twice including each at the level of Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Secretary (Health &  Family  Welfare).  Besides, annual  conference  for  State  Leprosy  Officers  is  conducted  in collaboration with WHO for reviewing the programme. The programme is also reviewed when officials visit  S tates.

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Ann exure State wise National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) Report (Status upto Jan 2017)

| S.N   | State/UT               | *PR/10,00 0   | New case   | Among newly detected cases   | Among newly detected cases   | Among newly detected cases   | Among newly detected cases   |
|-------|------------------------|---------------|------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|       |                        | population    | detection  | Multi bacillary %            | Female %                     | Child %                      | Visible deformity %          |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh         | 0.54          | 3427       | 46.72                        | 43.45                        | 9.40                         | 5.19                         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0.16          | 25         | 92.00                        | 20.00                        | 12.00                        | 20.00                        |
| 3     | Assam                  | 0.30          | 869        | 73.76                        | 29.00                        | 7.02                         | 9.09                         |
| 4     | Bihar                  | 1.38          | 19049      | 37.44                        | 42.12                        | 13.93                        | 2.75                         |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh           | 3.19          | 11027      | 47.64                        | 42.30                        | 6.40                         | 5.75                         |
| 6     | Goa                    | 1.30          | 112        | 86.61                        | 22.32                        | 1.79                         | 0.00                         |
| 7     | Gujarat                | 0.95          | 6614       | 43.20                        | 45.04                        | 6.74                         | 2.01                         |
| 8     | Haryana                | 0.17          | 415        | 81.45                        | 26.99                        | 2.89                         | 5.30                         |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh       | 0.21          | 119        | 87.39                        | 20.17                        | 0.84                         | 14.29                        |
| 10    | Jharkhand              | 1.20          | 5412       | 44.01                        | 41.17                        | 10.94                        | 2.20                         |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir        | 0.14          | 114        | 80.70                        | 14.91                        | 0.00                         | 11.40                        |
| 12    | Karnataka              | 0.38          | 2397       | 70.80                        | 36.30                        | 6.22                         | 3.63                         |
| 13    | Kerala                 | 0.17          | 410        | 71.71                        | 30.98                        | 7.07                         | 13.17                        |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh         | 0.83          | 6227       | 60.69                        | 36.89                        | 4.96                         | 4.30                         |
| 15    | Maharashtra            | 0.95          | 12813      | 53.22                        | 45.29                        | 10.43                        | 2.76                         |
| 16    | Manipur                | 0.07          | 19         | 94.74                        | 10.53                        | 0.00                         | 10.53                        |
| 17    | Meghalaya              | 0.07          | 29         | 75.86                        | 24.14                        | 3.45                         | 31.03                        |
| 18    | Mizoram                | 0.20          | 5          | 80.00                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 19    | Nagaland               | 0.00          | 0          | 73.33                        | 16.67                        | 6.67                         | 23.33                        |
| 20    | Odisha                 | 1.80          | 9009       | 46.55                        | 40.33                        | 8.03                         | 4.96                         |
| 21    | Punjab                 | 0.00          | 0          | 76.33                        | 39.45                        | 11.64                        | 0                            |
| 22    | Rajasthan              | 0.17          | 850        | 92.82                        | 28.59                        | 1.88                         | 5.29                         |
| 23    | Sikkim                 | 0.28          | 19         | 84.21                        | 21.05                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu             | 0.46          | 4256       | 38.82                        | 43.33                        | 18.33                        | 3.78                         |
| 25    | Telangana              | 0.51          | 2176       | 67.00                        | 37.18                        | 6.89                         | 6.89                         |
| 26    | Tripura                | 0.18          | 32         | 62.50                        | 31.25                        | 0.00                         | 15.63                        |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.73          | 19267      | 40.79                        | 33.85                        | 5.74                         | 2.74                         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand            | 0.28          | 317        | 63.72                        | 33.44                        | 5.05                         | 0.95                         |
| 29    | West Bengal            | 1.03          | 10150      | 57.59                        | 37.86                        | 7.86                         | 2.86                         |
| 30    | A & N Islands          | 0.41          | 12         | 66.67                        | 25.00                        | 8.33                         | 0.00                         |
| 31    | Chandigarh             | 1.13          | 111        | 66.67                        | 31.53                        | 5.41                         | 4.50                         |
| 32    | D & N Haveli           | 5.80          | 325        | 26.15                        | 51.08                        | 20.31                        | 1.85                         |
| 33    | Daman & Diu            | 0.37          | 10         | 60.00                        | 40.00                        | 20.00                        | 10.00                        |
| 34 35 | Delhi                  | 1.05 6.78     | 1509 45    | 79.52 24.44                  | 25.78 0.00                   | 3.84 11.11                   | 13.72 0.00                   |
| 36    |                        | 0.15          |            |                              |                              |                              | 15.38                        |
|       | Lakshadweep Puducherry |               | 26         | 46.15                        | 57.69                        | 0.00                         |                              |