Lok Sabha Question No. 2793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: National Leprosy Eradication Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2793 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## NATIONAL LEPROSY ERA DICATION PROGRAMME

## 2793. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether a massive door to door campaign was launched by the department under the aegi National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) to detect the hidden cases of leprosy in re ent past;
- (b) if so, the number of cases reported  by this exercise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce measures to avoid under reporting of le cases, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d ) whether India is home to 60 per cent of the world's leprosy patients, if so, the n patients reported during the last three years, State/UT - wise?

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

- (a ):            Yes . A massive door to door campaign namely, Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) was launched by National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) to detect the hidden cases of leprosy. The above campaign was carried out during March -April, 20 16 and September -October, 2016.
- (b) : Number of cases reported by this exercise are 31660.
- (c) : Yes. In order to reduce the under reporting of leprosy cases, programme has introduced three  pronged  strategies  for  early  detection  of  leprosy  case  in  the  community,  which below:
-  Leprosy Case Detection Campaign for high endemic districts
-  Focussed Leprosy Campaign for hot spots of low endemic areas
-  Special plan for Cas e Detection in hard to reach areas.
- (d): Yes. India  contributes  to  approximately  60%  of  the  world's  leprosy  patient.  T he number of patients reported during last three years, State/UT -wise is Annexed.

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Annexure `State /UT -wise total No. of New Leprosy Cases for last three years

| S.No.   | States            | 2013- 14   |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |
|---------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 7108       |       4687 |       4355 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 23         |         32 |         33 |
| 3       | Assam             | 1048       |        856 |        781 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 18188      |      16848 |      16185 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 8519       |       8847 |      10440 |
| 6       | Goa               | 72         |         55 |        136 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 9721       |       9024 |      10138 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 622        |        635 |        672 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 161        |        176 |        162 |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 4021       |       4873 |       4432 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 175        |        159 |        189 |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 3466       |       3314 |       3065 |
| 13      | Kerala            | 782        |        663 |        574 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 6369       |       6921 |       6597 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 16400      |      16415 |      15695 |
| 16      | Manipur           | 12         |         17 |         19 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 24         |         25 |         33 |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 30         |         11 |          9 |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 158        |         42 |         67 |
| 20      | Odisha            | 10645      |       8004 |      10174 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 648        |        620 |        651 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 1079       |       1060 |       1106 |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 18         |         13 |         21 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 3810       |       3604 |       4925 |
| 25      | Telangana         |            |       2905 |       2800 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 37         |         47 |         42 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 22565      |      22223 |      22777 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 376        |        532 |        382 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 9121       |      10315 |       8170 |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 32         |         25 |         29 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 144        |        173 |        136 |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      | 320        |        318 |        425 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 4          |         21 |          4 |
| 34      | Delhi             | 1145       |       2280 |       2068 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 13         |          4 |          0 |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 57         |         41 |         42 |
|         | Total             | 126913     |     125785 |     127334 |