Lok Sabha Question No. 2059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Eradication of TB
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, SANJAY JAISWAL, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, B.V. NAYAK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2059 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## ERADICATION OF TB

## 2059. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

- (a) the estimated number of patients of Tuberculosis (TB) in the country, State/ UT - wise;

(b) whether the Government has started Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme aiming to eliminate TB by 2025 and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the health authorities in different States have scanned 2 lakh people across 120 districts in the first round and found nea rly 10,000 new TB cases and if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;

(d) the time by which the second and third round of scanning is going to take place and the districts identified for the purpose; and

(e)  the  details  of  the  schemes  being run  for  welf are  of  TB  patients  under  new National Strategic Plan (2017 - 2025) along with the funds earmarked for the purpose?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The estimated number of TB patients in the country is 27.4 lakh as per Global TB report 2018.
- (b) : The  Ministry  has  developed  the  National  Strategic  Plan  (NSP)  for  Tuberculos (2017 - 2025) with the goal of eliminating TB by 2025.

The key focus areas and initiatives are:

- Earlydiagnosis of all the TB patients, prompt treatment with quality assured d and  treatment  regimens  along  with  suitable  patient  support  systems  to  promo adherence.
- Engaging with the patients seeking care in the private sector and with private pro viders
- Prevention strategies including active case finding and contact tracing in high vulnerable population
- Airborne infection control.
- Multi - sectoral response for addressing social determinants.

(c) & (d) :

- Three rounds of Active Case finding were conducted during the year 2017. A total of 378 districts were involved in Active Case Finding. 5.5 crore people were screened fo symptoms and 6.07 lakh presumptive TB cases (TB suspects) were identified & tested a additionally 26,256 TB patients were diagnosed and put on treatment. (State/ UT wise details are at Annexure I)

(e) : The details of initiatives being implemented for the welfare of TB patients und National  Strategic  Plan  (2017 - 25),  which  is  a  part  of  the  Revised  National  TB  Contr ol Programme (RNTCP) scheme  are indicated at point no (b) above.

The funds earmarked for Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) are as under: -

2017- 18           Rs. 2791.00 crores

2018- 19           Rs. 2,840.00 crores.

## State/UT wise Active Case finding (2017)

| State                      |   Number screened for Symptoms |   Number examined by Sputum testing |   Number of patients Diagnosed |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh             |                        3145597 |                               17579 |                           1151 |
| Andman and Nicobar Islands |                          24384 |                                 343 |                             26 |
| Arunachal Pradesh          |                          63040 |                                2368 |                             23 |
| Assam                      |                          94495 |                                5532 |                             41 |
| Bihar                      |                        3077648 |                               34545 |                           3159 |
| Chandigarh                 |                          28405 |                                 205 |                             37 |
| Chhattisgarh               |                         119459 |                                2262 |                            206 |
| Daman and Diu              |                          46136 |                                 252 |                              5 |
| Delhi                      |                         444351 |                                5558 |                            621 |
| Gujarat                    |                        2879181 |                               12939 |                           1722 |
| Haryana                    |                        2174827 |                               31851 |                            517 |
| Himachal Pradesh           |                         198170 |                                4399 |                             95 |
| Jammu and Kashmir          |                          92238 |                                3769 |                            110 |
| Jharkhand                  |                         417169 |                                7830 |                            551 |
| Karnataka                  |                       13284327 |                              118655 |                           4357 |
| Kerala                     |                          70537 |                                1479 |                             16 |
| Lakshadweep                |                            714 |                                 348 |                             14 |
| Madhya Pradesh             |                         762126 |                               17313 |                           2151 |
| Maharashtra                |                        9380868 |                               48091 |                           2336 |
| Manipur                    |                          83027 |                                4226 |                             72 |
| Meghalaya                  |                          54802 |                                1017 |                             17 |
| Mizoram                    |                          13431 |                                1317 |                             17 |
| Nagaland                   |                          17677 |                                1732 |                             34 |
| Odisha                     |                          50617 |                                6318 |                            272 |
| Punjab                     |                         945930 |                                6651 |                            239 |
| Rajasthan                  |                        3775280 |                               52773 |                           1288 |
| Sikkim                     |                          32479 |                                1173 |                              9 |
| Tamil Nadu                 |                        2546740 |                               87608 |                           3953 |
| Telangana                  |                          13968 |                                1489 |                             47 |
| Tripura                    |                          94533 |                                1494 |                             25 |
| Uttar Pradesh              |                        8518823 |                               87146 |                           2341 |
| Uttarakhand                |                         122168 |                                1818 |                             43 |
| West bengal                |                        2682897 |                               36928 |                            761 |
| Grand Total                |                       55256044 |                              607008 |                          26256 |

## Annexure