Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Cases of Leprosy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Bidyut Baran Mahato

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 341 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2023

## CASES OF LEPROSY

## *341. PROF. SOUGATA RAY: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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

- (a)  whether the  Government has taken note of the reports that 52 per cent leprosy cases of world belong to India and if so, the details thereof indicating the estimated leprosy patients at present in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any strategic roadmap to eliminate leprosy from the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether leprosy cases in India are declining fast during the last few years and if so, the details thereof indicating the proportionate decline thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  a  target  of  Leprosy  Mukt  Bharat  under 'National Leprosy Eradication Programme' by 2027 and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to achieve the set target; and
- (e)  the  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  released  by  the  Government  to  achieve Leprosy Mukt Bharat by 2027?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (  e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 341 FOR 24  TH  MARCH, 2023

(a): India has achieved elimination of leprosy as a public health problem as per WHO criteria of less than 1 case per 10,000 population at the National level in 2005.With various  interventions  introduced  under  National  Leprosy  Eradication  Programme (NLEP) in the last few years, number of new leprosy cases detected have come down to  75,394  in  2021-22  from  1,25,785  in  2014-15.  The  details  of  number  of  leprosy cases found in the country, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-I.

(b) to (d): The Government of India has launched National Strategic Plan (NSP) & Roadmap for Leprosy (2023-27) on 30 th  January, 2023, to achieve zero transmission of leprosy by 2027 i.e. three years before the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.3.  The  NSP  contains  implementation  strategies,  targets,  public  health  approaches and overall technical guidance for the programme. The strategy and roadmap focuses on awareness for  zero  stigma  &  discrimination,  promotion  of  early  case  detection, prevention of disease transmission by prophylaxis (Leprosy Post Exposure Prophylaxis) and roll out of web-based information portal (Nikusth 2.0) for reporting of leprosy cases.

The Prevalence Rate (PR) at national level has decreased to 0.45 per 10,000 population in 2021-22 as compared to 0.69 per 10,000 population in 2014-15.  The details of proportionate change in leprosy cases for last three years are at AnnexureII.

(e):  The details of State/UT-wise Central Release for NLEP under National Health Mission (NHM) during the last three years is at Annexure-III.

## Number of leprosy cases in the country (State/UT-wise)

| State/UT          |   Number of Cases (Till Jan'2023) |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                              2769 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                10 |
| Assam             |                               719 |
| Bihar             |                             11318 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                              7422 |
| Goa               |                                70 |
| Gujarat           |                              2662 |
| Haryana           |                               366 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                               132 |
| Jharkhand         |                              6184 |
| Jammu& Kashmir    |                               106 |
| Karnatka          |                              2091 |
| Kerala            |                               384 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                              7313 |
| Maharashtra       |                             17014 |
| Manipur           |                                17 |
| Meghalaya         |                                 6 |
| Mizoram           |                                 2 |
| Nagaland          |                                31 |
| Odisha            |                              6088 |
| Punjab            |                               365 |
| Rajasthan         |                               969 |
| Sikkim            |                                15 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                              2591 |
| Telangana         |                              2564 |
| Tripura           |                                18 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                             10312 |
| Uttrakhand        |                               294 |
| West Bengal       |                              5012 |
| A &NIsland        |                                 5 |
| Chandigarh        |                               141 |
| D &NHaveli        |                                76 |
| Daman& Diu        |                                 2 |
| Delhi             |                              1188 |
| Lakshadweep       |                                 0 |
| Ladakh            |                                 8 |
| Puducherry        |                                14 |

## Trends of new leprosy cases in India

| Year    |   Prevalence Rate (Under-treatment cases/10,000 population) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                        0.57 |
| 2020-21 |                                                        0.4  |
| 2021-22 |                                                        0.45 |

## Details of proportionate change in leprosy cases

| Year                                            | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| New cases detected                              | 114451    | 65147     | 75394     |
| Proportion change with respect to previous year | -4.9%     | -43%      | +15.7%    |

## Annexure- II

State/UT-wise Central Release for NLEP under National Health Mission (NHM) from F.Y. 2019-20 to 2021-22

(Rs. in Crores)

|   S.No. | Name of the State/UTs           | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|---------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 0.14      | 0.07      | 0.03      |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                  | 1.89      | 1.61      | 1.23      |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh               | 0.32      | 0.48      | 0.39      |
|       4 | Assam                           | 1.15      | 0.90      | 0.78      |
|       5 | Bihar                           | 2.85      | 1.97      | 0.40      |
|       6 | Chandigarh                      | 0.10      | 0.05      | 0.03      |
|       7 | Chattisgarh                     | 2.32      | 0.77      | 0.28      |
|       8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu | 0.71      | -         | 0.08      |
|       9 | Delhi                           | 0.87      |           | 0.40      |
|      10 | Goa                             | 0.03      | 0.04      | 0.03      |
|      11 | Gujarat                         | 1.04      | 1.16      | 0.76      |
|      12 | Haryana                         | 0.46      | 0.35      | 0.27      |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh                | 0.22      |           | 0.26      |
|      14 | Jammu &Kashmir                  | 0.28      | 0.21      | 0.21      |
|      15 | Jharkhand                       | 2.14      | 1.66      | 0.71      |
|      16 | Karnataka                       | 1.12      | 0.88      | 0.88      |
|      17 | Kerala                          | 0.20      |           | 0.04      |
|      18 | Lakshadweep                     | 0.01      | 0.08      | 0.08      |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh                  | 0.26      |           | 0.74      |
|      20 | Maharashtra                     | 4.83      | 3.76      | 2.12      |
|      21 | Manipur                         | 0.13      | 0.10      | 0.07      |
|      22 | Meghalaya                       | 0.19      | 0.26      | 0.18      |
|      23 | Mizoram                         | 0.19      | 0.13      | 0.12      |
|      24 | Nagaland                        | 0.78      | 0.56      | 0.26      |
|      25 | Odisha                          | 1.96      |           | 0.38      |
|      26 | Puducherry                      | 0.05      | 0.04      | 0.03      |
|      27 | Punjab                          | 0.54      | 0.33      | 0.24      |
|      28 | Rajasthan                       | 0.74      | 0.53      | 0.32      |
|      29 | Sikkim                          | 0.11      | 0.26      | 0.09      |
|      30 | Tamil Nadu                      | 1.85      | 1.66      | 1.59      |
|      31 | Tripura                         | 0.15      | 0.11      | 0.15      |
|      32 | Uttar Pradesh                   | 4.83      |           | 2.14      |
|      33 | Uttarakhand                     | 0.17      | 0.14      | 0.02      |
|      34 | West Bengal                     | 1.61      | 1.95      | 1.44      |
|      35 | Telangana                       | 1.04      | 0.99      | 0.72      |
|      36 | Ladakh                          |           | 0.02      |           |