Lok Sabha Question No. 907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Study on Prevalence of Tuberculosis Cases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Com. Selvaraj V

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 907 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th FEBRUARY, 2025

## STUDYON PREVALENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES

## 907. COM. SELVARAJ V:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per study the actual prevalence of Tuberculosis cases are very likely to be much more than the reported prevalence rates and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the efforts made by the Government to identify the real cases of prevalence of TB;
- (c) the details of India's TB incidence from the years 2014 to 2024;
- (d) the number of deaths per minute occured due to TB since 2014;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted a socio-economic study of spread and prevalence of TB and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government is likely to take up an urgent survey in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the details of the budgetary allocation made since 2014 to eradicate TB?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (g) The Ministry through Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has conducted a National TB Prevalence Survey in 20 State/group of States to assess burden of TB at sub-national level. The survey found that the prevalence of all forms of TB cases in 2021 for all ages was 312/lakh population in the country. As per the Global TB Report 2024, the incidence of TB in India has reduced from 237/lakh population in 2015 to 195/lakh population in 2023.

Further, to find all TB cases and initiate appropriate treatment, the key activities undertaken are as under:

-  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 campaigns in key vulnerable populations and individuals with comorbidities.
-  Decentralized TB screening and treatment services to the level of AyushmanArogyaMandir.
-  Private sector engagement with incentives for notification and management of TB cases.
-  Scale up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
-  Intensified Information, Education & Communication 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 and their contacts through Ni-kshay portal.
-  Provision of TB Preventive Treatment to eligible contacts of TB patients and vulnerable population.

Further, the details of estimated TB incidence, TB deaths per minute and the details of the budgetary allocation for TB, since 2014 are placed at Table 1 & 2 of Annexure.

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The details of TB incidence and TB deaths/minute, since 2014, is as under:

| Table 1: Details of estimated TB incidence and TB deaths/minute, since 2014   | Table 1: Details of estimated TB incidence and TB deaths/minute, since 2014   | Table 1: Details of estimated TB incidence and TB deaths/minute, since 2014   | Table 1: Details of estimated TB incidence and TB deaths/minute, since 2014   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                          | Estimated TB Incidence (in absolute numbers)                                  | Estimated TB Mortality (in absolute numbers)                                  | Estimated TB Mortality (in absolute numbers) per minute                       |
| 2014                                                                          | 3190000                                                                       | 392000                                                                        | 0.75                                                                          |
| 2015                                                                          | 3140000                                                                       | 375000                                                                        | 0.71                                                                          |
| 2016                                                                          | 3030000                                                                       | 359000                                                                        | 0.68                                                                          |
| 2017                                                                          | 2950000                                                                       | 346000                                                                        | 0.66                                                                          |
| 2018                                                                          | 2860000                                                                       | 336000                                                                        | 0.64                                                                          |
| 2019                                                                          | 2810000                                                                       | 322000                                                                        | 0.61                                                                          |
| 2020                                                                          | 2740000                                                                       | 336000                                                                        | 0.64                                                                          |
| 2021                                                                          | 2830000                                                                       | 349000                                                                        | 0.66                                                                          |
| 2022                                                                          | 2840000                                                                       | 324000                                                                        | 0.62                                                                          |
| 2023                                                                          | 2800000                                                                       | 315000                                                                        | 0.60                                                                          |

Data Source: Global TB Report 2024.

The details of the budgetary allocation for TB, since FY 2013-14 to eradicate TB are as under:

| Table 2: Budgetary allocation made for TB elimination during 2014-15 and 2024-25   | Table 2: Budgetary allocation made for TB elimination during 2014-15 and 2024-25   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                               | Budgetary Allocation (Rs. in Crores)                                               |
| 2014-15                                                                            | 640.00                                                                             |
| 2015-16                                                                            | 640.00                                                                             |
| 2016-17                                                                            | 677.78                                                                             |
| 2017-18                                                                            | 2791.00                                                                            |
| 2018-19                                                                            | 3140.00                                                                            |
| 2019-20                                                                            | 3333.21                                                                            |
| 2020-21                                                                            | 3109.93                                                                            |
| 2021-22                                                                            | 3409.94                                                                            |
| 2022-23                                                                            | 1666.33*                                                                           |
| 2023-24                                                                            | 1888.82*                                                                           |
| 2024-25 #                                                                          | 2071.03*                                                                           |