Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Prevalence of Tuberculosis
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Subbarayan K, Com. Selvaraj V

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th JULY, 2024

## PREVALENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS

## 760: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K COM. SELVARAJ V

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

- (a) whether the actual Tuberculosis cases are very to more than the reported rates, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the efforts being made by the Government to realise exact figure of TB case;
- (c) the details of TB incidence in the country for the last ten years;
- (d) the details of number of deaths per minute occur due to TB since 2014;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any socio economic study of spread and prevalence of TB, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government is likely to take up an urgent survey across the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (g) the details of the funds allocated since 2014 for eradication of TB?

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

## (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (d) As per the Global TB Report 2023, published by the World Health Organisation, the estimated TB cases in India in 2022, was 28.2 lakhs and 24.2 lakh cases were reported under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP). Further, to find all TB cases and put them on appropriate treatment, the key activities undertaken by the NTEP are as under:

-  State / District Specific Strategic plan for targeted interventions in high-burden areas.
-  Provision of free drugs and diagnostics to TB patients including for drug-resistant TB.
-  Active TB case-finding campaign in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations.
-  Integration with Ayushman Arogya Mandir to decentralize screening and treatment services closer to the community.
-  Private sector engagement including incentives for notification and management of TB cases.
-  Scale up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
-  Intensified IEC campaigns to reduce stigma, raise community awareness and improve health seeking behaviour.
-  Track notified TB cases through a case-based web-based portal namely Ni-kshay

The details of estimated TB incidence and deaths/minute occurred due to TB, since 2014, is placed at Annexure-I .

- (e) and (f) 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 demonstrated the 'Prevalence of all forms of TB cases in 2021 for all ages as 312/lakh population in the country'. High TB case burden in the States was found among older age groups, people with past history of TB, malnourished, smokers, alcoholics and known diabetics.
- (g) the details of the funds allocated for eradication of TB under National TB Elimination Programme since 2014, is placed as under:

| Financial Year   |   Allocation (Rs. in crores) |
|------------------|------------------------------|
| 2014-15          |                       710.15 |
| 2015-16          |                       640    |
| 2016-17          |                       640    |
| 2017-18          |                      1840    |
| 2018-19          |                      2840    |
| 2019-20          |                      3333.21 |
| 2020-21          |                      3109.93 |
| 2021-22          |                      3409.94 |
| 2022-23*         |                      1666.33 |
| 2023-24*         |                      1888.82 |
| 2024-25*         |                      1871.84 |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 760 for answer on 26/07/2024

## Annexure-I

| Details of TB incidence and estimated TB deaths/minute, since 2014   | Details of TB incidence and estimated TB deaths/minute, since 2014   | Details of TB incidence and estimated TB deaths/minute, since 2014   | Details of TB incidence and estimated TB deaths/minute, since 2014   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                 | Estimated TB Incidence (in absolute numbers)                         | Estimated TB Mortality (in absolute numbers)                         | Estimated TB Mortality (in absolute numbers)/Minute                  |
| 2014                                                                 | 31,80,000                                                            | 3,91,000                                                             | 0.74                                                                 |
| 2015                                                                 | 31,30,000                                                            | 3,73,000                                                             | 0.71                                                                 |
| 2016                                                                 | 30,20,000                                                            | 3,58,000                                                             | 0.68                                                                 |
| 2017                                                                 | 29,30,000                                                            | 3,44,000                                                             | 0.65                                                                 |
| 2018                                                                 | 28,50,000                                                            | 3,34,000                                                             | 0.64                                                                 |
| 2019                                                                 | 28,00,000                                                            | 3,21,000                                                             | 0.61                                                                 |
| 2020                                                                 | 27,50,000                                                            | 3,32,000                                                             | 0.63                                                                 |
| 2021                                                                 | 28,10,000                                                            | 3,50,000                                                             | 0.67                                                                 |
| 2022                                                                 | 28,20,000                                                            | 3,31,000                                                             | 0.63                                                                 |

Source: Global TB Report 2023