Lok Sabha Question No. 4201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th DECEMBER, 2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI TB MUKT BHARAT ABHIYAAN

## 4201. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to create awareness and prevent the person from being affected by the Tuberculosis (TB) since January 2022;
- (b) the details of the persons diagnosed from the Tuberculosis since January 2022, State/UTwise;
- (c) the total amount of funds allocated, disbursed and expended by the Government for the Nutrition support to the Tuberculosis patients under Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY); and
- (d) whether the Government is considering to include other initiatives under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (PMTBMBA) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) under the aegis of National Health Mission (NHM) is implemented across the country and the Government has taken following steps for early diagnosis, prompt treatment and preventive measures 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 through campaigns in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations.
-  Integration of Ayushman Arogya Mandir with TB screening and treatment services.
-  Private sector engagement with incentives for notification & management of TB cases.
-  Scaling up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
-  Introduction of all oral, shorter, safer and more efficacious treatment for drug resistant TB.
-  Enhancement of incentives to Rs. 1000 per month per patient through direct benefit transfer (DBT), under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for nutritional support.
-  Provision of additional nutritional, diagnostic and vocational support to TB patients and household contacts under Ni-kshay Mitra initiative.
-  Provision of TB Preventive Treatment to contacts of TB patients and vulnerable population.
-  Tracking of notified TB cases through Ni-kshay portal.
-  Intensified Information, Education & Communication (IEC) interventions to reduce stigma, enhance community awareness and improve health seeking behaviour.
-  Convergence of efforts and resources of line ministries for TB elimination.

(b) The details of the persons diagnosed from Tuberculosis since January 2022, State/UT- wise is placed as Annexure .

(c) and (d) The government has enhanced the incentive under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) for nutritional support to TB patients, from the existing Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000 / month as Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for the entire duration of treatment with effect from 1 st November 2024. The total budgetary allocation for NPY for 2024-25 is Rs. 864.53 Cr. Since inception, Rs. 3286.40 Cr has been disbursed to over 1.16 Cr beneficiaries from April 2018 to October 2024.

Further, the Government has expanded the scope of Ni-kshay Mitra Initiative under which nutritional and social support are provided to TB patients. All household contacts of TB patients are eligible to get benefits under this initiative.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4201 for answer on 20/12/2024

| State/UT wise TB cases Notification in 2022, 2023 and 2024*   | State/UT wise TB cases Notification in 2022, 2023 and 2024*   | State/UT wise TB cases Notification in 2022, 2023 and 2024*   | State/UT wise TB cases Notification in 2022, 2023 and 2024*   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                      | 2022 (Jan-Dec)                                                | 2023 (Jan-Dec)                                                | 2024 (Jan- Oct)                                               |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                      | 534                                                           | 561                                                           | 445                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                | 92187                                                         | 89064                                                         | 69371                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 2863                                                          | 2604                                                          | 2430                                                          |
| Assam                                                         | 47822                                                         | 51862                                                         | 42202                                                         |
| Bihar                                                         | 161165                                                        | 186974                                                        | 167193                                                        |
| Chandigarh                                                    | 6066                                                          | 6721                                                          | 5885                                                          |
| Chhattisgarh                                                  | 38521                                                         | 38924                                                         | 32526                                                         |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                      | 1399                                                          | 1167                                                          | 889                                                           |
| Delhi                                                         | 106731                                                        | 100523                                                        | 88868                                                         |
| Goa                                                           | 2091                                                          | 2082                                                          | 1710                                                          |
| Gujarat                                                       | 151912                                                        | 144507                                                        | 113431                                                        |
| Haryana                                                       | 75838                                                         | 80490                                                         | 73703                                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                                              | 16089                                                         | 15648                                                         | 13429                                                         |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                | 11804                                                         | 11754                                                         | 10442                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                     | 57320                                                         | 61717                                                         | 53213                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                     | 80416                                                         | 81862                                                         | 65186                                                         |
| Kerala                                                        | 23388                                                         | 21799                                                         | 17267                                                         |
| Ladakh                                                        | 320                                                           | 320                                                           | 235                                                           |
| Lakshadweep                                                   | 11                                                            | 6                                                             | 6                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                | 186293                                                        | 184691                                                        | 149093                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                   | 234105                                                        | 227664                                                        | 186706                                                        |
| Manipur                                                       | 2554                                                          | 2495                                                          | 2067                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                     | 4989                                                          | 4908                                                          | 3890                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                       | 2085                                                          | 2273                                                          | 1985                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                      | 4125                                                          | 4287                                                          | 3419                                                          |
| Odisha                                                        | 60372                                                         | 62387                                                         | 48917                                                         |
| Puducherry                                                    | 3835                                                          | 4169                                                          | 2843                                                          |
| Punjab                                                        | 55150                                                         | 55224                                                         | 49739                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                     | 169522                                                        | 165123                                                        | 145405                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                        | 1395                                                          | 1391                                                          | 1122                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                    | 93879                                                         | 98251                                                         | 77820                                                         |
| Telangana                                                     | 72941                                                         | 74994                                                         | 62722                                                         |
| Tripura                                                       | 3024                                                          | 3386                                                          | 2760                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 522850                                                        | 632872                                                        | 563573                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                   | 27553                                                         | 26829                                                         | 24984                                                         |
| West Bengal                                                   | 100972                                                        | 102728                                                        | 83962                                                         |
| *As on 19 th Nov 2024 Data source: Ni-kshay                   | *As on 19 th Nov 2024 Data source: Ni-kshay                   | *As on 19 th Nov 2024 Data source: Ni-kshay                   | *As on 19 th Nov 2024 Data source: Ni-kshay                   |