Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Eradication of TB by 2025
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## ERADICATION OFTB BY2025

## †*261. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set the target for eradication of Tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 in the country, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to meet the target thereof;
- (b) whether the progress made under the Government's commitment to 'End TB by 2025' is in line with the target set, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to meet the target thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has launched any programme for eradication of TB and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for implementation of the said programme in the country including in the State of Chhattisgarh;
- (d) the total number of TB patients across the country as on date particularly in Amroha Parliamentary Constituency, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether the introduction of shorter oral regimens for drug-resistant (DR-TB) has improved treatment outcomes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 FOR 13 TH DECEMBER, 2024

Government of India has implemented a National Strategic Plan (2017-2025) with a view to eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the United Nation ' s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of 2030. The Ministry implements the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) under the aegis of the National Health Mission (NHM). NTEP has made significant efforts to make India TB free. The incidence rate of TB in India has shown a 17.7% decline from 237 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 195 per 100,000 population in 2023. TB deaths has reduced by 21.4% from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023.

The steps taken by the Government in all States/UTs (including Chhattisgarh), to achieve the above mentioned goals are:

-  Provision of free drugs and diagnostics to TB patients.
-  Targeted interventions in high TB burden areas through State and District Specific Strategic plans.
-  Active TB case-finding through campaigns in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations.
-  Private sector engagement with incentives for notification & management of TB cases.
-  Integration of Ayushman Arogya Mandir with TB screening and treatment services.
-  Scaling up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
-  Intensified Information, Education & Communication (IEC) interventions to reduce stigma, enhance community awareness and improve health seeking behaviour.
-  Expansion of coverage under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for nutritional support to TB patients.
-  Convergence of efforts and resources of line ministries for TB elimination.
-  Tracking of notified TB cases through Ni-kshay portal.
-  Provision of TB Preventive Treatment to contacts of TB patients and vulnerable population.
-  Provision of additional nutritional, diagnostic and vocational support to TB patients and household contacts under Ni-kshay Mitra initiative.

The number of reported TB cases in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh in 2023 & 2024 (till 31.10.2024) is 3,574 & 3,498, respectively. State/UT-wise details of number of reported TB cases in 2023 & current year (till 31.10.2024) is placed at Annexure-I.

Shorter oral regimen for drug resistant TB was introduced in 2021. This intervention has improved treatment success rates of drug resistant TB patients from 68% in 2020 to 75% in 2022.

## Annexure-I

| State/UT wise TB cases reported since 2022 to 2024*   |   State/UT wise TB cases reported since 2022 to 2024* | State/UT wise TB cases reported since 2022 to 2024*   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                              |                                                  2023 | 2024 (Jan- Oct)                                       |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                              |                                                   561 | 445                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                                        |                                                 89064 | 69371                                                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                     |                                                  2604 | 2430                                                  |
| Assam                                                 |                                                 51862 | 42202                                                 |
| Bihar                                                 |                                                186974 | 167193                                                |
| Chandigarh                                            |                                                  6721 | 5885                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                                          |                                                 38924 | 32526                                                 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                    |                                                  1167 | 889                                                   |
| Delhi                                                 |                                                100523 | 88868                                                 |
| Goa                                                   |                                                  2082 | 1710                                                  |
| Gujarat                                               |                                                144507 | 113431                                                |
| Haryana                                               |                                                 80490 | 73703                                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                      |                                                 15648 | 13429                                                 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                        |                                                 11754 | 10442                                                 |
| Jharkhand                                             |                                                 61717 | 53213                                                 |
| Karnataka                                             |                                                 81862 | 65186                                                 |
| Kerala                                                |                                                 21799 | 17267                                                 |
| Ladakh                                                |                                                   320 | 235                                                   |
| Lakshadweep                                           |                                                     6 | 6                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                        |                                                184691 | 149093                                                |
| Maharashtra                                           |                                                227664 | 186706                                                |
| Manipur                                               |                                                  2495 | 2067                                                  |
| Meghalaya                                             |                                                  4908 | 3890                                                  |
| Mizoram                                               |                                                  2273 | 1985                                                  |
| Nagaland                                              |                                                  4287 | 3419                                                  |
| Odisha                                                |                                                 62387 | 48917                                                 |
| Puducherry                                            |                                                  4169 | 2843                                                  |
| Punjab                                                |                                                 55224 | 49739                                                 |
| Rajasthan                                             |                                                165123 | 145405                                                |
| Sikkim                                                |                                                  1391 | 1122                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu                                            |                                                 98251 | 77820                                                 |

| Telangana     |   74994 |   62722 |
|---------------|---------|---------|
| Tripura       |    3386 |    2760 |
| Uttar Pradesh |  632872 |  563573 |
| Uttarakhand   |   26829 |   24984 |
| West Bengal   |  102728 |   83962 |

Data source: Ni-kshay