Lok Sabha Question No. 4439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Paediatrics TB Cases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## PAEDIATRICS TB CASES

## 4439. SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

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

- (a) the number of Paediatrics Tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether there is a shortage of drug for Paediatrics Tuberculosis in India, if so, thereof and the reasons there for; and
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to address the issue?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): The total number of Paediatric Tuberculosis cases registered in the country for the yea 2013, 2014 and 2015 were 67663, 75514 and 75083 respectively. The State/UT - wise information is appended .
- (b)&(c): There is no shortage of drugs for Paediatric Tuberculosis under Revised National TB Control Programme.

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Paediatric Tuberculosis Cases

## Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme

| State/UT             | 2013   | 2014   |   2015 |
|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 37     | 43     |     31 |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 3208   | 3693   |   2002 |
| ArunachalPradesh     | 286    | 376    |    397 |
| Assam                | 1362   | 1501   |   1534 |
| Bihar                | 3172   | 4058   |   3924 |
| Chandigarh           | 253    | 247    |    281 |
| Chhattisgarh         | 1097   | 1228   |   1257 |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 19     | 27     |     23 |
| Daman & Diu          | 61     | 17     |     11 |
| Delhi                | 5638   | 6396   |   6151 |
| Goa                  | 93     | 108    |     94 |
| Gujarat              | 3214   | 3378   |   3564 |
| Haryana              | 1607   | 1906   |   2045 |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 538    | 614    |    583 |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 578    | 597    |    575 |
| Jharkhand            | 1227   | 1395   |   1186 |
| Karnataka            | 2997   | 3263   |   3452 |
| Kerala               | 1985   | 1669   |   1841 |
| Lakshadweep          | 9      | 5      |     12 |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 6387   | 8541   |   8843 |
| Maharashtra          | 7261   | 7435   |   7475 |
| Manipur              | 110    | 67     |     59 |
| Meghalaya            | 483    | 438    |    345 |
| Mizoram              | 159    | 151    |    254 |
| Nagaland             | 319    | 396    |    300 |
| Orissa               | 1989   | 2041   |   1956 |
| Pondicherry          | 91     | 72     |     54 |
| Punjab               | 1654   | 2030   |   1996 |
| Rajasthan            | 3745   | 3701   |   3697 |
| Sikkim               | 131    | 102    |     88 |
| Tamil Nadu           | 3439   | 3724   |   3619 |
| Telangana*           | -      | -      |   1725 |
| Tripura              | 63     | 49     |     46 |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 10478  | 12129  |  11644 |
| Uttarakhand          | 667    | 766    |    785 |
| West Bengal          | 3306   | 3351   |   3234 |
| Total                | 67663  | 75514  |  75083 |

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