Lok Sabha Question No. 2101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Leprosy Eradication Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## LEPROSY ERADICATION PROGRAMME

## 2101. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

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

- (a) the number of leprosy cases reported under the National Leprosy Eradication Programme during the last three years and the Annual New Case Detection Rate (ANCDR) for the year 2014- 15, State/UT - wise;
- (b) w hether the reconstructive surgery to correct the disability in leprosy affected persons have been conducted during the said period; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): The number of leprosy cases reported under the National Leprosy Eradication Programm during  the  last  three  years  and  the  Annual  New  Case  Detection  Rate  (ANCDR)  for  the  ye 2014- 15, State/UT - w ise is placed at Annexure I .
- (b)&(c): Yes. Re - Constructive Surgeries (RCS) to correct the disability in leprosy affe persons  have  been  conducted  during  the  said  time.  Number  of  RCS  conducted  is  placed Annexure II .

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| S.No.   | States/UTs        | New cases detected in 2013 - 14   |   New cases detected in 2014- 15 |   ANCDR 2014 - 15 |   New cases detected 2015- 16 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 7108                              |                             4687 |              9.1  |                          4355 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 23                                |                               32 |              2.11 |                            33 |
| 3       | Assam             | 1048                              |                              856 |              2.58 |                           781 |
| 4       | Bihar             | 18188                             |                            16848 |             14.84 |                         16185 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 8519                              |                             8847 |             31.93 |                         10440 |
| 6       | Goa               | 72                                |                               55 |              3.66 |                           136 |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 9721                              |                             9024 |             13.93 |                         10138 |
| 8       | Haryana           | 622                               |                              635 |              2.33 |                           672 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 161                               |                              176 |              2.45 |                           162 |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 4021                              |                             4873 |             13.63 |                          4432 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 175                               |                              159 |              1.16 |                           189 |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 3466                              |                             3314 |              5.11 |                          3065 |
| 13      | Kerala            | 782                               |                              663 |              1.95 |                           574 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 6369                              |                             6921 |              8.85 |                          6597 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 16400                             |                            16415 |             13.77 |                         15695 |
| 16      | Manipur           | 12                                |                               17 |              0.58 |                            19 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 24                                |                               25 |              0.76 |                            33 |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 30                                |                               11 |              0.93 |                             9 |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 158                               |                               42 |              2.12 |                            67 |
| 20      | Orissa            | 10645                             |                             8004 |             18.11 |                         10174 |
| 21      | Punjab            | 648                               |                              620 |              2.13 |                           651 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 1079                              |                             1060 |              1.43 |                          1106 |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 18                                |                               13 |              2.04 |                            18 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 3810                              |                             3604 |              4.71 |                          4925 |
| 25      | Telengana         |                                   |                             2905 |              7.89 |                          2800 |
| 26      | Tripura           | 37                                |                               47 |              1.21 |                            42 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 22565                             |                            22223 |             10.35 |                         22777 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 376                               |                              532 |              4.9  |                           382 |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 9121                              |                            10315 |             10.72 |                          8170 |
| 30      | A & N Islands     | 32                                |                               25 |              6.41 |                            24 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 144                               |                              173 |             15.4  |                           136 |
| 32      | D & N Haveli      | 320                               |                              318 |             77.75 |                           425 |
| 33      | Daman & Diu       | 4                                 |                               21 |              7.28 |                             4 |
| 34      | Delhi             | 1145                              |                             2280 |             12.61 |                          2068 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 13                                |                                4 |              6.06 |                             0 |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 57                                |                               41 |              2.99 |                            42 |
|         | Total             | 126913                            |                           125785 |              9.73 |                        127326 |

|    | States/UTs        | RCS conducted 2013-14   |   RCS conducted 2014- 15 |   RCS conducted 2015- 16 |
|----|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    | 487                     |                      351 |                      318 |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 3  | Assam             | 16                      |                       52 |                       37 |
| 4  | Bihar             | 85                      |                      149 |                      164 |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      | 239                     |                      171 |                      101 |
| 6  | Goa               | 0                       |                        1 |                        2 |
| 7  | Gujarat           | 136                     |                      133 |                      127 |
| 8  | Haryana           | 0                       |                       20 |                       11 |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 10 | Jharkhand         | 57                      |                       65 |                      102 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 12 | Karnataka         | 140                     |                      134 |                      128 |
| 13 | Kerala            | 0                       |                       16 |                       24 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    | 213                     |                      212 |                      195 |
| 15 | Maharashtra       | 495                     |                      389 |                      305 |
| 16 | Manipur           | 0                       |                        1 |                        3 |
| 17 | Meghalaya         | 0                       |                        5 |                       13 |
| 18 | Mizoram           | 0                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 19 | Nagaland          | 0                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 20 | Orissa            | 248                     |                      307 |                      338 |
| 21 | Punjab            | 0                       |                       17 |                        0 |
| 22 | Rajasthan         | 2                       |                        4 |                       23 |
| 23 | Sikkim            | 1                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu        | 107                     |                      105 |                       99 |
| 25 | Telengana         |                         |                       57 |                      117 |
| 26 | Tripura           | 0                       |                        0 |                        6 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh     | 268                     |                      424 |                      534 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand       | 15                      |                       17 |                       17 |
| 29 | West Bengal       | 108                     |                      172 |                      272 |
| 30 | A & N Islands     | 0                       |                        0 |                       16 |
| 31 | Chandigarh        | 0                       |                        0 |                        5 |
| 32 | D & N Haveli      | 0                       |                        0 |                        5 |
| 33 | Daman & Diu       | 0                       |                        0 |                        2 |
| 34 | Delhi             | 88                      |                       76 |                      107 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep       | 0                       |                        0 |                        0 |
| 36 | Puducherry        | 2                       |                        5 |                        7 |
|    | Total             | 2707                    |                     2883 |                     3107 |