Lok Sabha Question No. 2271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Human Resources for Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2025

## HUMANRESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE

## 2271. DR. RAJEEV BHARADWAJ:

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

- (a) whether the number of patients suffering from diseases such as leprosy, malaria, tuberculosis etc., has declined in the country during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether there is a need for adequate health infrastructure and human resources for healthcare in rural areas of the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c) : Health is a state subject. All the programmes are implemented by the respective States/UTs. Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to states/UTs as per the approved annual Programme Implementation Plan (PIP). The responsibility for strengthening of healthcare system including rural areas lies with respective State/Union Territory Government.

The details of leprosy, malaria and tuberculosis for the last three years are given at Annexure -I , Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

| State wise Annual New Case Detection Rate- 2022-23 to 2024-25 Under Central Leprosy Division   | State wise Annual New Case Detection Rate- 2022-23 to 2024-25 Under Central Leprosy Division   | State wise Annual New Case Detection Rate- 2022-23 to 2024-25 Under Central Leprosy Division   | State wise Annual New Case Detection Rate- 2022-23 to 2024-25 Under Central Leprosy Division   | State wise Annual New Case Detection Rate- 2022-23 to 2024-25 Under Central Leprosy Division   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                         | State/UT                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                        | 2023-24                                                                                        | 2024-25                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                 | 6.21                                                                                           | 7.66                                                                                           | 6.27                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                              | 0.97                                                                                           | 1.85                                                                                           | 1.45                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                          | 2.19                                                                                           | 2.68                                                                                           | 2.74                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                          | 10.85                                                                                          | 10.44                                                                                          | 8.95                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                   | 27.73                                                                                          | 23.37                                                                                          | 22.25                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                            | 5.04                                                                                           | 4.26                                                                                           | 4.1                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                        | 4.39                                                                                           | 5.88                                                                                           | 5.35                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                        | 1.42                                                                                           | 1.51                                                                                           | 1.25                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                               | 1.99                                                                                           | 1.67                                                                                           | 1.64                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                      | 17.41                                                                                          | 20.42                                                                                          | 18.63                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                | 0.89                                                                                           | 0.42                                                                                           | 0.8                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                      | 3.52                                                                                           | 3.75                                                                                           | 3.18                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                         | 1.34                                                                                           | 1.12                                                                                           | 1                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                 | 9.56                                                                                           | 9.7                                                                                            | 9.03                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                    | 15.59                                                                                          | 15.54                                                                                          | 15.33                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                        | 0.62                                                                                           | 2.22                                                                                           | 0.43                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                      | 0.32                                                                                           | 0.14                                                                                           | 0.28                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                        | 0.16                                                                                           | 0.32                                                                                           | 0.88                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                       | 1.66                                                                                           | 1.38                                                                                           | 0.79                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                         | 15.78                                                                                          | 18.23                                                                                          | 15.8                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                         | 1.44                                                                                           | 1.55                                                                                           | 1.2                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                      | 1.59                                                                                           | 1.46                                                                                           | 1.47                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                         | 2.48                                                                                           | 3.03                                                                                           | 1.43                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                     | 3.55                                                                                           | 3.52                                                                                           | 3.08                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                      | 7.67                                                                                           | 5.95                                                                                           | 5.65                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                        | 0.53                                                                                           | 0.29                                                                                           | 0.24                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                  | 5.49                                                                                           | 5.62                                                                                           | 5.35                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                    | 2.97                                                                                           | 2.41                                                                                           | 2.53                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                    | 5.65                                                                                           | 5.46                                                                                           | 5.49                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                             | A&NIslands                                                                                     | 1.69                                                                                           | 1.2                                                                                            | 1.9                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                                     | 14.28                                                                                          | 14.14                                                                                          | 12.47                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                             | D&NHaveli                                                                                      | 15.61                                                                                          | 10.58                                                                                          | 10.47                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                             | Daman & Diu                                                                                    | 0.79                                                                                           |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                             | Delhi                                                                                          | 7.16                                                                                           | 6.5                                                                                            | 6.3                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                    | 0                                                                                              | 4.25                                                                                           | 0                                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                             | Ladakh                                                                                         | 2.16                                                                                           | 3.36                                                                                           | 3.63                                                                                           |
| 37                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                     | 1.4                                                                                            | 1.14                                                                                           | 1.56                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                | India                                                                                          | 7.44                                                                                           | 7.55                                                                                           | 7.00                                                                                           |

## 2271 for answer on 12.12.2025.

Note: The Annual New Case detection rate is defined as the rate at which new cases are detected in a defined geographical area in a year (April-March).

*ANCDR/1,00,000= (Number of new leprosy cases detected in one year (April-March) X 1,00,000)/Total population of the area (as on 31 st March)

Annexure- II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2271 for answer on 12.12.2025.

## State-wise Malaria Situation in the Country

| S.No   | STATEs/           | 2022   | 2023   | 2024   |
|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|        | UTs.              | Cases  | Cases  | Cases  |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 2022   | 5268   | 7866   |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 18     | 11     | 19     |
| 3.     | Assam             | 280    | 567    | 5036   |
| 4.     | Bihar             | 578    | 1257   | 906    |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh      | 30029  | 31706  | 31373  |
| 6.     | Goa               | 587    | 1346   | 884    |
| 7.     | Gujarat           | 4785   | 4311   | 4365   |
| 8.     | Haryana           | 52     | 85     | 522    |
| 9.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 12     | 23     | 28     |
| 10.    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 35     | 44     | 108    |
| 11.    | Jharkhand         | 19167  | 34087  | 42352  |
| 12.    | Karnataka         | 289    | 275    | 740    |
| 13.    | Kerala            | 439    | 569    | 954    |
| 14.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 3826   | 3794   | 3247   |
| 15.    | Maharashtra       | 15451  | 16159  | 21078  |
| 16.    | Manipur           | 30     | 34     | 43     |
| 17.    | Meghalaya         | 479    | 1755   | 673    |
| 18.    | Mizoram           | 11156  | 18077  | 16899  |
| 19.    | Nagaland          | 9      | 10     | 12     |
| 20.    | Odisha            | 23770  | 41973  | 68693  |
| 21.    | Punjab            | 119    | 75     | 379    |
| 22.    | Rajasthan         | 1565   | 2263   | 2213   |
| 23.    | Sikkim            | 8      | 6      | 7      |
| 24.    | Tamil Nadu        | 354    | 385    | 347    |
| 25.    | Telangana         | 611    | 420    | 269    |
| 26.    | Tripura           | 12771  | 22412  | 9738   |
| 27.    | Uttarakhand       | 19     | 24     | 241    |
| 28.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 7039   | 13603  | 13477  |
| 29.    | West Bengal       | 40594  | 26493  | 21802  |
| 30.    | A&N Islands       | 50     | 42     | 96     |
| 31.    | Chandigarh        | 2      | 2      | 2      |
| 32.    | DNH &Daman &Diu   | 111    | 128    | 207    |
| 33.    | Delhi             | 263    | 344    | 910    |
| 34.    | Ladakh            | 2      | 10     | 9      |
| 35.    | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| 36.    | Puducherry        | 0      | 6      | 4      |
|        | Total             | 176522 | 227564 | 255500 |

Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

## 2271 for answer on 12.12.2025.

| S. No   | State/UT wise TB Case Notification under the National TB Elimination Programme   | State/UT wise TB Case Notification under the National TB Elimination Programme   | State/UT wise TB Case Notification under the National TB Elimination Programme   | State/UT wise TB Case Notification under the National TB Elimination Programme   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | State/ UT                                                                        | 2022                                                                             | 2023                                                                             | 2024                                                                             |
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                         | 534                                                                              | 561                                                                              | 534                                                                              |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 92,187                                                                           | 89,064                                                                           | 83,960                                                                           |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                | 2,863                                                                            | 2,604                                                                            | 2,848                                                                            |
| 4.      | Assam                                                                            | 47,822                                                                           | 51,862                                                                           | 50,456                                                                           |
| 5.      | Bihar                                                                            | 1,61,165                                                                         | 1,86,974                                                                         | 2,04,309                                                                         |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                                                                       | 6,066                                                                            | 6,721                                                                            | 6,960                                                                            |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 38,521                                                                           | 38,924                                                                           | 39,593                                                                           |
| 8.      | DNHand DD                                                                        | 1,399                                                                            | 1,167                                                                            | 1,037                                                                            |
| 9.      | Delhi                                                                            | 1,06,731                                                                         | 1,00,523                                                                         | 1,05,343                                                                         |
| 10.     | Goa                                                                              | 2,091                                                                            | 2,082                                                                            | 2,079                                                                            |
| 11.     | Gujarat                                                                          | 1,51,912                                                                         | 1,44,507                                                                         | 1,37,955                                                                         |
| 12.     | Haryana                                                                          | 75,838                                                                           | 80,490                                                                           | 86,635                                                                           |
| 13.     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 16,089                                                                           | 15,648                                                                           | 15,607                                                                           |
| 14.     | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                   | 11,804                                                                           | 11,754                                                                           | 12,200                                                                           |
| 15.     | Jharkhand                                                                        | 57,320                                                                           | 61,717                                                                           | 63,670                                                                           |
| 16.     | Karnataka                                                                        | 80,416                                                                           | 81,862                                                                           | 78,369                                                                           |
| 17.     | Kerala                                                                           | 23,388                                                                           | 21,799                                                                           | 20,843                                                                           |
| 18.     | Ladakh                                                                           | 320                                                                              | 320                                                                              | 293                                                                              |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep                                                                      | 11                                                                               | 6                                                                                | 8                                                                                |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 1,86,293                                                                         | 1,84,691                                                                         | 1,81,026                                                                         |
| 21.     | Maharashtra                                                                      | 2,34,105                                                                         | 2,27,664                                                                         | 2,30,163                                                                         |
| 22.     | Manipur                                                                          | 2,554                                                                            | 2,495                                                                            | 2,497                                                                            |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                                                                        | 4,989                                                                            | 4,908                                                                            | 4,564                                                                            |
| 24.     | Mizoram                                                                          | 2,085                                                                            | 2,273                                                                            | 2,312                                                                            |
| 25.     | Nagaland                                                                         | 4,125                                                                            | 4,287                                                                            | 4,059                                                                            |
| 26.     | Odisha                                                                           | 60,372                                                                           | 62,387                                                                           | 60,608                                                                           |
| 27.     | Puducherry                                                                       | 3,835                                                                            | 4,169                                                                            | 3,700                                                                            |
| 28.     | Punjab                                                                           | 55,150                                                                           | 55,224                                                                           | 59,020                                                                           |
| 29.     | Rajasthan                                                                        | 1,69,522                                                                         | 1,65,123                                                                         | 1,71,921                                                                         |
| 30.     | Sikkim                                                                           | 1,395                                                                            | 1,391                                                                            | 1,313                                                                            |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 93,879                                                                           | 98,251                                                                           | 93,276                                                                           |
| 32.     | Telangana                                                                        | 72,941                                                                           | 74,994                                                                           | 76,611                                                                           |
| 33.     | Tripura                                                                          | 3,024                                                                            | 3,386                                                                            | 3,320                                                                            |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 5,22,850                                                                         | 6,32,872                                                                         | 6,81,779                                                                         |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand                                                                      | 27,553                                                                           | 26,829                                                                           | 29,334                                                                           |
| 36.     | West Bengal                                                                      | 1,00,972                                                                         | 1,02,728                                                                         | 99,721                                                                           |
|         | India                                                                            | 24,22,121                                                                        | 25,52,257                                                                        | 26,17,923                                                                        |

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