(a) whether the Government made any review on Leprosy
Eradication Programme;
(b) if so, when was the last review made;
(c) the position at present State-wise;
(d) the specific steps taken during the last three years in
eradicating leprosy in the country, Orissa in particular;
and
(e) the steps proposed to be taken to provide proper
treatment of leprosy patients and also for their
rehabilitation after they are cured?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)
(a) & (b) : Yes, Sir. In the month of March - April,
2000 an independent evaluation of the programme was
conducted. Also a review of the programme was conducted on
24th & 25th November, 2000 at the all India State Leprosy
Officer Meeting at New Delhi.
(c) : A statement giving the present State-wise position
is enclosed at Annexure - I.
(d) : Two rounds of Modified Leprosy Elimination
Campaigns (MLEC) were launched in all the States including
Orissa leading to detection of 4.64 lakh new cases in the
1st round and 2.12 lakh new cases in 2nd round.
In the State of Orissa 62,844 number of cases were
detected in the 1st round and 27197 number of cases were
detected in the 2nd round of the campaign.
Intensive public awareness campaigns and training
activities for general health case staff at the Centre and
the States/UTs were also undertaken under the Programme.
(e) : The public awareness creation activities, case
detection drive, early treatment with Multi Drug Therapy,
disability and ulcer care including reconstructive surgery
for medical rehabilitation and training of general health
care staff are important activities proposed to be taken.
For the purpose of socio-economic rehabilitation of
leprosy patients, the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment which is the nodal agency, is operating a
separate scheme.
Sl.No. Name of State/UTs 1981 March, 2000
1. Andhra Pradesh 117.20 4.95
2. Arunachal Pradesh 15.90 1.65
3. Assam 7.50 1.38
4. Bihar 54.30 15.20
5. Goa 45.90 2.81 6. Gujarat 29.30 1.80
7 Haryana 0.70 0.34
8. Himachal Pradesh 16.40 0.43
9. Jammu & Kashmir 8.30 0.93 10. Karnataka 59.80 2.72 11. Kerala 29.50 1.05 12. Madhya Pradesh 23.00 4.60 13. Maharashtra 63.70 3.93 14. Manipur 42.30 1.00 15. Meghalaya 45.60 0.42 16. Mizoram 20.40 0.72 17. Nagaland 64.90 0.39 18. Orissa 121.40 11.46 19. Punjab 11.90 0.61 20. Rajasthan 2.90 1.13 21. Sikkim 50.00 0.81 22. Tamil Nadu 151.40 5.11 23. Tripura 48.80 0.47 24. Uttar Pradesh 37.90 6.02 25. West Bengal 78.80 5.44 26. A & N Islands 52.60 2.79 27. Chandigarh 45.40 3.69 28. D & N Haveli 20.20 11.90 29. Daman & Diu 45.90 3.19 30. Delhi 4.50 3.51 31. Lakshadweep 250.00 1.74 32. Pondicherry 125.00 3.25
Total 57.60 5.28