Question : Eradication of TB

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

(a) the estimated number of patients of Tuberculosis (TB) in the country, State/ UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has started Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme aiming to eliminate TB by 2025 and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the health authorities in different States have scanned 2 lakh people across 120 districts in the first round and found nearly 10,000 new TB cases and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(d) the time by which the second and third round of scanning is going to take place and the districts identified for the purpose; and

(e) the details of the schemes being run for welfare of TB patients under new National Strategic Plan (2017-2025) along with the funds earmarked for the purpose?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a): The estimated number of TB patients in the country is 27.4 lakh as per Global TB report 2018.

(b): The Ministry has developed the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Tuberculosis (2017-2025) with the goal of eliminating TB by 2025.
The key focus areas and initiatives are:
• Early diagnosis of all the TB patients, prompt treatment with quality assured drugs and treatment regimens along with suitable patient support systems to promote adherence.
• Engaging with the patients seeking care in the private sector and with private sector providers
• Prevention strategies including active case finding and contact tracing in high risk / vulnerable population
• Airborne infection control.
• Multi-sectoral response for addressing social determinants.



(c) & (d):
• Three rounds of Active Case finding were conducted during the year 2017. A total of 378 districts were involved in Active Case Finding. 5.5 crore people were screened for TB symptoms and 6.07 lakh presumptive TB cases (TB suspects) were identified & tested and additionally 26,256 TB patients were diagnosed and put on treatment. (State/ UT wise details are at Annexure I)

(e): The details of initiatives being implemented for the welfare of TB patients under the National Strategic Plan (2017-25), which is a part of the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) scheme are indicated at point no (b) above.

The funds earmarked for Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) are as under: -
2017-18 Rs. 2791.00 crores
2018-19 Rs. 2,840.00 crores.