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

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2059 

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21ST DECEMBER, 2018 

ERADICATION OF TB 

2059. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL: 

          SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

          DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: 

          SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA   

          SHRI B.V. NAIK: 

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? 

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. 

State/ UT wise Active Case finding (2017)

S t a t e	Number screened for S ymptoms	Number examined by S pu t u m testing	Number of patients Diagnosed
Andhra Pradesh	3145597	17579	1151
Andman and Nicobar Islands	24384	343	26
Arunachal Pradesh	63040	2368	23
Assam	94495	5532	41
Bihar	3077648	34545	3159
Chandigarh	28405	205	37
Chhattisgarh	119459	2262	206
Daman and Diu	46136	252	5
Delhi	444351	5558	621
Gujarat	2879181	12939	1722
Haryana	2174827	31851	517
Himachal Pradesh	198170	4399	95
Jammu and Kashmir	92238	3769	110
Jharkhand	417169	7830	551
Karnataka	13284327	118655	4357
Kerala	70537	1479	16
Lakshadweep	714	348	14
Madhya Pradesh	762126	17313	2151
Maharashtra	9380868	48091	2336
Manipur	83027	4226	72
Meghalaya	54802	1017	17
Mizoram	13431	1317	17
Nagaland	17677	1732	34
Odisha	50617	6318	272
Punjab	945930	6651	239
Rajasthan	3775280	52773	1288
Sikkim	32479	1173	9
Tamil Nadu	2546740	87608	3953
Telangana	13968	1489	47
Tripura	94533	1494	25
Uttar Pradesh	8518823	87146	2341
Uttarakhand	122168	1818	43
West bengal	2682897	36928	761
Grand Total	55256044	607008	26256