Progress in India's Fight Against TB: Significant Declines in Incidence and Death Rates, Surge in Case Notifications

Spread the Message

Read Time:1 Minute, 40 Second

The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) is implemented under the aegis of the National Health Mission (NHM). It implements a National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination (2017-25) across the country.

The key efforts and interventions made under the NTEP are:

Targeted interventions in high TB burden areas through State and District Specific Strategic plans.
Provision of free drugs and diagnostics to TB patients.
Active TB case-finding through campaigns in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations.
Integration of Ayushman Arogya Mandir with TB screening and treatment services.
Private sector engagement with incentives for notification and management of TB cases.
Scale up of molecular diagnostic laboratories to sub-district levels.
Expansion of coverage under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for nutritional support to TB patients.
Intensified Information, Education & Communication (IEC) interventions to reduce stigma, enhance community awareness and improve health seeking behaviour.
Converge efforts and resources of line ministries for TB elimination.
Provision of TB Preventive Treatment to contacts of TB patients and vulnerable population.
Track notified TB cases through Ni-kshay portal.
Provide additional nutritional, diagnostic and vocational support to TB patients and household contacts under Ni-kshya Mitra initiative.

NTEP has made significant efforts to make India TB free. The incidence rate of TB in India has shown a 17.7% decline from 237 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 195 per 100,000 population in 2023. TB deaths has reduced by 21.4% from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023. The progress made in notification of TB cases in last five years is as under:

2020

(Jan-Dec)

2021

(Jan-Dec)

2022

(Jan-Dec)

2023

(Jan-Dec)

2024*

(Jan-Oct)

TB cases Notified

18,05,670