Rs 4,322 cr disbursed to 1.35 cr TB patients since 2018 for nutritional support: Govt

New Delhi: A total of Rs4,322 crore has been disbursed to 1.35 crore patients with tuberculosis (TB) since 2018, under the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana to strengthen nutritional support, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, shared the steps taken to strengthen the TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyan programme (National TB Elimination Programme), implemented under the aegis of National Health Mission (NHM) across the country. “Under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana, since April 2018, Rs4,322 crore have been disbursed to 1.35 crore TB patients,” Patel said.

Launched on April 1, 2018, Nikshay Poshan Yojana aims to provide nutritional support to TB patients during treatment, with financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month, up from Rs500 earlier, to improve their nutrition and treatment.