Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Urges Corporate CSR Support for TB-Free Mission by 2030
Tuberculosis, also called TB, is a sickness that usually affects the lungs and can spread to other people.
The government of Maharashtra, a state in India, wants to get rid of TB in the whole state before the year 2030.
But the government says it cannot do this job all by itself.
So it is asking companies to help through programs called Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR.
Companies can help by spreading awareness, supporting early testing, and helping patients get treatment.
The health minister said some people are scared to get tested because they worry about stigma and how TB might affect their families.
When TB is found late, it can spread to more people and make the sick person worse.
The government is proud of a program called Nikshay Mitra, where people and organizations give food and other help to TB patients.
The leaders believe that if citizens, companies, and social groups all work together, TB can be eliminated before 2030.
Maharashtra Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar called for stronger corporate CSR participation to accelerate the state's TB elimination mission.
Abitkar said TB elimination cannot be achieved by the government alone and requires a mission-mode approach involving corporates, civil society and communities.
He said fear and stigma discourage some people from getting tested, and delayed diagnosis increases the risk of transmission.
Minister of State for Public Health Meghna Sakore Bordikar highlighted the Nikshay Mitra initiative, which provides nutritional and other support to TB patients.
The state is also working on other health priorities including thalassaemia prevention and childhood obesity, with support from UNICEF and Rotary.
- Who
- Maharashtra Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar, Minister of State for Public Health Meghna Sakore Bordikar, and corporate houses
- What
- A call for greater corporate CSR participation to accelerate Maharashtra's tuberculosis elimination campaign
- When
- August 13, 2026; the state aims to eliminate TB before 2030
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Why
- The government says TB elimination cannot be achieved alone and needs partnerships for awareness, early diagnosis and treatment support.
- State
- Maharashtra, India
- Event
- TB Mukt Bharat–Corporate Participation Summit 2026
- Goal
- TB elimination before 2030
- Public Health Minister
- Prakash Abitkar
- Minister of State for Public Health
- Meghna Sakore Bordikar
- Key Initiative
- Nikshay Mitra, providing nutritional and other support to TB patients
- Supporting Organizations
- UNICEF and Rotary
- Other Health Priorities
- Thalassaemia prevention and childhood obesity