Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Nadda urges Jharkhand, Odisha MPs to boost TB elimination drive
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a sickness that usually affects the lungs and can make people very ill.
India wants to completely get rid of TB, and the country's health minister asked some leaders to help.
He met with members of Parliament from two Indian states, Jharkhand and Odisha.
He asked them to help find people who are sick and make sure they get treatment early.
The government ran a special 100-day programme to look for TB in people who are most at risk.
During that programme, they checked more than 2.2 crore, or 22 million, people.
They found more than seven lakh new patients, including some who did not feel sick at all.
India is making good progress, because fewer people are getting TB now than in the past.
There are now many more machines to test for TB, including special X-ray machines that use artificial intelligence.
The leaders promised to spread awareness and support people affected by TB so India can become TB-free.
Union Health Minister J P Nadda urged parliamentarians from Jharkhand and Odisha to accelerate the Centre's TB elimination drive at constituency and district levels.
The interaction, held under the theme 'Parliamentarians Championing a TB Mukt Bharat', reviewed progress of the recently concluded 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
The campaign's second phase screened over 2.2 crore vulnerable people, detecting more than seven lakh new TB cases and 1.97 lakh asymptomatic cases.
During the 100-day campaign, Jharkhand notified 16,754 TB patients (4,574 asymptomatic) and Odisha notified 15,268 patients (3,514 asymptomatic).
India recorded a 21 per cent decline in TB incidence between 2015 and 2024, with a 92 per cent treatment success rate, according to the WHO Global TB Report 2025.
- Who
- Union Health Minister J P Nadda, along with Ministers of State Anupriya Patel and Sanjay Seth, and Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from Jharkhand and Odisha.
- What
- Nadda urged parliamentarians to intensify efforts at constituency and district levels to accelerate India's TB elimination drive and reviewed progress of the 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
- When
- Wednesday, August 12, on the sidelines of the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- To achieve a TB Mukt Bharat (TB-free India) through early diagnosis, patient-centric care, community participation and sustained political engagement.
- Health Minister
- J P Nadda
- Interaction Theme
- Parliamentarians Championing a TB Mukt Bharat
- Focus States
- Jharkhand and Odisha
- Campaign Reviewed
- 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (second phase: March 24 to July)
- People Screened
- Over 2.2 crore vulnerable individuals
- New TB Cases Detected
- Over 7 lakh (1.97 lakh asymptomatic)
- TB Incidence Decline (2015-2024)
- 21 per cent
- Testing Infrastructure
- Over 9,000 molecular testing machines; nearly 3,000 AI-enabled handheld X-ray units