Archive · 13 Dec 2025
India's TB Progress Slower Than Needed
India has been working hard to reduce tuberculosis (TB), a serious lung disease.
They've made some progress, like reducing TB cases and deaths more than the global average.
However, they're not on track to meet their own goals of eliminating TB by 2025.
There are several reasons for this, including not enough people getting preventive treatment, many cases being diagnosed late, and not enough money being spent on TB programs.
Experts say India needs to make TB a bigger political priority, improve healthcare in rural areas, and reduce stigma around lung diseases.
They also need to address air pollution, which makes lung diseases worse.
With more political will, public participation, and funding, India might be able to meet its TB elimination goals.
India has reduced TB incidence by 21% and deaths by 28% since 2015, but this is not enough to meet 2025 targets.
The government aims to eliminate TB by 2025, but current progress is far from the required 80% reduction in incidence and 90% reduction in deaths.
Key challenges include low uptake of TB preventive treatment, late diagnosis, and insufficient funding for TB programs.
Experts recommend making TB a political priority, improving primary healthcare, reducing stigma, and addressing air pollution.
India needs to increase its annual TB budget from $710 million to $1.2 billion to realistically meet the 2030 SDG target.
- Who
- India's government and health authorities
- What
- Progress in reducing tuberculosis (TB) incidence and deaths
- When
- Since 2015, with a focus on 2025 targets
- Where
- India
- Why
- To meet national and global TB elimination goals
- TB Incidence Reduction (2015-2024)
- 21%
- TB Deaths Reduction (2015-2024)
- 28%
- Household Contacts Receiving TPT (2024)
- 45%
- Private Sector TB Cases (2024)
- 36%
- Rapid Molecular Tests (2023)
- 21%
- International TB Financing (2024)
- 9%
- National TB Budget (2025)
- $710 million
- Estimated Required Annual Funding (2025-2030)
- $1.2 billion