Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Himachal Pradesh Governor Urges TB-Free Efforts
The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, recently held a meeting to discuss how to make the state free of tuberculosis (TB) by 2026.
He expressed concern that the state has not yet met its TB elimination goals for 2024 and called for everyone to work together.
He mentioned a program called the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, where people and organizations can support TB patients by providing them with food, medical help, and job training.
The governor himself has adopted 59 TB patients, and his secretary has adopted six more.
They also gave out nutrition kits to these patients.
The goal is to ensure that all TB patients complete their six-month treatment successfully.
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla expressed concern over the state's failure to achieve the tuberculosis elimination target by 2024.
He called for concerted efforts to make Himachal Pradesh TB-free by 2026.
Shukla urged social organizations, institutions, and individuals to become Nikshay Mitras to support TB patients.
The governor and his secretary have adopted a total of 65 TB patients from Nirmand and Ani blocks.
Nutrition kits were distributed to TB patients during the review meeting.
- Who
- Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla
- What
- Urged concerted efforts to make Himachal Pradesh TB-free by 2026
- When
- January 19, 2024
- Where
- Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
- Why
- To achieve the tuberculosis elimination target and support TB patients
- Governor
- Shiv Pratap Shukla
- Location
- Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
- Event
- Review meeting on Tuberculosis Elimination
- Initiative
- Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
- Treatment Duration
- 6 months
- Governor's Adoption
- 59 TB patients from Nirmand block
- Secretary's Adoption
- 6 TB patients from Ani block