Archive · 9 Dec 2025
₹4,322 crore disbursed to TB patients since 2018
The Indian government has given ₹4,322 crore to 1.35 crore TB patients since 2018 to help them with food and nutrition.
This money is given every month to help them get better.
There is also a program where people, groups, and organizations help TB patients by giving them food and other support.
The goal is to make sure TB patients get the help they need to finish their treatment and to end TB in India by 2025.
The government is also working to find people who have TB but don't know it, so they can get treatment and not spread the disease.
₹4,322 crore disbursed to 1.35 crore TB patients since 2018 under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana.
Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana provides ₹1,000 per month to TB patients for nutritional support.
Ni-kshay Mitra Initiative has distributed 45.66 lakh food baskets to 20.3 lakh TB patients since September 2022.
The initiatives aim to end TB in India by 2025 through nutritional support, diagnostic aid, and vocational support.
The government is implementing a renewed approach to identify undiagnosed TB cases and reduce TB-related deaths.
- Who
- Indian government, TB patients, Ni-kshay Mitras (individuals, NGOs, organizations)
- What
- Disbursement of ₹4,322 crore to TB patients for nutritional support and distribution of food baskets
- When
- Since April 2018 (Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana) and since September 2022 (Ni-kshay Mitra Initiative)
- Where
- Across India under the National Health Mission (NHM)
- Why
- To provide nutritional support to TB patients during treatment, reduce out-of-pocket expenses, and end TB in India by 2025
- Total Amount Disbursed
- ₹4,322 crore
- Number of Beneficiaries
- 1.35 crore TB patients
- Scheme Name
- Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana
- Monthly Financial Assistance
- ₹1,000 per month
- Initiative Name
- Ni-kshay Mitra Initiative
- Food Baskets Distributed
- 45.66 lakh
- TB Patients Supported
- 20.3 lakh
- Programme Goal
- End TB in India by 2025
