The Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) under NTEP provides financial incentive to notified TB patients. The current amount provided per month during treatment is:

• A Rs. 500 per month ✓
• B Rs. 300 per month
• C Rs. 1000 per month
• D Rs. 1500 per month

Explanation

Under Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), launched in 2018, every notified TB patient (regardless of public or private sector treatment) receives Rs. 500 per month during the course of treatment as a nutritional support incentive through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). This aims to address nutritional deficiency, which worsens TB outcomes. The scheme is linked to Nikshay (the electronic TB surveillance portal).

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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