India's Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) under NTEP provides monthly financial support to TB patients primarily to address:

• A Nutritional support and direct benefit transfer ✓
• B Cost of anti-TB medications
• C Transport reimbursement to reach DOTS centres
• D Compensation for loss of wages during hospitalization

Explanation

Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) provides a monthly direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 500 to all TB patients registered on the Nikshay portal for the duration of treatment. The primary aim is to address malnutrition — a major risk factor for TB and poor treatment outcomes — by providing financial support for food/nutrition. This is separate from the provision of free anti-TB drugs under NTEP.

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

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