The NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana under NTEP provides a direct benefit transfer of Rs. ______ per month to TB patients for nutritional support:

• A Rs. 1000
• B Rs. 2000
• C Rs. 750
• D Rs. 500 ✓

Explanation

NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana provides Rs. 500 per month as direct benefit transfer to all TB patients (notified after April 1, 2018) for their nutritional needs throughout the course of treatment. This is part of the Government of India's strategy to address nutrition-TB bidirectional linkage, as malnutrition is the largest attributable risk factor for TB in India. The amount was Rs. 500 at launch; current guidelines confirm this amount (Rs. 1000 is for TB-DM and some other schemes).

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

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