Under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), the TB-Mukt Bharat target is to eliminate tuberculosis (defined as < 1 case per 10 lakh population) by which year?
- A 2030
- B 2025 ✓
- C 2035
- D 2045
Correct answer: B. 2025
Explanation
India's National TB Elimination Programme set the ambitious target to eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global End TB Strategy target of 2030. Elimination is defined as incidence of less than 1 case per 1,00,000 (1 lakh) population per year — not 10 lakh. This accelerated target is embedded in the National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination 2017-2025 and aligns with PM Modi's commitment at the 2018 END TB Summit.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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