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Question raised in Lok Sabha on TB Cases in Rural Areas, 06/12/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on TB Cases in Rural Areas, 06/12/2019. The overall TB incidence in India is on the decline, 217 per lakh in 2015 to 199 per lakh in 2018. The estimated burden of the disease has decreased from 28.4 lakhs in 2015 to 26.9 lakhs in 2018. Country achieved Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to Tuberculosis in 2016-Incidence of TB declined by 28% since 1990.