Rapid molecular diagnostics are presently available at 1360 blocks across the country. State wise number of blocks with rapid molecular diagnostics is given below:
| State wise number of blocks with rapid molecular diagnostics | ||
| Sl. No | State | No. Blocks with Rapid Molecular Diagnostics |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 206 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 12 |
| 4 | Assam | 33 |
| 5 | Bihar | 60 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 3 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 33 |
| 8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1 |
| 9 | Daman & Diu | 2 |
| 10 | Delhi | 27 |
| 11 | Goa | 2 |
| 12 | Gujarat | 58 |
| 13 | Haryana | 29 |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh | 21 |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir | 17 |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 38 |
| 17 | Karnataka | 68 |
| 18 | Kerala | 20 |
| 19 | Ladakh | 2 |
| 20 | Lakshadweep | 1 |
| 21 | Madhya Pradesh | 66 |
| 22 | Maharashtra | 119 |
| 23 | Manipur | 9 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 7 |
| 25 | Mizoram | 8 |
| 26 | Nagaland | 9 |
| 27 | Odisha | 49 |
| 28 | Puducherry | 2 |
| 29 | Punjab | 27 |
| 30 | Rajasthan | 66 |
| 31 | Sikkim | 5 |
| 32 | Tamil Nadu | 69 |
| 33 | Telangana | 38 |
| 34 | Tripura | 5 |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh | 151 |
| 36 | Uttarakhand | 14 |
| 37 | West Bengal | 79 |
| All India | 1360 | |
62% of the TB patients were tested for Rifampcin resistance during the period of August 2019 to 10th September 2020. The State wise details are given below:
| State wise details of TB patients tested for Rifampcin resistance | |
| State | The total percentage of patients tested for Rifampcin resistance since August 2019 till 10th September 2020 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 50% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 77% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 51% |
| Assam | 61% |
| Bihar | 47% |
| Chandigarh | 62% |
| Chhattisgarh | 60% |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 72% |
| Delhi | 53% |
| Goa | 69% |
| Gujarat | 66% |
| Haryana | 57% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 83% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 80% |
| Jharkhand | 52% |
| Karnataka | 72% |
| Kerala | 62% |
| Ladakh | 63% |
| Lakshadweep | 60% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 59% |
| Maharashtra | 73% |
| Manipur | 58% |
| Meghalaya | 67% |
| Mizoram | 61% |
| Nagaland | 62% |
| Odisha | 83% |
| Puducherry | 78% |
| Punjab | 58% |
| Rajasthan | 57% |
| Sikkim | 89% |
| Tamil Nadu | 76% |
| Telangana | 79% |
| Tripura | 83% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 54% |
| Uttarakhand | 44% |
| West Bengal | 71% |
| All India | 62% |
The total number of TB cases notified from 2016 is as under:
| Year | Total No. of notified TB patients |
| 2016 | 1754957 |
| 2017 | 1827959 |
| 2018 | 2155894 |
| 2019 | 2404815 |
| 2020 (Till July 2020) | 1061003 |
The State wise details of TB cases notified is given below:
State wise details of TB cases notified
| State | 2016
(Jan-Dec) |
2017
(Jan-Dec) |
2018
(Jan-Dec) |
2019
(Jan-Dec) |
State | Jan – July 2020 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 534 | 292 | 558 | 587 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 297 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 74373 | 83118 | 91124 | 98869 | Andhra Pradesh | 37570 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2788 | 3154 | 3419 | 2938 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1566 | |
| Assam | 40851 | 40174 | 42896 | 48669 | Assam | 21191 | |
| Bihar | 97001 | 96489 | 104930 | 122671 | Bihar | 51493 | |
| Chandigarh | 3413 | 5930 | 5696 | 7026 | Chandigarh | 2816 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 39484 | 41272 | 43031 | 43718 | Chhattisgarh | 20077 | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 552 | 963 | 849 | 937 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 663 | |
| Daman and Diu | 487 | 457 | 497 | 560 | Delhi | 51465 | |
| Delhi | 62706 | 65893 | 93580 | 107982 | Goa | 1022 | |
| Goa | 1966 | 1935 | 2492 | 2410 | Gujarat | 73445 | |
| Gujarat | 126665 | 149061 | 154551 | 159158 | Haryana | 38811 | |
| Haryana | 47545 | 40751 | 65748 | 73997 | Himachal Pradesh | 8673 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 14961 | 16451 | 16485 | 17446 | Jammu & Kashmir | 5457 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 9937 | 10476 | 12895 | 11860 | Jharkhand | 26025 | |
| Jharkhand | 39515 | 44128 | 48488 | 56632 | Karnataka | 39949 | |
| Karnataka | 68462 | 81187 | 83094 | 91703 | Kerala | 12680 | |
| Kerala | 47293 | 22754 | 24557 | 25617 | Ladakh | 161 | |
| Lakshadweep | 23 | 46 | 19 | 15 | Lakshadweep | 8 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 129915 | 134333 | 160144 | 187407 | Madhya Pradesh | 80779 | |
| Maharashtra | 195139 | 192458 | 209642 | 227348 | Maharashtra | 89484 | |
| Manipur | 2393 | 2805 | 2927 | 2553 | Manipur | 1020 | |
| Meghalaya | 4586 | 3961 | 4867 | 5528 | Meghalaya | 2661 | |
| Mizoram | 2205 | 2245 | 2570 | 2944 | Mizoram | 1524 | |
| Nagaland | 2821 | 3013 | 4269 | 4794 | Nagaland | 1991 | |
| Odisha | 43851 | 71131 | 50303 | 53612 | Odisha | 27256 | |
| Puducherry | 1421 | 1604 | 3489 | 4606 | Puducherry | 1748 | |
| Punjab | 39836 | 45313 | 54401 | 58204 | Punjab | 29598 | |
| Rajasthan | 106756 | 105953 | 160168 | 175218 | Rajasthan | 83015 | |
| Sikkim | 1539 | 1271 | 1438 | 1432 | Sikkim | 897 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 96079 | 93327 | 104917 | 110845 | Tamil Nadu | 41348 | |
| Telangana | 45003 | 1693 | 52330 | 71655 | Telangana | 38583 | |
| Tripura | 2374 | 39223 | 2579 | 2761 | Tripura | 1281 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 297746 | 311041 | 420434 | 486385 | Uttar Pradesh | 205633 | |
| Uttarakhand | 15081 | 16760 | 22362 | 26060 | Uttarakhand | 12634 | |
| West Bengal | 89656 | 97297 | 104145 | 110668 | West Bengal | 48182 | |
| Total | 1754957 | 1827959 | 2155894 | 2404815 | Total | 1061003 |
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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