The centre doubled the monthly nutrition support under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) for tuberculosis (TB) patients under treatment from ₹500 to ₹1,000.
Additionally, all household contacts of TB patients will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (PMTBMBA).
All TB patients will now receive nutritional support of ₹3,000 to ₹6,000 under NPY.
Elimination of tuberculosis is one of the SDG to be achieved by 2030 by the world, India has set the target of 2025.