President Draupadi Murmu recently launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ and the Nikshay 2.0 portal to eliminate TB by 2025 through a virtual event.

• Under this campaign, any person, any representative or organization can adopt TB patients and the adopted patients will be taken care of.
• More than 66 percent TB patients currently undergoing treatment in the country have given their consent for adoption under this campaign.
• Under this scheme, more than 62 lakh TB patients have received financial assistance of Rs 1,651 crore since 2018. This involves a direct transfer of Rs 500 to the patient’s bank account.

Nikshay 2.0 Portal

• The NIKSHA 2.0 portal provides additional patient support to TB patients to take advantage of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) opportunities to improve treatment outcomes, enhance community participation and fulfill India’s commitment to TB eradication by 2025.