Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma today chaired a review meeting to assess progress under the PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan in the district and called for coordinated efforts to accelerate the fight against tuberculosis. The Deputy Commissioner reviewed key components of the programme, including TB case detection, differentiated TB care, contact tracing, TB Preventive Treatment, Nikshay Poshan Yojana, Direct Benefit Transfer, the Nikshay Mitra initiative and community participation (Jan Bhagidari) for supporting TB patients.
He directed officers to adopt a mission-mode approach for early identification of cases, prompt treatment initiation and effective patient monitoring and stressed strengthening surveillance, improving contact tracing and intensifying awareness campaigns to encourage timely diagnosis and treatment.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the Health Department to enhance community participation under the Nikshay Mitra initiative for nutritional and social support to TB patients and instructed officers to ensure timely delivery of benefits under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana alongside uninterrupted treatment, counselling and follow-up services.
He urged all stakeholders to coordinate towards a TB-free Rajouri and the national goal of TB Mukt Bharat. Among those present were ADDC Malikzada Sheraz-ul-Haq, District Tuberculosis Officer Dr Shahzad Mirza, MS GMC&AH Dr Shamim Choudhary and Block Medical Officers.