Varanasi, Mar 24 (Representative) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the government has adopted 2.70 lakh TB patients in Uttar Pradesh, of which 70 percent are now living a healthy life after being disease-free. Speaking at the international seminar ‘One World TB Summit’ held at the Rudraksh Convention Center on World TB Day, the CM said, “The state government has so far paid Rs 422 crore through DBT for nutritional assistance to the state’s TB patients. We are committed to keep the 25 crore population of UP healthy. “He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has emerged strong in every field. “All schemes in UP have been implemented with priority over the last six years under the guidance of PM Modi,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Anandiben Patel and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya were present on the occasion.
During the inaugural session of the three-day seminar, the CM welcomed all participants on behalf of the state government and the people. “On the occasion of World TB Day, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya for organizing this program in Kashi. Kashi is the place of the PM’s Karma Sadhana from where he is representing the country in Parliament,” he said. He said that India is reaching new heights today. “All of this is very well presented in the speech of Executive Director of the ‘Stop TB Campaign Dr Lucica Ditiu. India is in the first year of its ‘Amrit Kaa,has assumed the presidency of G-20 under chairmanship of PM Modi,” he said. Yogi said that the country is moving at a rapid pace towards fulfilling the PM’s vision of a TB-free India by 2025. “UP, which is India’s most populous state, once had 21 per cent of the country’s TB patients. In the last five years, a total of Rs 422 crore has been made available to 16.90 lakh TB patients in UP through DBT as nutritional assistance,” he said. He said that so far, more than 2.25 lakh TB patients have been adopted and nutritional materials have been provided.
“As a result, we have been able to cure 70 per cent of these TB patients. Special attention is being given to the TB investigation at PM Ayushman Wellness Center. Today, the process of distributing more than 80,000 kits on a war footing is underway in various districts across the state,” he said. The CM said that in the last six years, every scheme in UP has been implemented with full commitment under the leadership and guidance of PM Modi. “This was done in order to keep the state’s 25 crore people healthy. In particular, success has been achieved in controlling communicable diseases, Japanese and acute encephalitis syndrome by up to 96 per cent in UP,” he said. He said that in UP, where the maternal mortality rate was previously 285 per lakh, which has now been reduced to 167 per lakh. “Apart from this the infant mortality rate was previously 57 per thousand, which the government was able to reduce to 38 per thousand. UP is working tirelessly to defeat tuberculosis, and I am confident that TB will be defeated and India will win,” he said.