Nikshay Poshan Yojana and its impact

Content Editor: Dr.KH Reddy

February 28, 2024 at 7:00:00 PM

Tuberculosis, NTEP, Direct benefit transfer, Nutrition

NPY offers a cash transfer of 500rs for every individual notified to have tuberculosis for the entire period of their anti-tubercular treatment.
A retrospective cohort study examined the degree of NPY implementation in India from 2018 to 2022, using NTEP’s database of 3.7 million TB patients from nine randomly selected states
The study results revealed that:

The proportion of patients who received at least one NPY transfer has improved from 56.9% in 2018 to 76.1% in 2022.
Increased political commitment and schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana have solved the problem of lack of bank accounts which was a major hurdle in delivering the DBT benefits to patients five years ago.
Since 2018 the average time between diagnosis and receipt of NPY installment has reduced by half but considerable delays still exist nationwide; more in private sector notified patients.