The reasoning: burden (dated)
| Indicator | India |
|---|---|
| Incidence | 187 per lakh (2024) vs 237 in 2015 (WHO Global TB Report 2025) |
| Mortality | 21 per lakh (2024) vs 28 in 2015 |
| Notifications | ≈ 26.2 lakh (2024), about 1/3 from the private sector |
| Treatment coverage | > 92% (2024) vs 53% (2015) |
| Global share | ≈ 25–27% of global incident TB |
| MDR/RR‑TB | ≈ 3% of new and ≈ 12–14% of previously treated cases (programme estimates; check the current report) |