Department of Health and Family Welfare

T.B. Control Programme

Aims and Objective:- The main aims and objective of R.N.T.C.P. in all the 7(Seven) districts of the State was under the supervision of the DTO (District T.B. Officers) to supervise and monitor all the CHCs, PHCs under the concerned district. TB Control Programme in Meghalaya has been implemented under DHS (M.I), Meghalaya, Shillong through the technical head of State TB officer. The R.N.T.C.P. Programme was launched in the entire State on the 23rd October 2003, and all the 7 Districts were approved to start delivery on the R.N.T.C.P. Directly Observation Treatment (DOTS) the TB Patients in the State regularly as per need.

The main Objective of the Programme are as follows:-

  1. To Achieve and Maintain Cure rate of 85 % among newly detected Infective (New Sputum Smear Positive) cases.
  2. To Achieve and Maintain the Case Detention Rate of 70% as per 1 (One) lakh population.
  3. To Achieve the Conservation rate of 90%.
Name of Scheme Physical Achievement
Number of Chest Symptomatic Patients 11582
Number of Smear (+) Positive Diagnose 1795
Number of New TB Cases detected during 4853
March 2006 - April 2007  
New Smear (+) Cases 1194
Treatment Regimen Gwen 4185
New Sputum positive patients Cured 914
Died 31

Plan and Non-Plan Allocationfor 2006-2007

Plan
Serial Number Name of the Plan Schemes Allotment Expenditure Remarks
1. STO - (Plan) Shillong Rs.3,76,500.00 Rs.3,87.849.00  
2. DTC - (Plan) East Khasi Hills, Shillong Rs.10,20,000.00 Rs. 11,72,107.00 Excess on salaries.
3. DTC - Jaintia Hills - Jowai Not available with this office Rs.18,01,657.00 -DO-
4. DTC West Khasi Hills - Nongstoin Not available with this office Rs.16,38,805.00 - DO-
5. DTC - East Garo Hills - Williamnagar Not available with this office Rs.15,10,852.00 -DO-
      Rs.65,11,270.00 -

Non-Plan
Serial Number Name of the Non - Plan Schemes Allotment Expenditure Remarks
1. STO - (Non-Plan) Shillong Rs.11,15,100.00 Rs.7,24,913.00 Excess on salaries.
2. DTC - (Non-Plan) East Khasi Hills, Shillong Rs.15,36,000.00 Rs.13,68,315.00 - DO-
3. BGC - (Non-Plan) - Shillong Rs.12,06,000.00 Rs.14,71,986.00 - DO-
4. DTC - (Non-Plan) - West Garo Hills, Tura Not available with this office Rs.52,017,83.00 - DO-
  Total Expenditure of Non-Plan Scheme - Rs.95,55,912.00 -