STDCs are the Technical arm of the State TB Cell under the National TB Elimination Program. This document provides guidance around the various norms for establishing and for its ongoing activities and performance review.

Releases

Release Date Document Name Status  
November 2003 Document on State TB Training and Demonstration Centre (STDC) Current Click here
May 2023 Guidelines and norms for STDCs in NTEP Released Click here
Current Guidelines and norms for STDCs in NTEP Live Document Click here

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Guidelines and Norms for STDCs in NTEP, Central TB Division, MoHFW, Government of India 2023. 

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Suggested citation: Guidelines and Norms for STDCs. New Delhi, India; Central TB Division, MoHFW, 
Government of India; February 2023. Available from: www.tbcindia.gov.in Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP)  data: Contributor author: Central TB Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India; Coverage spatial: New Delhi, India; Date issued: Febrary 2023; Language iso: English; Publisher: Central TB Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India; Rights: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; Rights. uri: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo; Categories: Tuberculosis, STDCs, Health Systems; Title: Guidelines and Norms for STDCs in Delhi; Type: Electronic Publication; Rights holder: Central TB Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. 
 

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Live Document: Due to the evolving nature of the program the guidelines need to be updated frequently in accordance with it. This would mean that the content would be updated as and when any policy, procedure or technical instructions are changed.