Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana

Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is one of the four initiative-based support schemes which provides financial support to TB patients for their nutrition. A financial incentive of Rs. 500 per month will be provided to patients on anti-TB treatment till the completion of treatment.

• All TB patients who are registered/ notified (from both public/ private sectors) on the Nikshay Portal on or after 1^st April 2018 are beneficiaries of the scheme.
• The incentive is paid in cash and will be deposited to the Aadhaar enabled bank account of the patient. In the case of paediatric TB patients, money will be deposited in parents'/ guardians’ accounts.
• The first instalment of Rs. 1000 total for the first 2 months is expected to be disbursed immediately after starting treatment. To ensure treatment adherence, after the first instalment, the conditionality of follow-up examination is applicable.
• Each month of treatment extension, Rs. 500 will be transferred to the patient's DBT account, till the treatment is continued.
• In some states, where the incentive is transferred in-kind, they should provide food baskets with a total value not less than the corresponding eligible benefit.

Figure: Aims of Nikshay Poshan Yojana

The health volunteer/ Treatment supporter, Multi-purpose Health worker in-charge, or the Senior Treatment Supervisor (STS), are responsible to collect the bank details of the patient from the field level and enter it on the Ni-kshay.

Resources

Nutritional Support DBT Scheme Details, CTD.

Direct Benefi­t Transfer Manual for National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, CTD, 2020.

Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant TB in India, 2021.

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