Chandigarh, March 16 -- Haryana's additional chief secretary (ACS), health and family welfare, Sumita Misra on Sunday said that under the TB Mukt Panchayat initiative, 2,157 gram panchayats, which is 35% of the state's total 6,237 panchayats, were found eligible for TB-free certification after verification in 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched TB Mukt Panchayat initiative on World TB Day on March 24, 2023 at Varanasi. The objective is to empower panchayati raj institutions to understand the extent and magnitude of problems associated with tuberculosis, take necessary actions towards solving them and create healthy competition among panchayats while appreciating their contribution toward TB elimination.

In 2023, the state se...