India, Nov. 6 -- Maharashtra will install 300 advanced Truenat Quattro machines across the state to speed up tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, including drug-resistant cases, under a Rs.41.92-crore project, officials said on Wednesday.

The machines will be installed at primary health centres, rural hospitals and district-level facilities under the National TB Elimination Programme over 21 months. A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between BPCL Foundation, HITES-HLL Infra Tech Services Ltd, the implementing agency, and the joint director of health services (TB and leprosy).

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the initiative would extend modern diagnostic facilities to remote areas. Approved by the World Health Or...