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. Misra said the initiative follows a three-tier certification structure. Panchayats maintaining TB-free status for the first year are eligible for bronze certification, those maintaining it for two consecutive years receive silver certification and those sustaining it for three consecutive years are awarded gold certification. htc...