The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) strives to ensure an uninterrupted supply of drugs, and stocking norms have been developed by the Central TB Division (CTD) to help achieve this goal.

The drug stocks equivalent to 10 months of consumption, shall be maintained with implementing states.

The table shows the quantity of reserve stocks at each level at the start of the quarter (considering the receipt from one higher level).

Regular, accurate information on consumption, drug stock and supplies at the Peripheral Health Institute (PHI), Tuberculosis Units (TUs), districts and state levels are essential for timely drug stock indenting and distribution at all levels.

Under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), the anti-TB drugs are procured at the centre level by the Central TB Division (CTD), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and supplied to the central warehouses.

From the central level warehouses, the drugs are supplied to different State Drug Stores (SDS) and further distributed to District Drug Stores (DDS) and sub-district level (TB Unit (TU) Store and Peripheral Health Institute (PHI)).

This movement of drug flow is monitored in real-time through Ni-kshay Aushadhi.

To ensure successful implementation, sustainability and quality services under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), some guiding principles in Supply Chain Management (SCM) and drug logistics are to be ensured. These are showcased in the figure below.

Figure: Principles of SCM under NTEP

Important Points

Incentives of INR 500 for notification and outcome declaration will be provided to private providers (Health Facilities).

DBT Maker needs to identify the common errors that can occur at multiple levels of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) processing and take action to resolve that.

During Beneficiary Rejection

The Ni-kshay reports and registers contain beneficiary level information and only authorised users can download these reports from Ni-kshay. Confidential credentials are provided to access these reports.

In the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), the beneficiaries and different staff members have different roles and responsibilities for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) processing.

Beneficiaries