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Table 2 Profile of Poor, Backward and Tribal districts, RNTCP programme

From: Addressing poverty through disease control programmes: examples from Tuberculosis control in India

S No

State

Districts (n)

Districts

1.

Arunachal Pradesh

3

Changlang **,Lohit **,Tirap †

2.

Bihar

32

Araria **,Aurangabad-BI **,Banka, **,Begusarai **,

Bhagalpur **,Bhojpur **,Darbhanga **,Gaya **,

Gopalganj **,Jamui **,Jehanabad **,Kaimur **,

Katihar **,Khagaria **,Kishanganj **,Lakhisarai **,

Madhepura**,Madhubani **,Munger**, Muzaffarpur **,

Nalanda**,Nawada**,Pashchim Champaran **,

Purba Champaran **,Purnia **, Saharsa **,Samastipur **,

Saran **,Sheikhpura **,Sitamarhi **,Supaul **,Vaishali **

3.

Chhattisgarh

4

Kawardha **, Koriya **, Raigarh-CG **, Surguja †

4.

D & N Haveli

1

Dadra & Nagar Haveli †

5.

Haryana

2

Kaithal **, Mewat **

6.

Himachal Pradesh

1

Hamirpur-HP **

7.

Jharkhand

19

Chatra **, Deoghar **, Dumka **,Giridih **,Godda **, Gumla†, Hazaribagh**,Jamtara**,Khunti†,Kodarma**,Lathehar **,

Pakaur **,Palamu **,Purbi Singhbhum †,Ramgarh**,

Ranchi †,Sahibganj **,Saraikela-Kharsawan **,Simdega **

8.

Karnataka

3

Bidar **,Gulbarga **, Yadgiri **

9.

Madhya Pradesh

24

Alirajpur†,Balaghat**,Barwani†,Betul**,Burhanpur**, Chhatarpur**,Chhindwara**,Damoh **, Dhar †, Dindori †,

Harda**,Hoshangabad**,Jhabua†,Khandwa**,

Khargone**,Mandla †, Narsinghpur **,Panna **,Raisen **,

Sagar **,Sehore **, Seoni **,Tikamgarh **,Vidisha **

10.

Maharashtra

11

Aurangabad-MH **,Bid **,Buldana **,Gadchiroli **

Hingoli **,Jalna **,Latur **,Nanded **,Osmanabad **

Parbhani **,Yavatmal **

11.

Orissa

10

Balangir **,Gajapati †,Kalahandi **,Kandhamal †,Koraput †, Mayurbhanj †,Nabarangapur†,Nuapada†, Rayagada†,

Sundargarh †

12.

Rajasthan

2

Banswara †,Dungarpur †

13.

Sikkim

2

South Sikkim **,West Sikkim **

14.

Uttar Pradesh

26

Bahraich **,Banda **,Barabanki **,Basti **,Bijnor **

Budaun **,Fatehpur **,Hamirpur-UP **,Hardoi **

Jalaun**,Jhansi**,Jyotiba Phule Nagar**,

Kanpur Dehat **,Lalitpur **,Maharajganj **,Mahoba **,

Mau **,Moradabad **,Pilibhit **,Pratapgarh **,

Rae Bareli **,Sant Kabir Nagar **,Shravasti **,

Siddharthnagar **,Sitapur **,Unnao **

15.

West Bengal

4

Darjiling **,Jalpaiguri **,Koch Bihar **,Maldah **

 

Total

144

 
  1. **- Poor and backward districts, † - Poor, backward and tribal district;
  2. Data source--RNTCP Performance report, Q1 2011
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