A total of 10,440 new leprosy cases were detected in Chhattisgarh during 2015-16 compared to 8847 in 2014-15, the Central government has informed. The number of new leprosy cases detected during 2013-14 in Chhattisgarh were 8519, it informed. The leprosy cases were reported under the National leprosy Eradication Programme during the last three years and also the Annual New Case Detection Rate (ANCDR) for the year 2014-15. During 2014-15, the ANCDR in Chhattisgarh stood at 31.93 per cent. Re-Constructive Surgeries (RCS) to correct the disability in leprosy affected persons have been conducted during the aforesaid period in Chhattisgarh. The number of RCS conducted in 2013-14 stood at 239, 2014-15 (171) and 2015-16 (101).
A total of 125785 new cases were detected across the nation during the year 2014-15, which gives ANCDR of 9.73 per 100,000 population, showcasing decline in leprosy cases as compare to previous year., it stated.
By March 2015, around 88833 cases are on record, taking the country’s leprosy prevalence rate to 0.69 per 10,000 population. 34 States/ UTs had already achieved the level of elimination with leprosy prevalence rate less than 1 case per 10,000 population.
The State/UTs achieved level of elimination are Nagaland, Haryana, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Punjab, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Rajasthan, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Daman & Diu, A & N Islands, Puducherry , Gujarat, Karnataka, lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra , Goa, Odisha , Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Telangana, Chandigarh and Bihar.