Tuberculosis (TB) in India: Causes, Symptoms, Impacts, Initiatives

India stands at a critical juncture in its fight against tuberculosis (TB), a battle characterized by significant progress yet daunting remaining challenges. While the burden of tuberculosis in India continues to decline, the country is nowhere close to achieving elimination, according to the Global TB Report 2025, released on Wednesday (November 12). In 2024, India recorded around 27.1 lakh cases and more than three lakh deaths, making it one of the top contributors to the number of TB cases across the world, the analysis said. This dichotomy of improving indicators—such as a 17.7% decline in incidence since 2015—clashing with the absolute magnitude of the caseload highlights the complexity of eliminating a disease deeply rooted in socio-econo