New Delhi, March 3 -- The government is working on a plan to ensure that states and Union Territories (UT) have, at any given time, stocks of tuberculosis (TB) drugs and diagnostic kits that last at least six months, as India aims to eliminate the infectious respiratory disease by the end of this year.

Currently, the Centre is ensuring that all states have stocks for at least three months to treat the patients.

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The government launched a 100-day Intensified TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (TB elimination drive) on 7 December, under which more than 110 million vulnerable individuals have been screened in 455 campaign districts so far. More than 400,000 patients h...