Nikshay Poshan Yojana (Nutritional Support To TB Patients)

About This Scheme

An incentive scheme under National Health Mission (NHM) by Central TB Division of MoHFW for Tuberculosis (TB) patients who are under treatment and have registered / notified themselves on the NIKSHAY portal. All TB patients notified on or after 1st April 2018 including all existing TB patients under treatment are eligible to receive incentives. The patient must be registered\notified on the NIKSHAY portal. The scheme is registered under Direct Benefit Transfer. The incentives can be distributed in Cash (only via DBT preferably through Aadhaar enabled bank accounts) or in-kind.

What You Get

As set out by Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare.

• CASH or IN-KIND
• Financial incentive of ₹500/- per month for each notified TB patient for the duration for which the patient is on anti-TB treatment.
• In-kind where the total value of the food basket being distributed must not be less than ₹500 per month.
• (It is the discretion of each state as to whether to provide the benefits in cash or in-kind)

Am I Eligible?

You may be eligible if all of these are true for you.

• The applicant must be a Tuberculosis (TB) Patient.
• The applicant must be registered / notified on the NIKSHAY Portal.

Final eligibility is decided by the government department handling this scheme.

Required Documents

The official source does not publish a document checklist for this scheme. Check the scheme guidelines below, or ask at the office where you apply, before you set off.

How to Apply

1. 1 The patient must visit the nearest healthcare facility to get registered on the NIKSHAY portal: https://www.nikshay.in/

Official Documents and Links

Published by the department that runs this scheme.

• Guidelines
• UMANG