35 % of Panchayats of Haryana declared TB Mukt Panchayat under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Ambala leads with 191 Eligible Panchayats
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Haryana has made significant strides under the TB Mukt Panchayat initiative with 2,157 gram panchayats accounting for 35 per cent of the state's total 6,237 panchayats found eligible for TB-free certification in 2025 after verification. This was stated by Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra here today.
The TB Mukt Panchayat initiative was launched by PM Narendra Modi on World TB Day on March 24, 2023 at Varanasi. The objective of the initiative is to empower Panchayati Raj Institutions to understand the extent and magnitude of problems associated with tuberculosis, take necessary actions toward solving them and create healthy competition among panchayats while appreciating their contribution toward TB elimination.
From 574 to 2,157 — A Fourfold Rise in Three Years
Dr. Misra said the growth in TB-free panchayat certifications under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, over the past three years reflects the increasing momentum of the programme at the grassroots level. In 2023, the state secured 574 certifications all in the Bronze category accounting for just nine per cent of total panchayats. By 2024, this figure nearly tripled to 1,855 panchayats, comprising 1,542 Bronze and 313 Silver certifications, covering 30 per cent of the state's panchayats. In 2025, the tally has risen further to 2,157 eligible panchayats covering 35 per cent of the total.
Dr. Misra explained that the initiative follows a three-tier certification structure. Panchayats maintaining TB-free status for the first year are eligible for Bronze certification, those maintaining it for two consecutive years receive Silver certification and those sustaining it for three consecutive years are awarded Gold certification. Certificates are issued annually on World TB Day March 24 by the under Deputy Commissioner, with one-year validity. Six indicators are used for submission and verification of claims, which are validated by the District Development and Panchayati Raj Officer, Civil Surgeon and Deputy Civil Surgeon TB before a panchayat can be declared TB-free.
Of the 2,157 panchayats found eligible in 2025, 211 have qualified for Gold status, 646 for Silver status and 1,300 for Bronze status. The district-wise figures as presented by Dr. Misra are as follows.
Ambala, with 400 total panchayats, has 191 eligible — comprising 9 Gold, 79 Silver and 103 Bronze. Bhiwani, with 312 total panchayats, has 165 eligible — 34 Gold, 59 Silver and 72 Bronze. Charkhi Dadri, with 167 total panchayats, has 27 eligible — 10 Silver and 17 Bronze. Faridabad, with 100 Panchayats has TB free 46 — comprising 8 Gold, 17 Silver and 21 Bronze.
Fatehabad, with 259 total panchayats, has 116 eligible — 18 Gold, 40 Silver and 58 Bronze. Gurugram, with 158 total panchayats, has 96 eligible — 1 Gold, 24 Silver and 71 Bronze. Hisar, with 325 total panchayats, has 99 eligible — 12 Gold, 27 Silver and 60 Bronze. Jhajjar, with 250 total panchayats, has 67 eligible — 14 Gold, 13 Silver and 40 Bronze.
Jind, with 300 total panchayats, has 65 eligible — 6 Gold, 21 Silver and 38 Bronze. Kaithal, with 277 total panchayats, has 106 eligible — 13 Gold, 36 Silver and 57 Bronze. Karnal, with 385 total panchayats, has 113 eligible — 13 Gold, 30 Silver and 70 Bronze. Kurukshetra, with 407 total panchayats, has 145 eligible — 23 Gold, 26 Silver and 96 Bronze.
Mahendragarh, with 343 total panchayats, has 106 eligible — 4 Gold, 50 Silver and 52 Bronze. Nuh — Mewat — with 325 total panchayats, has 98 eligible — 4 Gold, 32 Silver and 62 Bronze. Palwal, with 265 total panchayats, has 110 eligible — 7 Silver and 103 Bronze. Panchkula, with 133 Panchayats 105 are eligible — comprising 24 Gold, 57 Silver and 24 Bronze.
Panipat, with 178 total panchayats, has 56 eligible — 6 Gold, 10 Silver and 40 Bronze. Rewari, with 365 total panchayats, has 131 eligible — 5 Gold, 22 Silver and 104 Bronze. Rohtak, with 142 total panchayats, has eligible 25 — 3 Gold, 11 Silver and 11 Bronze. Sirsa, with 339 total panchayats, has 119 eligible — 4 Gold, 26 Silver and 89 Bronze.
Sonipat, with 317 total panchayats, has 81 eligible — 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 70 Bronze. Yamunanagar, with 490 total panchayats — has 90 eligible — 6 Gold, 42 Silver and 42 Bronze.
Dr. Misra emphasised that the eligibility of panchayats is verified and validated through a structured three-tier mechanism involving the District Development and Panchayati Raj Officer, the Civil Surgeon and the Deputy Civil Surgeon TB of the another district. This verification process ensures that only those panchayats that genuinely meet all six prescribed indicators (as per Government of India) are certified as TB-free, lending credibility and integrity to the programme.
She added that Haryana remains committed to accelerating progress under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and that the consistent year-on-year growth in TB-free panchayat certifications reflects the active participation of local governance institutions in the state's TB elimination efforts.