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Yes
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No
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Yet to be declared
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India was never in the list
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Detailed explanation-1: -India achieved the goal set by the National Health Policy, 2002 of elimination of leprosy as a public health problem, defined as less than 1 case per 10, 000 population, at the National level in December 2005. VISION: “Leprosy-free India” is the vision of the NLEP.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leprosy is endemic in several states and union territories of India, with the annual case detection rate of 4.56 per 10 000 population. The prevalence rate of leprosy is 0.4 per 10, 000 population in the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Leprosy, which was declared eradicated in India one-and-a-half decades ago, has re-emerged in different states with high intensity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) which still occurs in more than 120 countries, with more than 200 000 new cases reported every year.
Detailed explanation-5: -As per the latest data from National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), a total of 65, 147 new leprosy cases were detected during the year 2020-21 in India. During the same period, Maharashtra recorded more than 12, 000 cases.