Parliament Question: Rising Cases of Vector Borne Diseases

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 934 TO BE ANSWERED ON25.07.2025 RISING CASES OFVECTOR BORNEDISEASES 934: Ms.SJOTHIMANI:

Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:

(a) whether there has been a rise in dengue, chikungunya and other vector-borne diseases across various States during the current monsoon season and if so, the details thereof, States/UT-wise;

(b) the number of dengue cases and related deaths reported during the last three months, month-wise, States/UTs-wise;

(c) the preventive and containment measures being implemented by the Government to address the surge in cases, especially in high-incidence urban areas;

(d) whether the Government is collaborating with State health departments and urban local bodies to improve sanitation, mosquito control and awareness in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether there are any emergency funds/resources allocated to tackle the outbreak and prevent further spread in the country and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE INTHEMINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a): Although across the country, the total number of cases of Dengue & Chikungunya has decreased in 2025 (till June) as compared to corresponding period in 2024 but cases marginally increasedinsomeoftheStates/UTs.

Cases of other vector-borne diseases like Malaria (till May) and Kala-Azar (till June) marginally increased in some of the States/UTs due to enhanced surveillance & paperless reporting on Integrated Health Information Platform(IHIP) in 2025 as compared to corresponding period in

2024. Notably, there is no increase in number of Japanese Encephalitis cases in 2025 (till June) as comparedtocorrespondingperiodin2024.

State/UTwisedetailsofnumberofVector Bornediseasecases isattachedat Annexure-1.

(b) State-wise details of numberof dengue cases andrelateddeathsreportedduring the last three months(April-June, 2025) are attached at Annexure-2.

(c) & (d): The National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) under the Ministry of Healthand Family Welfareadministersan umbrella programme, namely, National VectorBorneDiseases Control Programme (NVBDCP) for prevention and control of vector borne diseases namelyMalaria, JapaneseEncephalitis,Dengue,Chikungunya,Kala-azarandLymphaticFilariasis.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate General of Health Services and National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) are regularly monitoring the surge of Vector Borne Diseases in the country through regular reviews and reports submitted by the States/UTsandthroughfieldvisits.

As the risk of Vector Borne Diseases increases during monsoon and post monsoon period, Government of India (GoI) starts preparatory activities well before the monsoon season and following preventive & containment measures are being undertaken to prevent and control the surgeincasesofVectorBorneDiseases intheCountry,especiallyinhigh-incidenceurbanareas:

 Disease Management involving early case detection with active, passive and sentinel surveillance followed by complete and effective treatment, strengthening of referral services,epidemic preparednessandrapidresponse.

 IntegratedVector Managementincluding IndoorResidual Spray inselectedhigh-riskareas, Long LastingInsecticidal Netsin highmalaria endemic areas, use of larvivorousfish, anti- larval measures in urban areas including bio-larvicides and minor environmental engineeringandsourcereduction forpreventionofbreeding.

 Regular Monitoring & Supervision, Supportive Interventions aiming at Behaviour Change Communication, Inter-Sectoral Convergence including high-level advocacy with allied ministries, Human Resource Development through capacity building and policy development.

 For real time monitoring, States/UTs have been trained to enter the data on Integrated HealthInformationPortal–VectorBorne Diseases(IHIP-VBD)portal.  For early diagnosis andcomplete treatment ofVBDs, drugs and diagnosticsaresupplied to theStates/UTs.

 AnnualMassDrugAdministrationinmissionmodeforLymphaticFilariasisandMorbidity Management and Disability Prevention kit distribution for rehabilitative and self-care servicesforthelymphedemacases.  Indigenous Japanese Encephalitis vaccines have been introduced for routine immunization inendemicareas.

 Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,jointly reviewed Dengue situation and preparedness in major municipal corporationsfrom nine States inInter-ministerialmeeting heldon 2ndJuly,2025.

(e) In order to tackle any outbreaks and to prevent further spread, the Government ensures adequate stocks of diagnostic kits and drugs across the country. Further, Under National Health Mission, adequate budgetary support is being provided to all States/UTs under the annual ProgramImplementation Plantotacklethe outbreakandprevent further spread.Annexure-1 State/UTwisedetailsofincrease innumberofVectorBornediseasecasesin2025(tillJune)as comparedtothe correspondingperiodof2024(tillJune) *TillMay S. State Malaria* Kala-azar Dengue Chikungunya Japanese N Encephalitis o. 2024 2025 202 2025 20 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 4 24 1 AndhraPradesh 1463 3231 Noincrease 1437 2244 Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease 2 ArunachalPradesh Nonendemic 3 Assam 214 1242 Noincrease Noincrease 4 Bihar 185 261 Noincrease Noincrease 4 153 5 Chhattisgarh 10116 10339 Noincrease 12 43 6 Goa 44 67 Noincrease Noincrease 7 Gujarat Noincrease Nonendemic Noincrease Noincrease 8 Haryana Noincrease 69 73 189 319 9 HimachalPradesh 1 4 12 23 35 45 10 Jharkhand 9933 11271 78 121 76 112 1609 1631 11 Karnataka 141 148 Noincrease Noincrease 12 Kerala 234 349 Noincrease Noincrease 13 MadhyaPradesh Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease 14 Meghalaya Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease 15 Maharashtra Noincrease Noincrease 14495 17283 16 Manipur Noincrease 64 70 Noincrease 17 Mizoram Noincrease 228 239 Noincrease 18 Nagaland 1 9 Nonendemic 4 7 Noincrease 19 Odisha 12363 24472 Noincrease 0 29 20 Punjab 15 33 Noincrease 396 1824 Noincrease 21 Rajasthan Noincrease Noincrease 89 173 22 Sikkim 2 3 59 81 Noincrease 23 TamilNadu 70 77 4778 8558 1310 1612 24 Tripura Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease 25 Telangana 70 74 Noincrease 170 1588 26 UttarPradesh 774 983 Noincrease 315 594 112 119 27 Uttarakhand 30 45 Nonendemic 0 146 123 208 28 WestBengal Noincrease 14 15 441 NR 762 NR Andaman&Nicobar Noincrease 29 24 204 0 8 Islands 30 Chandigarh Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease 31 Delhi 54 57 Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease 32 Dadra&NagarHaveli 31 34 Nonendemic 33 Daman&Diu 16 26 Noincrease 17 21 34 Jammu&Kashmir Noincrease Noincrease 34 Ladakh 2 3 Nonendemic Noincrease 35 Lakshadweep Noincrease Noincrease 70 223 36 Puducherry Noincrease Noincrease Noincrease NR=NotreportedAnnexure-2 State-wisedetailsofDenguecasesanddeathsreportedfromApriltoJuneduring2025(Provisional) Sl.No.

Name oftheState Cases Deaths 1 AndhraPradesh 376 1 2 ArunachalPradesh 1 0 3 Assam 94 0 4 Bihar 85 0 5 Chhattisgarh 87 0 6 Goa 20 0 7 Gujarat 305 0 8 Haryana 60 0 9 HimachalPradesh 17 0 10 Jharkhand 53 0 11 Karnataka 1480 0 12 Kerala 3871 16 13 MadhyaPradesh 111 0 14 Meghalaya 11 0 15 Maharashtra 1345 0 16 Manipur 20 0 17 Mizoram 141 0 18 Nagaland 7 0 19 Odisha 158 0 20 Punjab 101 0 21 Rajasthan 293 0 22 Sikkim 42 0 23 TamilNadu 3023 2 24 Tripura 83 0 25 Telangana 433 0 26 UttarPradesh 289 0 27 Uttarakhand 146 0 28 WestBengal NR NR 29 A&NIsland 111 0 30 Chandigarh 0 0 31 Delhi 175 0 Dadra&NagarHaveli 0 0 32 Daman&Diu 14 0 33 Jammu & Kashmir 9 0 34 Ladakh Nonendemic 35 Lakshadweep 17 0 36 Puducherry 74 0 Total 13052 19 NR=Notreported