Blitz Bureau
ON World Hypertension Day, celebrated on May 17, 2023, the Government unveiled the ‘75/25’ initiative which aims to provide standardised care to 75 million individuals living with hypertension and diabetes by December 2025.
As of March 5, 2025, a total of 42.01 million individuals have received treatment for hypertension, while 25.27 million have been treated for diabetes, achieving 89.7 per cent of the target.
To address the rising prevalence of major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, oral cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer, the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NPNCD) was initiated by the Department of Health and Family Welfare in 2010.
Multifaceted strategy
The programme employs a multifaceted strategy that includes: Population-based screening: Early detection and screening of individuals aged 30 years and above.
Opportunistic screening: Implementing screening at all levels of healthcare delivery. Support for diagnosis and treatment: Providing assistance for accurate diagnosis and costeffective treatment options. Teleconsultation Services: Utilising information technology to offer teleconsultation services to citizens.
National NCD portal: Monitoring NCDs through the use of a dedicated portal. Awareness and lifestyle promotion: Coordinating inter-ministerial efforts to promote NCD awareness and encourage healthy lifestyle choices. In response to the increasing burden of NCDs, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched an NCD screening campaign from February 20 to March 31, this year, with the goal of achieving 100 per cent screening of individuals aged 30 years and above. This nationwide campaign is being conducted across Ayushman Arogya Mandir facilities and other healthcare institutions under the NP-NCD framework.
Monitoring of this initiative involves systematic data collection, performance management, and data quality assurance. Monthly reports from states and Union Territories are compiled and analysed at the national level, with periodic feedback provided to the states.
Structured monitoring
Additionally, programme reports generated from the national NCD portal dashboard are analysed at the Centre, state, and district levels as part of a structured monitoring framework, ensuring effective oversight and continuous improvement of the program.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on March 11.
