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REGISTERED NO. D. (D.N.)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 58] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1983/CHAITRA 29, 1905

Separate Paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate

compilation

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

(Department of Health)

New Delhi, the 19th April, 1983

RESOLUTION

No. T. 11012/3/83-CCD:—The Government of Tndiii, on 8th July, 1981, vide Resolution No. T. 11022/2.V81-CCD, constituted a Working Group to formulate an appropriate strategy for undertaking an eradication programme for leprosy in the next 20 years, taking advantage of the present day advances in the chemotherapy of leprosy, the extended reach of mass media, the promise of recent medical research and other relevant factors.

2. In its Report, submitted in March, 1982, the Working Group has recommended an integrated time- bound programme for leprosy eradication, which can help to achieve a synthesis between the preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects of the problem and its human and socio-economic dimensions.

3, The recommendations made by the Working Group have been endorsed by the Joint Conference of the Centra Council of Health and Cetral Family Welfare Council at their meeting held from 18th to to 20th August 1982. These have since been con- sidered by the Government and it has been decided that :

I. The existing National Leprosy Control Pro- gramme should be redesignated as the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (N.L.E.P.)

II. For the guidance and surveillance of the

National Leprosy Eradication Programme,* a National Leprosy Eradication Commission (NLEC) is set up consisting of the following: —

Chairman : Union Minister of Health and

Family Welfare.

Union Minister of State for Education and Social Welfare.

Five Chief Ministers of States in rotation (to be nominated by the Prime Minister). Eight eminent Leprologists and and Social Workers and others engaged in leprosy control and 'Health for All' Programmes in the country.

(to be nominated by the chairman)

Secretary : Secretary of Ministry of Health

and Family Welfare (Ex-officio).

Ill (1) As the executive instrument of the Na- tional Leprosy Eradication Commission, a National Leprosy Eradication Board (NLEB) is set up consisting of the

following:

1. Secretary for Health and

Family Welfare —Chairman

2. Secretary, Ministry of

Finance (Department of Expenditure) —Member

3. Secretary, Ministry of

Social Welfare —Member

4. Secretary, Ministry of In-

formation & Broadcasting —Member

5. Secretary, Planning Com-

mission —Member

6. Secretary, Department of

Rural Development —-Member

7. Director General of Health

Services —Member

8. Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research —Member

9. Member for Implementa-

tion, Monitoring and • Evaluation —Member

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member for Research and Development) —Member

(part-time)

12. Director oflntegratcd

Programme of Leprosy Eradication —Member- Secretary (Fx-Oflicio)

111. (2) In regard to the matters falling within the areas allotted under the Rules of Business to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Social Wel- fare and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (hereinafter called the relevant Ministries), in so far as the programme activities relating to the pre- vention, containment and eradication of leprosy and rehabilitation of leprosy patients are concerned, the National Leprosy Eradication Board would have the powers vested in the relevant Ministries in regard to the areas allotted to each of them.

IV. Central Legislation will be initiated to repeal the Lepers Act, 1898 in its application to the Union Territories without legislature. States and Union Territories with Legislatures will also be requested to take similar mea- sures.

V. The National Leprosy Eradication Programme

will be implemented as a vertical programme in districts with an endemicity of 5 or above per thousand, until the prevalence rate comes down to below 2.5 per thousand.

(whole-time)

10. Member for Public Parti-

cipation, Mass Media Mobilisation and Health Education •—Member

(whole-time)

11. Member for Research and Development (Deputy Director General concer- ned in the Indian Council of Medical Research would function as a part-time

VI. Decisions taken by the Government on the other recommendations of the Working Group will be taken up for execution under the guidance of National Leprosy Eradication Commission and through the instrument of National Leprosy Eradication Board. ^Na- tional Leprosy Eradication Board would also further consider, in detail, such of the recom- mendations which have financial implications. In respect thereof, the National Leprosy Eradication Board will have the power to sanction the schemes, if they are within the financial powers delegated to the relevant Ministries. Wherever the schemes are such as exceed the powers delegated to a Ministry/ Department of the Government, the National Leprosy Eradication Board will take the appro- val of the Expenditure Finance Committee/ Cabinet as necessary.

VII. Additional resources required during the Sixth Plan period for the implementation of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme have been made available by the Planning Commission.

the National Leprosy Eradication Commission, the National Leprosy Eradication Board will, acting in concert with the State/Govts./UT Administrations, Voluntary Organisations and all others concerned with this great endeavour, take such initiatives and steps as are necessary to eradicate leprosy by the turn of the century.

4. Eradication of Leprosy is part of the national goal of 'Health for All by the year 2000 A.D.\ It is in Government's 20 Point Programme. Govern- ment arc confident that under the guidance of the

S. S. SIDHU, Secy.

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