NTEP is the new name of the RNTCP

National TB Elimination Program

At the start of 2020 the central government of India renamed the RNTCP the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP). In a lettter to all the State Chief Secretaries of states and UTs, the commitment is emphasised of the Union government achieving the sustainable development goal of ending TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets.