India has signed a loan agreement worth 400 million dollar with the World Bank to help treat and eliminate Tuberculosis from the country.<br />''<br />''In India, around five lakh people died every year due to Tuberculosis. <br />''<br />''Finance Ministry said the World Bank supported program will cover nine States and it will support the government's National Strategic Plan to end TB in India by 2025.<br />''<br />''The Program will provide financial incentives to private sector care providers for reporting cases of TB and ensuring that their patients complete the treatment regimen.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said it will also provide Direct Benefit Transfers to patients for acquiring the critical nutrition needed during treatment.<br />''<br />''The Program will also strengthen the detection, treatment and monitoring of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and will track progress in the detection of additional drug resistance. <br />''<br />