National Malaria Eradication Programme (NMEP)

iAbout This Scheme

Upgraded from the NMCP in 1958 following WHO's Global Malaria Eradication Campaign, the NMEP aimed to completely eradicate malaria from India through systematic DDT spraying and case surveillance. The programme initially achieved dramatic success reducing cases to under 50,000 by 1965, but resurgence occurred in the 1970s due to DDT resistance and funding cuts. NMEP continued in modified form until the National Anti-Malaria Programme (NAMP) was launched in 1995.

🎁Key Benefits

• Systematic indoor residual DDT spraying campaigns
• Free malaria diagnosis (blood smear examination)
• Free anti-malarial drug treatment
• Vector surveillance and entomological operations

✅Eligibility Criteria

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  Scheme discontinued — succeeded by NAMP 1995, then NVBDCP 2004

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions