The strategic plan gives year-wise elimination targets in various parts of the country depending upon the endemicity of malaria in the next five years.
Speaking at the launch, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that the government would like to eliminate malaria by 2027 and urged the states to own the programme and sought their active cooperation for its successful implementation.
Recalling the launch of the National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) last year, Nadda stated that NFME outlined India's commitment for eliminating malaria by 2030.
The minister further said that the National Strategic Plan is for five years and requested the programme officers to work with a strategy and follow the operational guidelines laid down in the plan.
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He further said that "encouraging results have been achieved in northeast India and our efforts are now focused in other states such as Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram and Tripura which is 90 per cent of the malaria burden of the country".
"Intersectoral coordination is the key, we have to work together with the other ministries and municipal corporations to achieve the desired results," Nadda added.
Dr Suchaxaya Prakin, acting WHO representative to India said that today's development is an important step in the direction of global efforts for elimination of malaria in various countries.
India has the third highest malaria burden in the world. She stressed on harnessing innovation and research along with monitoring.