<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="Research Article" dtd-version="1.0"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="pmc">iarjhcp</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="pubmed">IARJHCP</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IARJHCP</journal-id><issn>2789-6048</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhcp.2021.v01i01.004</article-id><title-group><article-title>COVID-19 Effect on Tuberculosis Epidemiology in India</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Pratibha</given-names><surname>Dabas</surname></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Lulu</given-names><surname>Manoly</surname></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Raseena</given-names><surname>PA</surname></name></contrib></contrib-group><aff-id id="aff-a" /><abstract>Substantial improvements in Tuberculosis indicators had been achieved in the preceding years. However, as Indian health system continues to combat Covid-19 pandemic with full intensity and vigor, the other silent pandemic of Tuberculosis is getting overlooked. More than 10 lakhs TB notifications have been omitted in year 2020. This gap poses serious challenges for the forthcoming years. It is predicted that these missed cases are likely to add lakhs of additional TB cases and increased TB mortality in imminent future. This article examines the current scenario, Covid-19 pandemic effect on TB notifications and the possible measures to avoid the erosion of achievements in TB control. The data was collected through scientific journals, media articles, WHO (World Health Organization) global TB reports and annual TB reports by NTEP (National TB Elimination Program), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The hour calls for urgent catch up on 2020 oversight and steadfastly pursue TB elimination by 2025 irrespective of Covid-19 pandemic.&amp;nbsp;</abstract></article-meta></front><body /><back /></article>