00843nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260001000042100001200052700001400064245013600078856005100214300001200265490000700277520038700284022001400671       2020                            d  bLepra1 aKumar A1 aKarotia D00aAccelerating towards a Leprosy Free India through innovative approaches in the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), India  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/91/2/20-0005  a145-1540 v913 aIndia is the country with the highest burden of leprosy in the world. In 2015–16 because new case detection remained persistent and the rate of Grade 2 Disability (G2D) in new cases was rising, new initiatives to promote early case detection were developed. The new measures and the indicators being used to monitor progress towards the goal of a leprosy free India are described.  a2162-8807