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NTEP MEETING: Minutes of Meeting  Q1 – 2026

Meeting of the core committee for the Implementation NTEP at KVGMCH, sullia held on 18/04/2026

Agenda:- TO review the implementation of NTEP for the 1st Quarter 2026 (January to March )

Member’s present :-

Dr. Neelambikan Natarajan.:- Dean of KVGMCH.

DTO :- Dr. Khathija Dilshad.

Dr. Preethiraj Ballal:– NTEP  Nodal officer (clinical )

Dr. Apoorva Dore – NTEP Nodal officer (PSM)

Dr. Neeharika M.A :- Medical Officer of NTEP.

Proceedings of the meeting :-

NTEP  nodal officer, Dr. Preethiraj Ballal  welcomed the members to the meeting. He made a Short presentation on NTEP implementation status of KVGMCH of 1st  quarter of 2026.

Dr. Khathija Dilshad, DTO highlighted the following points :-.

  1. To improve TB notification rates .
  2. Program of ‘TB Mukth Grama Panchayat’ and it’s successful implementation around Sullia was discussed.
  3. The members appreciated the recent Original Research (OR) article published in the Peer Reviewed Indexed International Journal. 
  4. DTO informed the members about the upcoming Phase 2 of ‘100 days campaign’ for intensifying case finding in the villages.
  5. Discussed regarding applying for grants for Research activities from NTEP
  6. DTO suggested to continue the process of prioritizing the samples by labelling separately for NAAT Testing for highly suspicious cases.  
  7. DTO reaffirmed the need to send samples of all suspected EPTB for NAAT and UDST testing.

Dr Preethiraj Ballal thanked the gathering for their presence.

Dean

Dr. Neelambikai Natarajan

Dr. Neelambikai Natarajan is a alumna of Thanjavur Medical College, where she obtained her medical degree. She further pursued her MD in Physiology from Madras Medical College and an MBA in Hospital Administration from Alagappa University.

Throughout her academic medical career, Dr. Natarajan has served in various capacities at several prominent institutions, including Madras Medical College, Madurai Medical College, Government Medical College Coimbatore, Government KAP Vishwanathan Medical College in Trichy, and Meenakshi Medical College in Kanchipuram. With over 20 years of administrative experience, she has held the position of Dean in multiple medical colleges for more than a decade. Her expertise in faculty training within medical education has earned her widespread recognition.

In addition to her administrative roles, Dr. Natarajan has served as an assessor on the Medical Council of India (MCI) panel for over 15 years. She was also an Ex-Senate member of the MGR University and Secretary of the Ethics Committee. Dr. Natarajan has completed an Advanced Course in Medical Education (ACME). Since 2019, she has been serving as the Dean at KVG Medical College and Hospital in Sullia.

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