The international Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates the total number of people in India with Diabetes to be around 50.8 million in 2010 which is likely to rise to 87.0 million by 2030. Diabetes could lead to various complications and diseases and the mortality is generally from associated diseases and not from diabetes in particular. Unhealthy lifestyle, physical inactivity and inappropriate diet are the major reasons for increase in diabetes. 
The Government of India has initiated the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in the 100 selected districts in 21 States during 2010-12. The community based strategies include prevention and control of diabetes at various levels viz. CHC, District etc. in the Health care delivery system. Government of India is providing glucometer, strips and lancets and training to ANM and other field workers to screen all persons of the age of 30 years and above and all pregnant women for blood sugar and hypertension.
The Government proposes to expand the screening programme through out the country to tackle rising cases of diabetes with other components of the programme. The monitoring would be done through National, State and District level Non-Communicable Disease Cells. The community based strategies for the prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases would continue to be hallmark/mainstay of the program. The funding requirement would be more than six times of the budget allotted for 100 Districts in the 11th five year plan i.e. Rs. 1230.90 crores. The State Government share would be 20% while the central share would be 80%.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad in reply to oral questions in the Lok Sabha today.
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