Steps taken for Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases

• Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs) in India: six diseases tackled under the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP) — Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis (JE), Lymphatic Filariasis, and Kala-azar.
• Administered by the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) within the umbrella of the National Health Mission (NHM).
• High UPSC salience: intersects GS-II (health governance, centre-state) and GS-III (S&T, disease ecology, climate-health linkage).