8 NTI Bulletin 2015,51 /1&4, 8 –14 Situational Analysis of Household Contact Screening & Chemoprophylaxis under Revised Tuberculosis control Programme in District Bandipora of Division Kashmir, J&K. Dr. Yasmeen Jan 1 , Dr. M.Rafiq Mir 2 , Dr. Ashfaq A Bhat 3, Dr. Shabir A Dangroo 4, Dr. Junaid Kouser 5 ABSTRACT: India is the highest TB burden country in the world accounting for nearly one fifth (20%) of global burden of tuberculosis. WHO in 2013 reported that the detected proportion of incident global tuberculosis (TB) cases is below the WHO Target of 70% and that the contact screening of close contacts is irregularly followed. The study aimed to assess, the extent of implementation of screening of all household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients & the coverage of INH prophylaxis in their child contacts <6 years. 192 close contacts of 30 index cases were identified. 49.4 % of close household contacts aged >6 years had been counseled for screening. Out of these only 20% had gone for sputum smear microscopy on getting symptomatic. 25% of the close contacts were <6 years of age. None of the children <6 years, had been evaluated for tuberculosis or put on INH prophylaxis. 5.5% of the close contacts screened, were positive for tuberculosis. The study also shows that 3.6% of close contacts had past history of tuberculosis with a mean time of 23 months before the time of diagnosis of index case. This provides a strong recommendation for contact screening not only during the time period for which index case is on DOTS but for two years following the diagnosis of index case. 1.Assistant Professor, 2.Associate Professor, 3.Assistant Professor, 4. Tutor/Demonstrator, Department of Community Medicine, SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir J&K, ,email - yasmeenjan15@gmail, 5 . Assistant Surgeon, Department of Health Services, Kashmir J&K.