Air-borne Infection Control (AIC): Air-borne Infection Control (AIC) measures are a set of practices that minimizes the spread of airborne transmission of infections. These precautions are generic for all airborne infections but they also contribute to reduce the spread of TB.

Corporate TB Pledge: The Corporate TB Pledge (CTP) is a joint initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and US Agency for International Development (USAID) with an objective of galvanizing corporates to jointly work towards a shared vision of eliminating TB from the country.

Formal Sector: The formal sector, also known as the organized sector, consists of non-agricultural establishments in the private sector that has 10 workers or more and all establishments, irrespective of size, in the public sector (NCEUS, 2009).

Industry: An industry is a branch of an economy concerned with the processing of raw materials & manufacturing of goods in factories. For e.g., textile industry, mining industry etc.

Informal Sector: The informal sector, also known as the unorganized sector, consists of all unincorporated private enterprises owned by individuals or households engaged in the sale and production of goods and services, operated on a proprietary or partnership basis, and with less than a total of 10 workers (NCEUS, 2009).

Organization: An organization is an entity such as a company, an institution, or an association comprising  of one or more people and having a particular purpose. There are a variety of legal types of organizations, including corporations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, political organizations, international organizations, armed forces, charities, not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, and educational institutions, etc. The organization may have either/both permanent and contractual workers.

Peripheral Health Institute: A Peripheral Health Institute (PHI) is a health facility under the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP), manned by at least a Medical Officer (MO), where diagnosis and management of TB are done. It can be a public or private health facility.

Private Sector: The private sector or enterprise refers to the businesses that are owned by a private group or an individual. 

Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs): Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) means any corporation established by or under any Central, State or Provincial Act, which is owned, controlled or managed by the Government.

Stigma: A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something. Stigma is considered to be a social mark, which when associated with a person, usually causes marginalization or presents an obstacle to the full enjoyment of social life by the person.

Workplace Policy for Ending TB:  Workplace Policy for ending TB refers to the document published by State Government/ institution/ enterprises in sync with national policy document ‘Policy Framework to address Tuberculosis, TB related co-morbidities and HIV in the World of Work in lndia’.

TB Free Workplace: A TB Free Workplace is defined as a workplace where systems are in place to protect the workforce from TB and sufferings due to TB and it includes provisions for-
-    Generating awareness about TB among all workers
-    Early & complete diagnosis of TB among the workers 
-    Supporting correct & complete treatment for all workers affected with TB
-    Linkage of workers affected with TB to social welfare schemes and other public health actions
-    Preventing transmission of TB in the workplace
-    Ensuring a stigma free environment for all workers affected with TB

TPT: Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) consists of a course of one or more anti-tuberculosis medicines given with the intention of preventing the development of TB disease. TPT is given to people who are infected with TB bacteria or have been exposed to it and are at a higher risk of developing TB disease.

Worker: Worker refers to any person working under any form or arrangement. An employee, a contractual worker etc. can all be referred as workers.

Workplace: Workplace refers to any place in which workers perform their activity.