 The Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) thus formulated, adopted the internationally recommended Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) strategy, as the most systematic and cost-effective approach to revitalise the TB control programme in India.DOTS was adopted as a strategy for provision of treatment to increase the treatment completion rates.Political and administrative commitment were some of its core strategies, to ensure the provision of organized and comprehensive TB control services was obtained.