<prompt> Effective leprosy control programme may be indicated by all of the following exceptIncreasing number of children affectedDecreased grade 2 disabilityLow MDR resistant, multibacillary casesHigh new case detection rate  <response>: Evaluation off programme:There are two main types of indicators in leprosy controla Operational indicatorsThese are related to case-finding, treatment, relapses disabilities for e.g.Relapse rate - One of the best indicators of the efficacy of drug regimenCase detection ratio - No. of cases registered no. of cases estimated.Proportion of children among newly detected cases.Proportion of multibacillary cases on regular treatment during the year.Proportion of female cases among newly detected cases.Treatment completioncure rate.Proportion of new cases presenting with grade 2 disabilityimpairment at the time of diagnosis.Proportion of treatment defaulters.Proportion of patients who develop newadditional disability during MDT.b Epidemiological indicators:To assess the impact of the actions taken with regard to the problem reduction.Incidence rate - most sensitive index of transmission of disease. Only index for measuring the effectiveness of the measure taken i.e. reduction of transmission.Prevalence - This provides a measure of case load is useful in planning of the treatment services. High new case detection rate comes under operational indicators which shows that the Leprosy Control Programme is effective in detecting new cases from the already pool of leprosy cases. Thus these new cases could be treated to reduce further transmission of disease. 