<prompt> As per WHO, leprosy is a public health problem if prevalence is0.100.010.501  <response>: Leprosy is defined as public health problem when Prevalence rate is 1 or more per 10,000 population .01. As a result of the hard work and meticulously planned and executed activities. the country achieved the goal of elimination of leprosy as public health problem defined as less than 1 case per 10000 population at the National level in the month of December, 2005. As on 31st December 2005. prevalence rate recorded in the country was 0.9510.000 populationOnly 3 statesUTs are yet to achieve elimination Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Dadra Nagar haveli. 