Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India

Correspondence to Dr Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India. E-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: CVDs, cardiovascular diseases; DALYs, disability-adjusted life years; IHCI, India Hypertension Control Initiative; NCDs, noncommunicable diseases; NPCDCS, National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke; PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses

Received 26 July, 2022

Revised 26 December, 2022

Accepted 8 January, 2023

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