Lok Sabha Question No. 1303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: World AIDS Day
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, SUDHEER GUPTA, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1303 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND DECEMBER, 2017

## WORLD AIDS DAY

## 1303. SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government observed World AIDS Day recently, if so, the details thereof along with  the  theme  of  the  event and  initiatives taken  by  the  Government  to make  the  event successful;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed the target to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  HIV/AIDS  infected people  in  the  country  along  with  the related  deaths re ported during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT - wise;
- (d)  whether  shortage  of  funds,  drugs and  testing  kits  meant  for  prevention  and treatment  of HIV/AIDS  have  been  reported from  certain  States/UTs,  if  so,  the  details thereof  an d  the corrective measures taken/ being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the other measures taken/proposed by the Government for prevention control and affordable treatment of HIV/AIDS in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): Yes.This year World AIDS Day was observed on 1 st December, 2017 .The theme was '25 Years of National AIDS Control Programme'. The National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections ( STI),2017- 24 was released . The 'Mission Sampark' was alsolaunched to bring back PeopleLiving with HIV who have left treatment after starting A nti Retro Viral Treatment (ART).

(b): Yes.  The  aim  is  to  achieve  elimination  of  mother - to - child  transmission  of  HIV  and Syphilis as well as elimination of HIV/AIDS related stigma and discrimination by 2020. prevention of new infections, National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) aims to a chieve 80% reduction in new HIV infections by 2024 from baseline value of 2010. Further, by 2024, target is to ensure that 95% of those who are HIV positive in the country know their stat of  those  who  know  their  status  are  on  treatment  and  95%  o f those  who  are  on  treatment experience effective viral load suppression .

## (c): The information is placed at Annexure.

(d): No. There is no shortage of funds, drugs and testing kits meant for NACP. However, sometimes the shortage of drugs and testing kits isreported from s ome locations and these are immediately managed byrelocating supplies from other locations.

(e): National AIDS Control Programme is based on three pillars - Prevention, Care - counselling and Treatment. Prevention programme forHigh risk Groups (HRGs) and bridge population is implemented through  Target d  Interventions  and  provision  of  services  including  condoms, needle syringes, Opioid Substitution Treatment, linkages to various facilities like HIV and Health check - ups fo r STIs.

Free Counselling and treatment to all People Living with HIV (PLHIV) is being provi through537 ART centers and 1108 Link ART centers.

Table-1 State and UT-wise Estimated number of HIV/AIDS infected People

| State/UT                   | 2014      | 2015      | 2016      | 2017      |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh + Telangana | 4,00,876  | 3,94,661  | 3,88,625  | 3,83,171  |
| Arunachal Pradesh          | 599       | 606       | 611       | 619       |
| Assam                      | 11,417    | 12,090    | 12,599    | 13,054    |
| Bihar                      | 1,50,026  | 1,50,689  | 1,51,076  | 1,51,656  |
| Chhattisgarh               | 29,937    | 30,838    | 31,703    | 32,627    |
| Delhi                      | 28,652    | 30,216    | 31,558    | 32,874    |
| Goa                        | 4,594     | 4,619     | 4,651     | 4,688     |
| Gujarat                    | 1,62,245  | 1,66,333  | 1,69,945  | 1,73,817  |
| Himachal Pradesh           | 5,655     | 5,723     | 5,761     | 5,813     |
| Haryana                    | 21,826    | 22,596    | 23,172    | 23,678    |
| Jharkhand                  | 33,835    | 34,386    | 34,715    | 34,877    |
| Jammu &Kashmir             | 2,752     | 2,777     | 2,777     | 2,774     |
| Karnataka                  | 2,02,622  | 1,99,060  | 1,95,304  | 1,91,738  |
| Kerala                     | 23,758    | 23,376    | 22,962    | 22,648    |
| Meghalaya                  | 1,108     | 1,122     | 1,117     | 1,103     |
| Maharashtra                | 3,06,927  | 3,01,453  | 2,95,281  | 2,89,572  |
| Manipur                    | 25,397    | 24,457    | 23,598    | 22,881    |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 44,246    | 44,409    | 44,427    | 44,651    |
| Mizoram                    | 5,670     | 5,762     | 5,832     | 5,898     |
| Nagaland                   | 11,052    | 11,050    | 11,016    | 11,012    |
| Odisha                     | 68,750    | 67,654    | 66,539    | 65,602    |
| Punjab                     | 35,495    | 36,794    | 37,618    | 38,282    |
| Rajasthan                  | 1,01,361  | 1,03,148  | 1,04,733  | 1,06,016  |
| Sikkim                     | 837       | 939       | 1,056     | 1,189     |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 1,44,168  | 1,42,982  | 1,41,685  | 1,40,658  |
| Tripura                    | 6,564     | 7,238     | 8,087     | 9,038     |
| Uttarakhand                | 6,871     | 7,059     | 7,191     | 7,315     |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 1,46,419  | 1,50,361  | 1,53,673  | 1,57,493  |
| West Bengal                | 1,31,207  | 1,28,757  | 1,26,778  | 1,25,446  |
| Andaman & Nicobar          | 193       | 186       | 180       | 175       |
| Chandigarh                 | 2,643     | 2,933     | 3,309     | 3,743     |
| Dadra &Nagar               | 406       | 463       | 527       | 601       |
| Daman &Diu                 | 247       | 284       | 326       | 375       |
| Puducherry                 | 1,526     | 1,560     | 1,589     | 1,622     |
| India                      | 21,19,881 | 21,16,581 | 21,10,021 | 21,06,706 |

Source-India HIV Estimation 2015

Table-2 State and UT-wise number of HIV/AIDS related deaths

|                           | HIV/AIDS related deaths   | HIV/AIDS related deaths   | HIV/AIDS related deaths   | HIV/AIDS related deaths   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                           | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017-18 (till Oct-2017)   |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                           |                           |                           | 1                         |
| AP &Telangana             | 8374                      | 14798                     | 12173                     | 6429                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 12                        | 5                         | 3                         | 4                         |
| Assam                     | 161                       | 134                       | 178                       | 101                       |
| Bihar                     | 1262                      | 1288                      | 1483                      | 1050                      |
| Chandigarh                | 62                        | 181                       | 139                       | 122                       |
| Chhattisgarh              | 440                       | 403                       | 375                       | 255                       |
| Delhi                     | 592                       | 673                       | 557                       | 421                       |
| Goa                       | 76                        | 103                       | 96                        | 74                        |
| Gujarat                   | 2305                      | 2627                      | 2640                      | 1649                      |
| Haryana                   | 264                       | 407                       | 827                       | 490                       |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 159                       | 142                       | 137                       | 67                        |
| J&K                       | 40                        | 65                        | 87                        | 56                        |
| Jharkhand                 | 364                       | 293                       | 446                       | 279                       |
| Karnataka                 | 7339                      | 6889                      | 7741                      | 4803                      |
| Kerala                    | 399                       | 269                       | 291                       | 201                       |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 1003                      | 1019                      | 1085                      | 663                       |
| Maharashtra               | 6896                      | 7332                      | 6826                      | 5585                      |
| Manipur                   | 292                       | 431                       | 258                       | 492                       |
| Meghalaya                 | 42                        | 54                        | 49                        | 40                        |
| Mizoram                   | 118                       | 122                       | 147                       | 198                       |
| Mumbai                    | 656                       | 767                       | 1421                      | 545                       |
| Nagaland                  | 233                       | 189                       | 185                       | 209                       |
| Odisha                    | 621                       | 540                       | 813                       | 465                       |
| Pondicherry               | 40                        | 42                        | 47                        | 42                        |
| Punjab                    | 788                       | 896                       | 1022                      | 540                       |
| Rajasthan                 | 1630                      | 1620                      | 1708                      | 1044                      |
| Sikkim                    | 6                         | 8                         | 6                         | 5                         |
| Tamil Nadu                | 4407                      | 4437                      | 4536                      | 2375                      |
| Tripura                   | 45                        | 48                        | 41                        | 27                        |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 2442                      | 2721                      | 3066                      | 2478                      |
| Uttarakhand               | 153                       | 143                       | 150                       | 93                        |
| West Bengal               | 735                       | 947                       | 1097                      | 650                       |
| Total                     | 41956                     | 49593                     | 49630                     | 31453                     |