Lok Sabha Question No. 113 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: HIV and AIDS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA, PRASUN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 113 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH FEBRUARY , 2018 HIV AND AIDS

## *113. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

## SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

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

- (a) whether due to mass awareness programmes run by the Government to contai the prevalence of HIV in India, the HIV numbers have declined during the three years and if so, detai ls thereof;
- (b) whether new hotspots of HIV prevalence are emerging, if so, the details and the reasons therefor along with the corrective measures taken in this reg
- (c) the number of HIV/AIDS patients in the country along with the number o f new cases diagnosed as on date, State/UTwise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  provides  free  medical  facilities  and  drugs  to patients in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the funds released to each State/UT during the last three years; and
- (e) whether any foreign country has offered assistance for AIDS treatment and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which such assistance is lik received?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)to ( e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 113* FOR 9 TH FEBRUARY , 2018

(a) Yes, d ue to mass awareness programmes run by the Government to contain the prevalence of HIV in India, the HIV numbers have declined in last t years. Details of the number of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) for the three years are as below:

|                           | 2015      | 2016      | 2017      |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Estimated number of PLHIV | 21,16,581 | 21,10,021 | 21,06,706 |

(b) The States of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura have seen emergence of new hotspots of HIV. This is on account of High Risk behaviour denoted by Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and unsafe sexual practices. The Government has launched Project Sunrise for the North - Eastern  States  and  developed  7  years Strategic  Plan  for  HIV/AIDS  and  STI  for  year  2017 -24  to  respond  to  the HIV/AIDS epidemic in country.

(c) The  number  of  People  Living  with  HIV  (PLHIVs)  who  are  on  Anti -Retroviral Therapy  (ART)  till  December,  2017 , is  11,  81,125.  The  State/UT wise numbers is at Annexure - 1.

The  number  of  newly  diagnosed  HIV  cases  in  the  year  2017  (till  Decembe 2017) is 1,91,493.  The State/UT wise numbers is at Annexure - 2.

(d) Under  National  AIDS  Cont rol  Programme  (NACP),  the  Government provides  comprehensive  package  of  prevention,  counselling,  testing treatment  services,  which  includes  free  provision  of  Anti - Retroviral  (ARV) drugs, testing and treatment of Opportunistic Infections (OIs). The alloc ation and  release  made  state  wise  for  Testing  and  Treatment  facilities Annexure- 3.

The ARV drugs and testing kits are procured centrally by th Government.  The  allocation  and  expenditure  at  Central  level  year  wise  i Annexure -4.

- (e) No. The NACP is Central Sector Scheme fully funded by the Government of India

|                                  | Annexure-1   |
|----------------------------------|--------------|
| PLHIV on ART as on December 2017 |              |
| State/UT                         | ART          |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands        | 108          |
| Andhra Pradesh                   | 1,72,666     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                | 93           |
| Assam                            | 5,704        |
| Bihar                            | 43,424       |
| Chandigarh                       | 5,637        |
| Chhattisgarh                     | 12,404       |
| Delhi                            | 26,498       |
| Goa                              | 2,817        |
| Gujarat                          | 61,540       |
| Haryana                          | 10,739       |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 3,913        |
| Jammu & Kashmir                  | 2,307        |
| Jharkhand                        | 8,730        |
| Karnataka                        | 1,52,841     |
| Kerala                           | 12,659       |
| Madhya Pradesh                   | 21,851       |
| Maharashtra                      | 2,39,014     |
| Manipur                          | 12,309       |
| Meghalaya                        | 1,725        |
| Mizoram                          | 6,623        |
| Nagaland                         | 7,289        |
| Odisha                           | 16,744       |
| Puducherry                       | 1,192        |
| Punjab                           | 26,841       |
| Rajasthan                        | 35,943       |
| Sikkim                           | 167          |
| Tamil Nadu                       | 1,11,506     |
| Telangana                        | 73,360       |
| Tripura                          | 1,174        |
| Uttar Pradesh                    | 64,999       |
| Uttarakhand                      | 3,476        |
| West Bengal                      | 34,832       |
| India                            | 1,18,1125    |

| Annexure-2   | Annexure-2              | Annexure-2                                                |
|--------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.       | HIV Positive State/UT s | in 2017 HIV Positive Diagnosed (including Pregnant Women) |
| 1            | A & N Islands           | 28                                                        |
| 2            | Andhra Pradesh          | 24,580                                                    |
| 3            | Arunachal Pradesh       | 28                                                        |
| 4            | Assam                   | 1,590                                                     |
| 5            | Bihar                   | 11,757                                                    |
| 6            | Chandigarh              | 640                                                       |
| 7            | Chhattisgarh            | 3,276                                                     |
| 8            | DNH                     | 111                                                       |
| 9            | Daman & Diu             | 50                                                        |
| 10           | Delhi                   | 6,446                                                     |
| 11           | Goa                     | 390                                                       |
| 12           | Gujarat                 | 11,017                                                    |
| 13           | Haryana                 | 4,620                                                     |
| 14           | Himachal Pradesh        | 512                                                       |
| 15           | Jammu & Kashmir         | 357                                                       |
| 16           | Jharkhand               | 1,751                                                     |
| 17           | Karnataka               | 20,035                                                    |
| 18           | Kerala                  | 1,284                                                     |
| 19           | Madhya Pradesh          | 4,981                                                     |
| 20           | Maharashtra             | 28,749                                                    |
| 21           | Manipur                 | 1,102                                                     |
| 22           | Meghalaya               | 820                                                       |
| 23           | Mizoram                 | 2,174                                                     |
| 24           | Nagaland                | 1,805                                                     |
| 25           | Odisha                  | 3,300                                                     |
| 26           | Puducherry              | 490                                                       |
| 27           | Punjab                  | 6,438                                                     |
| 28           | Rajasthan               | 7,197                                                     |
| 29           | Sikkim                  | 20                                                        |
| 30           | Tamil Nadu              | 10,667                                                    |
| 31           | Telangana               | 12,073                                                    |
| 32           | Tripura                 | 299                                                       |
| 33           | Uttar Pradesh           | 15,515                                                    |
| 34           | Uttarakhand             | 959                                                       |
| 35           | West Bengal             | 6,432                                                     |
|              | INDIA Total             | 191,493                                                   |

## Annexure -3

|                                   | Allocation and Releases           | (Rs. in Lakhs) to States          | (Rs. in Lakhs) to States          | for providing testing             | for providing testing             | and treatment                     | and treatment   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.                           | Years States                      | 2015- Allocation                  | 16 Release                        | 2016- Allocation                  | 17 Release                        | 2017- Allocation                  | 18* Release     |
| 1                                 | A & N                             | 52.08                             | 36.30                             | 51.52                             | 51.52                             | 49.88                             | 49.09           |
| 2                                 | Andhra Pradesh                    | 2130.32                           | 1429.21                           | 2012.33                           | 2007.13                           | 2123.70                           | 2090.04         |
| 3                                 | Bihar                             | 1436.73                           | 833.74                            | 1392.22                           | 1389.50                           | 1404.19                           | 1170.17         |
| 4                                 | Chandigarh                        | 148.46                            | 119.00                            | 138.48                            | 138.24                            | 141.04                            | 138.80          |
| 5                                 | Chattisgarh                       | 605.87                            | 361.05                            | 591.55                            | 591.55                            | 572.14                            | 563.08          |
| 6                                 | D & D                             | 14.38                             | 13.27                             | 14.28                             | 14.28                             | 14.38                             | 11.99           |
| 7                                 | Delhi                             | 761.82                            | 830.44                            | 728.33                            | 728.33                            | 768.33                            | 756.15          |
| 8                                 | DNH                               | 5.83                              | 7.11                              | 5.78                              | 5.78                              | 5.82                              | 4.85            |
| 9                                 | Goa                               | 100.51                            | 87.01                             | 96.39                             | 96.39                             | 97.16                             | 95.62           |
| 10                                | Gujarat( Inculded Ahmedabad)      | 2033.91                           | 1380.20                           | 1955.27                           | 1955.27                           | 1950.81                           | 1919.89         |
| 11                                | Haryana                           | 527.58                            | 306.26                            | 515.94                            | 515.94                            | 485.15                            | 477.46          |
| 12                                | Himachal Pradesh                  | 352.22                            | 292.33                            | 341.95                            | 341.95                            | 344.63                            | 339.17          |
| 13                                | J & K                             | 202.01                            | 147.09                            | 196.95                            | 194.35                            | 198.46                            | 195.32          |
| 14                                | Jharkhand                         | 531.37                            | 357.67                            | 513.26                            | 513.26                            | 508.50                            | 423.76          |
| 15                                | Karnataka                         | 3774.69                           | 2815.43                           | 3575.35                           | 3573.99                           | 3428.17                           | 3373.83         |
| 16                                | Kerala                            | 791.50                            | 589.98                            | 770.77                            | 770.77                            | 805.51                            | 792.74          |
| 17                                | Lakshadweep                       | 3.62                              | 3.31                              | 3.56                              | 3.56                              | 3.58                              | 1.19            |
| 18                                | Madhya Pradesh                    | 1234.10                           | 1045.66                           | 1191.41                           | 1191.41                           | 1200.94                           | 1181.91         |
| 19                                | Maharashtra                       | 4846.90                           | 3175.73                           | 4646.10                           | 4646.10                           | 4792.73                           | 4716.77         |
| 20                                | Mumbai District                   | 669.65                            | 429.35                            | 634.29                            | 634.29                            | 709.60                            | 698.35          |
| 21                                | Orissa                            | 1065.07                           | 696.06                            | 1036.55                           | 1036.55                           | 1058.13                           | 1041.36         |
| 22                                | Pondicherry                       | 88.50                             | 89.20                             | 84.87                             | 84.87                             | 78.29                             | 77.05           |
| 23                                | Punjab                            | 700.00                            | 619.02                            | 673.32                            | 673.32                            | 718.04                            | 706.66          |
| 24                                | Rajasthan                         | 1502.54                           | 998.85                            | 1451.45                           | 1451.45                           | 1462.02                           | 1442.80         |
| 25                                | Tamil Nadu (included chennai)     | 3090.66                           | 1912.42                           | 2935.21                           | 2935.21                           | 2942.61                           | 2895.97         |
| 26                                | Telangana                         | 1522.49                           | 1086.12                           | 1439.77                           | 1439.77                           | 1348.01                           | 1318.58         |
| 27                                | UP                                | 2648.56                           | 2278.93                           | 2563.20                           | 2563.20                           | 2589.41                           | 2548.37         |
| 28                                | Uttarakhand                       | 242.11                            | 113.33                            | 263.55                            | 263.55                            | 277.87                            | 273.46          |
| 29                                | West Bengal                       | 1601.94                           | 1225.93                           | 1551.07                           | 1551.07                           | 1522.12                           | 1498.00         |
|                                   | Sub total                         | 32685.42                          | 23280.00                          | 31374.72                          | 31362.60                          | 31601.22                          | 30802.43        |
| NE States                         | NE States                         | NE States                         | NE States                         | NE States                         | NE States                         | NE States                         | NE States       |
| 30                                | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 151.60                            | 144.22                            | 167.17                            | 167.17                            | 173.67                            | 144.73          |
| 31                                | Assam                             | 510.73                            | 447.29                            | 555.47                            | 555.47                            | 559.51                            | 466.18          |
| 32                                | Manipur                           | 558.30                            | 624.47                            | 590.88                            | 590.88                            | 595.67                            | 496.40          |
| 33                                | Meghalaya                         | 99.28                             | 110.79                            | 108.64                            | 107.96                            | 110.21                            | 91.39           |
| 34                                | Mizoram                           | 264.96                            | 277.52                            | 286.08                            | 286.08                            | 290.64                            | 242.20          |
| 35                                | Nagaland                          | 441.16                            | 448.73                            | 476.23                            | 476.23                            | 480.38                            | 400.32          |
| 36                                | Sikkim                            | 72.30                             | 87.62                             | 78.66                             | 78.66                             | 76.61                             | 63.86           |
| 37                                | Tripura                           | 129.55                            | 113.56                            | 143.82                            | 143.82                            | 147.84                            | 123.21          |
|                                   | Sub total                         | 2227.88                           | 2254.20                           | 2406.95                           | 2406.27                           | 2434.53                           | 2028.29         |
|                                   | Grand Total                       | 34913.30                          | 25534.20                          | 33781.67                          | 33768.87                          | 34035.75                          | 32830.72        |
| *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 | *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 | *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 | *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 | *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 | *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 | *Release 2017 - 18 as on 31.01.18 |                 |

## Annexure -4.

Allocation and expenditure incurred by NACO on procurement of medicines, testing kits et .at Ministerial level.

| Figures in Crore of   | Figures in Crore of   | Figures in Crore of   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Year                  | Allocation            | Utilization           |
| 2015- 16              | 634.71                | 633.83                |
| 2016- 17              | 658.69                | 657.81                |
| 2017- 18              | 939.03                | 741.26 *              |