Lok Sabha Question No. 4201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Funds to Prevent HIV Disease
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## FUNDS TO PREVENT HIV DISEASE

## 4201. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a)  the  funds  allocated  for  prevention,  care  and  treatment  of  HIV/AIDS  during  the  las years, State/UT -wise;
- (b) whether the funds being allocated to States for the purpose have been reduced by the Central Government;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the factors considered for earmarking funds for prevention, care and treatment of HIV State - wise; and
- (e) whether the HIV prevalence rate in the North Eastern States is higher than the avera India and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) t o (c):   The overall funds allocated to the States/UTs under National AIDS Control Pr (NACP) have increased from 913.10 crore in 2016 - 17 to 915.20 crore in 2017 - 18 and to 958.40 crore in 2018 - 19. State/UT wise allocation under NACP in the last three y ears is at Annexure. Over and above the funds allocated to States/UTs, HIV Test Kits and Anti - Retroviral Drugs are procured centrally and supplied to States/UTs.

(d): The funds to the States/UTs under the NACP are allocated in consultation with States AIDS Control Societies as per their Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan takes account the local situation across prevention, detection, treatment and reten tion services keeping community  in  the  center  and  supported  by  critical  enablers  of  laboratory  services,  s information and program management.

(e) : Yes. As per the Government HIV Estimations Report for 2017, the HIV prevalence rate among 15- 49 years old population in the North Eastern States is 0.24% in comparison to the national average of 0.22%. The HIV prevalence rate in the States of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland is 1.43%, 2.04% and 1.15% respectively. This is on account of high - risk beha vior denoted by the injecting drug uses and unsafe sexual practices.

Annexure State & UT wise allocation of fund under Annual Action Plan, NACO, MoH&FW (Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT              | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar SACS | 127.98    | 130.82    | 146.74    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh SACS    | 4,907.37  | 4,981.27  | 5,360.57  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh SACS | 851.59    | 838.33    | 855.14    |
| 4         | Assam SACS             | 1,968.06  | 1,864.93  | 1,853.39  |
| 5         | Bihar SACS             | 2,842.73  | 2,913.01  | 2,892.78  |
| 6         | Chandigarh SACS        | 574.11    | 617.51    | 674.63    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh SACS      | 2,003.01  | 1,968.44  | 2,124.56  |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli    | 79.91     | 88.41     | 94.08     |
| 9         | Daman &Diu SACS        | 195.06    | 195.65    | 205.69    |
| 10        | Delhi SACS             | 3,278.34  | 3,342.27  | 3,651.92  |
| 11        | Goa SACS               | 521.67    | 543.46    | 604.69    |
| 12        | Gujarat SACS           | 5,568.94  | 5,270.80  | 5,470.33  |
| 13        | Haryana SACS           | 1,484.02  | 1,228.42  | 1,795.54  |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh SACS  | 974.33    | 1,026.90  | 983.36    |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir SACS    | 815.14    | 792.80    | 860.78    |
| 16        | Jharkhand SACS         | 1,594.05  | 1,539.28  | 1,553.30  |
| 17        | Karnataka SACS         | 6,997.84  | 7,067.00  | 7,512.92  |
| 18        | Kerala SACS            | 2,639.95  | 2,675.83  | 2,768.09  |
| 19        | Lakshadweep SACS       | 19.74     | 23.28     | 20.71     |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh SACS    | 3,914.00  | 3,818.74  | 3,837.19  |
| 21        | Maharashtra SACS       | 9,509.55  | 9,968.83  | 10,250.58 |
| 22        | Manipur SACS           | 2,485.74  | 2,565.31  | 2,667.58  |
| 23        | Meghalaya SACS         | 543.09    | 551.81    | 566.59    |
| 24        | Mizoram SACS           | 1,483.39  | 1,466.43  | 1,557.75  |
| 25        | Mumbai MCACS           | 2,077.86  | 2,051.74  | 2,147.62  |
| 26        | Nagaland SACS          | 1,985.24  | 1,937.63  | 2,010.93  |
| 27        | Odisha SACS            | 2,959.00  | 3,011.73  | 3,197.98  |
| 28        | Puducherry SACS        | 321.17    | 330.42    | 368.16    |
| 29        | Punjab SACS            | 2,775.84  | 2,788.36  | 3,067.74  |
| 30        | Rajasthan SACS         | 3,394.91  | 3,196.44  | 3,204.11  |
| 31        | Sikkim SACS            | 421.92    | 438.68    | 470.73    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu SACS        | 6,488.65  | 6,933.36  | 7,297.78  |
| 33        | Telangana              | 3,533.48  | 3,511.04  | 3,725.33  |
| 34        | Tripura SACS           | 759.97    | 742.60    | 764.48    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh SACS     | 6,170.00  | 6,120.52  | 6,020.74  |
| 36        | Uttarakhand SACS       | 1,210.97  | 1,230.22  | 1,194.11  |
| 37        | West Bengal SACS       | 3,834.56  | 3,747.14  | 4,058.07  |
|           | Total                  | 91,313.18 | 91,519.41 | 95,836.69 |