Lok Sabha Question No. 2970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: World AIDS Day
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, BHOLA SINGH, V. PANNEER SELVAM, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2970 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## WORLD AIDS DAY

## 2970. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM: SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government observed World AIDS Day recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the theme of the event and initiatives taken by the Government to make the event successful;
- (c) the number of events organized and amount incurred for this purpose;
- (d) the major challenges identified, the activities undertaken and the achievements mad  so far under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), indicating the funds earmarked, allocated and utilised for the purpose, State/UT - wise; and
- (e)  the  other  measures  taken  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.
- (b)& (c): Government of Indiaorganised an eventtocommemorate World AIDS Day on 1stDecember, 2018 in New Delhi.The theme of theeventwas 'Live LifePositively: Know Your HIV Status'. Showcasingthestrides made by India inpreventing and controlling HIV/AIDS, the event was attendedby People Living with HIV (PLHIV), Development Partners, CivilSociety Organizations, Students, Media, Experts, Seniorofficers and staff of Ministries/Departments and State AIDS ControlSocieties. The expenditure approvedforthe eventisRs.15,51,936/ - .
- (d): The major challenges identified arethattheepidemiccontinues tobe highinselect north - eastern state and the testing forHIV among pregnantwomen has scope forfurther improvementinselect states.

The new initiatives undertaken to respondto thechallenges include introduction of ' Test& Treat' policy, viral loadtesting forallPLHIV, launchof MissionSampark and the enactmentofHIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act,2017.

As result of theseinitiatives thenew HIV infections inthecountr y have declined by more than80% since its peak in1995 against theglobal averageof47%. Similarly, theAIDS relatedeaths have declined by 71% since its peak in2005 whiletheglobal averageforsame hasbeen51%.

The fundsearmarked, allocated and ut ilised State/UT - wiseisattached asAnnexure.

(e): National AIDS ControlProgramme isfully fundedby theCentral Government and it provides free Anti - Retroviral Treatmenttoall PeopleLivingwithHIV. The Government also providesHIV counselling and tes ting servicesfor earlydetection of HIV infection, prevention of parent tochild transmission and HIV - TB collaborative activities throughHIV counselling and Testing centers.

To create awareness on HIV/AIDS and promote services/facilities across the co untry, multimedia campaigns are implemented. In addition, prevention amongst High Risk Group including Commercial Sex Workers, Men having Sex with Men, Injecting Drug Users, Hijra Transgenders and also truck drivers and migrants is specifically addressed s part of Targeted Intervention projects across the country.

State & UT wise allocation, Release & Utilisation of funds(Rupees in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT              | 2015-16               | 2015-16                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2016-17                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                          | 2018-19                          |                                  |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|           |                        | Allocation (in lakhs) | Release (in lakhs)               | Utilization (in lakhs)           | Allocation (in lakhs)            | Release (in lakhs)               | Utilization (in lakhs)           | Allocation (in lakhs)            | Release (in lakhs)               | Utilization (in lakhs)           | Allocation (in lakhs)            | Release (in lakhs)               |
| 1         | Ahmedabad MCACS        | 568.35                | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS | Release Included in Gujarat SACS |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar SACS | 165.82                | 109.21                           | 95.91                            | 127.98                           | 127.98                           | 167.52                           | 130.82                           | 144.82                           | 146.50                           | 146.74                           | 105.21                           |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh SACS    | 5337.7                | 3904.86                          | 2179.94                          | 4907.37                          | 4889.20                          | 4096.09                          | 4981.27                          | 4787.04                          | 6053.64                          | 5360.57                          | 3932.54                          |
| 4         | Arunachal Pradesh SACS | 945.49                | 855.49                           | 586.65                           | 851.59                           | 851.59                           | 1092.26                          | 838.33                           | 939.65                           | 826.76                           | 855.14                           | 609.29                           |
| 5         | Assam SACS             | 2003.05               | 2003.04                          | 1667.26                          | 1968.06                          | 1968.06                          | 1753.26                          | 1864.93                          | 1185.46                          | 1106.85                          | 1853.39                          | 986.61                           |
| 6         | Bihar SACS             | 3303.78               | 2017.81                          | 3150.16                          | 2842.73                          | 2829.76                          | 2208.41                          | 2913.01                          | 2288.45                          | 2541.51                          | 2892.78                          | 1676.93                          |
| 7         | Chandigarh SACS        | 692.42                | 549.33                           | 629.48                           | 574.11                           | 574.11                           | 590.94                           | 617.51                           | 614.25                           | 593.53                           | 674.63                           | 444.52                           |
| 8         | Chattisgarh SACS       | 2265.42               | 1130.76                          | 1767.90                          | 2003.01                          | 2003.01                          | 2051.39                          | 1968.44                          | 1845.80                          | 1496.06                          | 2124.56                          | 1147.83                          |
| 9         | Chennai MCACS          | 72.02                 | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       | Release Included inTN SACS       |
| 10        | Dadra & Nagar Haweli   | 99.98                 | 66.56                            | 82.20                            | 79.91                            | 79.91                            | 122.31                           | 88.41                            | 88.41                            | 96.83                            | 94.08                            | 69.55                            |
| 11        | Daman & Diu SACS       | 255.33                | 216.28                           | 189.29                           | 195.06                           | 195.06                           | 259.90                           | 195.65                           | 195.65                           | 71.41                            | 205.69                           | 85.65                            |
| 12        | Delhi SACS             | 3558.14               | 3558.14                          | 2358.16                          | 3278.34                          | 3278.34                          | 4270.58                          | 3342.27                          | 3154.04                          | 3044.97                          | 3651.92                          | 2525.28                          |
| 13        | Goa SACS               | 604.45                | 452.3                            | 478.13                           | 521.67                           | 521.67                           | 491.15                           | 543.46                           | 539.81                           | 517.05                           | 604.69                           | 406.2                            |
| 14        | Gujarat SACS           | 5674.9                | 4149.98                          | 4224.42                          | 5568.94                          | 5568.94                          | 5538.94                          | 5270.8                           | 5169.86                          | 4570.37                          | 5470.33                          | 3503.6                           |
| 15        | Haryana SACS           | 2338.01               | 1269.27                          | 1609.89                          | 1484.02                          | 1484.02                          | 1612.65                          | 1228.42                          | 1188.40                          | 1218.55                          | 1795.54                          | 1028.55                          |
| 16        | Himachal Pradesh SACS  | 1411.98               | 1034.02                          | 771.09                           | 974.33                           | 974.33                           | 969.91                           | 1026.9                           | 1010.93                          | 905.18                           | 983.36                           | 472.26                           |
| 17        | Jammu & Kashmir SACS   | 1026.18               | 748.18                           | 898.72                           | 815.14                           | 803.06                           | 673.87                           | 792.8                            | 777.04                           | 665.35                           | 860.78                           | 518.48                           |
| 18        | Jharkhand SACS         | 1945.54               | 1242.65                          | 1328.91                          | 1594.05                          | 1594.05                          | 1169.77                          | 1539.28                          | 1021.09                          | 798.65                           | 1553.3                           | 532.39                           |
| 19        | Karnataka SACS         | 7731.38               | 6077.38                          | 6163.69                          | 6997.84                          | 6983.89                          | 7297.04                          | 7067                             | 6585.56                          | 5833.62                          | 7512.92                          | 5172.13                          |
| 20        | Kerala SACS            | 2874.4                | 2138.36                          | 2275.83                          | 2639.95                          | 2639.95                          | 2678.76                          | 2675.83                          | 2675.83                          | 2364.11                          | 2768.09                          | 1927.34                          |

Annexure

| 21   | Lakshadweep SACS    |     20.42 |    20.28 |     6.96 |    19.74 |    19.74 |    17.42 |    23.28 |     7.76 |          |    20.71 |     7.16 |
|------|---------------------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 22   | Madhya Pradesh SACS |   4448.42 |  3247.78 |  3352.07 |  3914    |  3914    |  3516.84 |  3818.74 |  3703.09 |  3056.51 |  3837.19 |  1687.8  |
| 23   | Maharashtra SACS    |  10409.6  |  7000.09 |  7863.76 |  9509.55 |  9509.55 |  8915.97 |  9968.83 |  9769.89 | 10377.4  | 10250.6  |  7034.22 |
| 24   | Manipur SACS        |   2401.12 |  2401.12 |  1787.95 |  2485.74 |  2485.74 |  3193.74 |  2565.31 |  2839.71 |  2505.69 |  2667.58 |  1854.99 |
| 25   | Meghalaya SACS      |    591.21 |   591.21 |   438.31 |   543.09 |   543.09 |   575.43 |   551.81 |   618.22 |   563.78 |   566.59 |   252.9  |
| 26   | Mizoram SACS        |   1478.22 |  1478.22 |  1438.64 |  1483.39 |  1483.39 |  1493.2  |  1466.43 |  1635.71 |  1480.95 |  1557.75 |  1038.71 |
| 27   | Mumbai MCACS        |   2431.55 |  1596.25 |  1937.79 |  2077.86 |  2077.86 |  1888.38 |  2051.74 |  2018.59 |  2007.53 |  2147.62 |  1265.36 |
| 28   | Nagaland SACS       |   1960.2  |  1930.2  |  1935.89 |  1985.24 |  1985.24 |  1886.54 |  1937.63 |  2165.48 |  2178.37 |  2010.93 |  1470.38 |
| 29   | Orissa SACS         |   3373.66 |  2160.04 |  2713.91 |  2959    |  2959    |  3014.95 |  3011.73 |  2926.36 |  2831.54 |  3197.98 |  2205.33 |
| 30   | Pondicherry SACS    |    382.55 |   382.55 |   378.99 |   321.17 |   321.17 |   370.64 |   330.42 |   325.28 |   349.09 |   368.16 |   269.03 |
| 31   | Punjab SACS         |   3031.15 |  2604.64 |  2808.7  |  2775.84 |  2775.84 |  3116.08 |  2788.36 |  2726.44 |  2694.6  |  3067.74 |  1937.22 |
| 32   | Rajasthan SACS      |   4117.16 |  2779.82 |  3142.72 |  3394.91 |  3394.91 |  3255.72 |  3196.44 |  3141.76 |  2667.69 |  3204.11 |  1839.34 |
| 33   | Sikkim SACS         |    491.4  |   441.4  |   474.71 |   421.92 |   421.92 |   380.83 |   438.68 |   491.15 |   357.37 |   470.73 |   295.21 |
| 34   | Tamil Nadu SACS     |   7366.04 |  5613.07 |  5827.1  |  6488.65 |  6488.65 |  7238.79 |  6933.36 |  6903.74 |  6973.1  |  7297.78 |  5093.85 |
| 35   | Telangana           |   3814.73 |  2784.77 |  3443.79 |  3533.48 |  3533.48 |  3194.65 |  3511.04 |  3307.1  |  3525.83 |  3725.33 |  2420.18 |
| 36   | Tripura SACS        |    757.72 |   592.72 |   744.7  |   759.97 |   759.97 |   695.05 |   742.6  |   831.73 |   753.41 |   764.48 |   424.57 |
| 37   | Uttar Pradesh SACS  |   7117.02 |  5709.4  |  5237.47 |  6170    |  6170    |  6074.51 |  6120.52 |  5979.46 |  5965.45 |  6020.74 |  3865.17 |
| 38   | Uttarakhand SACS    |   1463.06 |   969.49 |  1286.43 |  1210.97 |  1210.97 |  1035.47 |  1230.22 |  1191.83 |   822.91 |  1194.11 |   632.5  |
| 39   | West Bengal SACS    |   4282.66 |  3184    |  3880.13 |  3834.56 |  3834.56 |  3780.86 |  3747.14 |  3747.14 |  2509.36 |  4058.07 |  2549.97 |
|      | Total               | 102812    | 77010.7  | 79157.6  | 91313.2  | 91256    | 90689.8  | 91519.4  | 88542.5  | 84471.5  | 95836.7  | 61288.2  |