Lok Sabha Question No. 210 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: HIV/AIDS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, BHOLA SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 210 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH MARCH, 2016 HIV/AIDS

## *210. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: DR. BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  as  per  an  estimation  of  the  National  AIDS  Control  Organisa (NACO), approximately 2.08 million people are living with HIV in India and United Nations (UN) has also rep orted that India has the third largest number people living with HIV in the world, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether coverage rate for HIV patients in India is only about 36 percent;
- (c) if so, the facts thereof and the reasons for this low level of coverage; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase coverage rate for HIV pa including making available the required drugs/medicines and patient care f disease?

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

- (a) to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 210* FOR 11 TH MARCH, 2016

(a )    As per India HIV estimation 2015 r eport, an estimated 21.17 lakh p eople are living with HIV.

Yes, India has the third largest number of people living with HIV in the wor other two countries having higher numbers are South Africa (68 lakh) and Ni (34 lakh) [So urce: UNAIDS estimates 2014].

The details of estimated number of people living with HIV, State/UTs - wise is at Annexure .

(b)  &  ( c) Though  about  21.17  lakh  people  are  estimated  to  be  living  with  H (PLHIV), yet Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) is started only for those patients whose CD4 count becomes less than 350.  The total number of patients with CD4 coun less than 350 is estimated as 13,45,678.  Out of this, the number of people o 9.25 lakhs ,making a coverage rate of 69%.

- (d) Under  the  National  AIDS  Control  Programme,  (NACP)  Phase - IV,  National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) provides universal access to comprehensive equitable,  stigma - free,  quality  care,  support  and  treatment  services  to  all  P Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV ). At present ,there are 524 ART Centres and 1,094 Link ART Centres in the country providing free Antiretroviral treatment, tre for opportunistic infections and counseling services to 9.25 lakh PLHIV. Ba HIV  prevalence  in  different  parts  of  the country , ART  Centres  and  Link  ART Centres are scaled up every year to match the demand. In addition, a total Care  and  Support  Centres  (CSCs)  have  been  established  through  civil  soc organizations  which  complement  the  services  provided  by  ART  cen tres  through counseling, outreach and linkage to need based other government welfare sch and services. Constant efforts are made to increase awareness about HIV tes treatment facilities for ensuring Universal access.

During the last three years, PLHIV on ART have been increasing  as follows:

March, 2013-6,32,397;

March, 2014 -7,59,242;

March, 2015- 8,51,883 and

Jan,2016 -9,25,451

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## Estimated  Number  of People  living  with HIV  Infections  (PLHIVAdult  &  Children)  by States/UTs 2015

| States/UT                 | Estimated Number of People living with HIV Infections   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh            | 3,94,661                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 606                                                     |
| Assam                     | 12,090                                                  |
| Bihar                     | 1,50,689                                                |
| Chhattisgarh              | 30,838                                                  |
| Delhi                     | 30,216                                                  |
| Goa                       | 4,619                                                   |
| Gujarat                   | 1,66,333                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 5,723                                                   |
| Haryana                   | 22,596                                                  |
| Jharkhand                 | 34,386                                                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 2,777                                                   |
| Karnataka                 | 1,99,060                                                |
| Kerala                    | 23,376                                                  |
| Meghalaya                 | 1,122                                                   |
| Maharashtra               | 3,01,453                                                |
| Manipur                   | 24,457                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 44,409                                                  |
| Mizoram                   | 5,762                                                   |
| Nagaland                  | 11,050                                                  |
| Odisha                    | 67,654                                                  |
| Punjab                    | 36,794                                                  |
| Rajasthan                 | 1,03,148                                                |
| Sikkim                    | 939                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                | 1,42,982                                                |
| Tripura                   | 7,238                                                   |
| Uttarakhand               | 7,059                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 1,50,361                                                |
| West Bengal               | 1,28,757                                                |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 186                                                     |
| Chandigarh                | 2,933                                                   |
| Dadar& Nagar Haveli       | 463                                                     |
| Daman & Diu               | 284                                                     |
| Puducherry                | 1,560                                                   |
| India                     | 21,16,581                                               |