Lok Sabha Question No. 956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: ART Treatment for HIV/AIDS Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.956 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## ART TREATMENT FOR HI V/AIDS PATIENTS

## 956. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the number of HIV/AIDS patients in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether all HIV/AIDS patients have access to Anti - Retroviral  drugs  and  treatment  in  the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor indicating the number of H patients receiving Anti - Re roviral Treatment (ART), State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether denial of ART to some HIV/ AIDS patients have been reported from certain part t he country, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government ther
- (e) whether the Government proposes to implement the World Health Organisation's 'treat -all' recommendation  that  removes  limitations  on  the  eligibility  for  ART  treatment  HIV/AI patients, and if so, action plan drawn by the Government to implement the same?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- ( a) : As of September 2015 , a total of 11,57,787 people infected with HIV/AIDS are in active care at 519 Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Centres across country, State/UT - wise details are at Annexure-I .
- ( b) : Yes, all PLHIV registered at Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Centres and are found requi ART are provided free Antiretroviral drugs and treatment.
- ( c) : As of September 2015 , a total of 9,02,868 patients are receiving free ART treatment at 519 ART Centres across the country, State/UT wise details are at Annexure -II.
- ( d) :    No ,denial of Anti - Retroviral Treatment (ART) to patients are not reported from any par of the country.
- ( e) : The Government has not yet proposed to implement the World Health O rganisation's treat -all recommendation.

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## Annexure - I

## No of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in Active Care at ART Centres as of September 2015

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   No of PLHIV |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |        185814 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |            67 |
| 3         | Assam               |          4812 |
| 4         | Bihar               |         33841 |
| 5         | Chandigarh          |          5393 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        |         10871 |
| 7         | Delhi               |         24141 |
| 8         | Goa                 |          2740 |
| 9         | Gujarat             |         53989 |
| 10        | Haryana             |         10482 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh    |          3217 |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir     |          2159 |
| 13        | Jharkhand           |          9067 |
| 14        | Karnataka           |        151290 |
| 15        | Kerala              |         12166 |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh      |         18649 |
| 17        | Maharashtra         |        249854 |
| 18        | Manipur             |         14220 |
| 19        | Meghalaya           |          1158 |
| 20        | Mizoram             |          5351 |
| 21        | Nagaland            |          7436 |
| 22        | Orissa              |         15152 |
| 23        | Pondicherry         |          1224 |
| 24        | Punjab              |         23935 |
| 25        | Rajasthan           |         29646 |
| 26        | Sikkim              |           150 |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu          |        108661 |
| 28        | Telangana           |         84021 |
| 29        | Tripura             |           837 |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh       |         53647 |
| 31        | Uttarakhand         |          2929 |
| 32        | West Bengal         |         30868 |
|           | Total               |       1157787 |

## No of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) Receiving free ART as of September 2015

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No of PLHIV   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 136108        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 54            |
| 3         | Assam               | 3583          |
| 4         | Bihar               | 27248         |
| 5         | Chandigarh          | 4217          |
| 6         | Chattisgarh         | 7765          |
| 7         | Delhi               | 19820         |
| 8         | Goa                 | 2272          |
| 9         | Gujarat             | 46749         |
| 10        | Haryana             | 6690          |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh    | 2927          |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 1755          |
| 13        | Jharkhand           | 6464          |
| 14        | Karnataka           | 123782        |
| 15        | Kerala              | 10146         |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh      | 14789         |
| 17        | Maharashtra         | 195021        |
| 18        | Manipur             | 10002         |
| 19        | Meghalaya           | 815           |
| 20        | Mizoram             | 3956          |
| 21        | Nagaland            | 5179          |
| 22        | Orissa              | 11319         |
| 23        | Pondicherry         | 1042          |
| 24        | Punjab              | 17273         |
| 25        | Rajasthan           | 25372         |
| 26        | Sikkim              | 125           |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu          | 89821         |
| 28        | Telangana           | 58902         |
| 29        | Tripura             | 690           |
| 30        | UttarPradesh        | 42776         |
| 31        | Uttarakhand         | 2422          |
| 32        | West Bengal         | 23784         |
|           | Total               | 9,02,868      |

## Annexure - II