Lok Sabha Question No. 3569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: National AIDS and STD Control Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3569 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2026

## NATIONALAIDS AND STD CONTROLPROGRAMME

## 3569 : SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of screening conducted under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) during the last 5 years, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure follow ups and treatment of affected persons, including through the Strengthening Overall Care for HIV beneficiaries -Management Information System (SOCH MIS) portal or other digital tools;

(c) the number of people treated for HIV/AIDS in Government facilities during the last 5 years, State-wise;

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to deal with delays in procurement of supplies and materials such as screening equipment; and

(e) whether any special attention is given to testing in rural and tribal areas, specifically in the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) The number of screening conducted under the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) during the last 5 years state wise, is placed at Annexure-1.
- (b) Under the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP), free lifelong AntiRetroviral Therapy (ART) is provided through a nationwide network of ART Centres and Link ART Centres (LAC). Also, network of Care and Support Centres (CSCs) provide psychosocial support, outreach services for follow-up of patients, and linkage with social welfare schemes to ensure improved treatment outcomes. Differentiated service delivery models are implemented to improve treatment adherence and retention in care among People Living with HIV. The MIS (Management Information System) IT portal known as SOCH (Strengthening Overall Care for HIV Beneficiaries) and mobile application are used to maintain record of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) on anti retro viral treatment.

(c) The State-wise and year-wise number of people on Anti-Retroviral Therapy under NACP in the last 5 years is at Annexure - 2. (d) NACO procures commodities (testing kits, anti - retro viral medicines etc.) through the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS), the procurement agency of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The consumption of centrally procured commodities at each facility is monitored by State AIDS Control Societies and NACO through the SOCH-IT platform, and periodic review of supplies is done for timely placing of indent to CMSS to avoid delay in procurement. (e) Under the National AIDS and STD Control Programme, testing for HIV is done of at - risk persons based on exposure to risk factors in urban and rural areas of all States and UTs including

- Maharashtra.

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Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No: 3569 for answer on 13.03.2026

|      |                                              | Number of HIV testing   | Number of HIV testing   | Number of HIV testing   | Number of HIV testing   | Number of HIV testing   |
|------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S No | State/UT                                     | 2020-21                 | 2021-22                 | 2022-23                 | 2023-24                 | 2024-25                 |
| 1    | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 19,386                  | 24,846                  | 32,347                  | 29,803                  | 33,448                  |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                               | 15,28,580               | 22,48,933               | 28,24,074               | 27,37,836               | 26,27,015               |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 35,342                  | 30,272                  | 34,273                  | 76,086                  | 1,04,554                |
| 4    | Assam                                        | 6,79,482                | 6,93,862                | 7,92,654                | 9,79,604                | 7,14,318                |
| 5    | Bihar                                        | 26,09,872               | 28,09,851               | 38,15,005               | 40,88,631               | 53,01,132               |
| 6    | Chandigarh                                   | 71,553                  | 96,210                  | 1,12,962                | 1,14,079                | 1,18,579                |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                                 | 8,16,903                | 9,26,762                | 11,22,179               | 11,11,019               | 11,13,523               |
| 8    | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 45,879                  | 59,290                  | 77,815                  | 66,327                  | 77,345                  |
| 9    | Delhi                                        | 6,42,069                | 6,59,186                | 7,56,483                | 9,11,960                | 14,90,388               |
| 10   | Goa                                          | 63,513                  | 94,122                  | 1,20,421                | 1,47,009                | 1,46,196                |
| 11   | Gujarat                                      | 23,29,602               | 28,36,501               | 28,51,409               | 30,38,686               | 31,85,377               |
| 12   | Haryana                                      | 9,47,616                | 11,64,170               | 15,03,560               | 14,69,850               | 14,16,485               |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh                             | 2,51,644                | 3,25,013                | 2,74,061                | 5,09,987                | 4,14,571                |
| 15   | Ladakh                                       | 2,36,989                | 4,50,481                | 6,30,544                | 6,85,001                | 4,79,305                |
| 16   | Jharkhand                                    | 8,83,322                | 8,63,114                | 11,13,498               | 11,14,209               | 10,86,252               |
| 17   | Karnataka                                    | 28,07,590               | 35,44,797               | 44,50,432               | 51,27,929               | 48,41,771               |
| 18   | Kerala                                       | 8,49,843                | 9,84,371                | 12,12,978               | 20,67,993               | 21,11,169               |
| 19   | Lakshadweep                                  | -                       | 3,115                   | 4,565                   | 4,134                   | 3,760                   |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh                               | 22,83,260               | 27,59,212               | 32,87,325               | 36,15,039               | 35,40,540               |
| 21   | Maharashtra                                  | 48,95,194               | 57,50,609               | 69,35,531               | 71,22,242               | 72,54,343               |
| 22   | Manipur                                      | 1,00,991                | 1,12,482                | 1,54,250                | 1,43,309                | 1,63,737                |
| 23   | Meghalaya                                    | 1,16,318                | 1,16,620                | 1,30,099                | 1,57,697                | 1,78,424                |
| 24   | Mizoram                                      | 71,375                  | 80,807                  | 91,763                  | 1,03,824                | 1,31,355                |
| 25   | Nagaland                                     | 96,482                  | 1,14,401                | 1,42,451                | 1,83,154                | 1,96,924                |
| 26   | Odisha                                       | 14,89,650               | 18,71,977               | 20,39,111               | 21,02,822               | 21,11,157               |
| 27   | Puducherry                                   | 98,708                  | 1,18,885                | 1,79,796                | 2,57,104                | 1,98,532                |
| 28   | Punjab                                       | 10,52,125               | 11,75,878               | 14,25,033               | 13,99,930               | 12,34,338               |

| 29   | Rajasthan     | 25,10,500    | 23,86,767    | 35,37,222    | 42,47,083    | 35,10,902   |
|------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
| 30   | Sikkim        | 24,536       | 26,304       | 39,156       | 39,023       | 45,103      |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 36,22,248    | 42,54,185    | 51,90,891    | 41,04,975    | 44,76,719   |
| 32   | Telangana     | 11,29,392    | 13,47,254    | 14,14,857    | 20,18,412    | 18,43,429   |
| 33   | Tripura       | 1,22,207     | 1,57,061     | 1,93,836     | 1,82,034     | 1,87,508    |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 58,79,263    | 67,06,737    | 73,12,980    | 1,02,71,844  | 1,15,96,145 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 2,95,938     | 3,19,196     | 4,93,757     | 5,97,401     | 4,99,913    |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 27,16,823    | 32,22,342    | 34,88,676    | 40,50,323    | 38,09,946   |
|      | India         | 4,13,24,19 5 | 4,83,35,61 3 | 5,77,85,99 4 | 6,48,76,35 9 | 6,62,44,203 |

Annexure-2 referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No: 3569 for answer on 13.03.2026

| S No   | State/UT                                     | Number of HIV-infected persons on anti-retroviral treatment people at facilities under NACP   | Number of HIV-infected persons on anti-retroviral treatment people at facilities under NACP   | Number of HIV-infected persons on anti-retroviral treatment people at facilities under NACP   | Number of HIV-infected persons on anti-retroviral treatment people at facilities under NACP   | Number of HIV-infected persons on anti-retroviral treatment people at facilities under NACP   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No   | State/UT                                     | 2020-21                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                       | 2023-24                                                                                       | 2024-25                                                                                       |
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 127                                                                                           | 143                                                                                           | 165                                                                                           | 207                                                                                           | 239                                                                                           |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                               | 1,90,243                                                                                      | 1,98,698                                                                                      | 2,13,796                                                                                      | 2,22,338                                                                                      | 2,26,703                                                                                      |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 183                                                                                           | 212                                                                                           | 543                                                                                           | 1,171                                                                                         | 1,835                                                                                         |
| 4      | Assam                                        | 7,880                                                                                         | 9,055                                                                                         | 11,970                                                                                        | 15,367                                                                                        | 17,980                                                                                        |
| 5      | Bihar                                        | 63,448                                                                                        | 67,601                                                                                        | 76,160                                                                                        | 85,671                                                                                        | 92,154                                                                                        |
| 6      | Chandigarh                                   | 6,478                                                                                         | 5,096                                                                                         | 5,151                                                                                         | 5,120                                                                                         | 5,214                                                                                         |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                                 | 15,216                                                                                        | 16,700                                                                                        | 18,761                                                                                        | 20,161                                                                                        | 21,559                                                                                        |
| 8      | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | -                                                                                             | 235                                                                                           | 340                                                                                           | 424                                                                                           | 603                                                                                           |
| 9      | Delhi                                        | 32,663                                                                                        | 34,330                                                                                        | 37,368                                                                                        | 39,094                                                                                        | 40,442                                                                                        |
| 10     | Goa                                          | 3,027                                                                                         | 3,118                                                                                         | 3,246                                                                                         | 3,409                                                                                         | 3,498                                                                                         |
| 11     | Gujarat                                      | 71,711                                                                                        | 74,457                                                                                        | 79,424                                                                                        | 84,537                                                                                        | 87,259                                                                                        |
| 12     | Haryana                                      | 16,085                                                                                        | 21,796                                                                                        | 28,677                                                                                        | 34,535                                                                                        | 37,243                                                                                        |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh                             | 4,606                                                                                         | 4,847                                                                                         | 5,253                                                                                         | 5,640                                                                                         | 6,149                                                                                         |
| 14     | Jammu And Kashmir Ladakh                     | 2,925                                                                                         | 3,054                                                                                         | 3,399                                                                                         | 3,646                                                                                         | 3,931                                                                                         |
| 15 16  | Jharkhand                                    | 12,130                                                                                        | 13,174                                                                                        | 14,515                                                                                        | 15,770                                                                                        | 16,894                                                                                        |
| 17     | Karnataka                                    | 1,69,830                                                                                      | 1,71,647                                                                                      | 1,80,509                                                                                      | 1,89,680                                                                                      | 1,93,347                                                                                      |
| 18     | Kerala                                       | 14,713                                                                                        | 14,985                                                                                        | 15,923                                                                                        | 16,631                                                                                        | 17,212                                                                                        |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                                  | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                               | 29,733                                                                                        | 32,842                                                                                        | 36,402                                                                                        | 41,668                                                                                        | 45,667                                                                                        |
| 21     | Maharashtra                                  | 2,53,636                                                                                      | 2,57,846                                                                                      | 2,70,088                                                                                      | 2,80,278                                                                                      | 2,85,810                                                                                      |
| 22     | Manipur                                      | 13,366                                                                                        | 13,627                                                                                        | 14,492                                                                                        | 14,335                                                                                        | 14,532                                                                                        |
| 23     | Meghalaya                                    | 3,047                                                                                         | 3,613                                                                                         | 4,863                                                                                         | 5,963                                                                                         | 6,414                                                                                         |
| 24     | Mizoram                                      | 11,365                                                                                        | 12,562                                                                                        | 14,357                                                                                        | 16,217                                                                                        | 17,443                                                                                        |
| 25     | Nagaland                                     | 10,082                                                                                        | 10,617                                                                                        | 12,091                                                                                        | 13,722                                                                                        | 14,846                                                                                        |
| 26     | Odisha                                       | 21,692                                                                                        | 22,621                                                                                        | 24,654                                                                                        | 26,713                                                                                        | 28,238                                                                                        |
| 27     | Puducherry                                   | 1,252                                                                                         | 1,265                                                                                         | 1,318                                                                                         | 1,413                                                                                         | 1,478                                                                                         |
| 28     | Punjab                                       | 40,344                                                                                        | 47,075                                                                                        | 56,542                                                                                        | 63,554                                                                                        | 62,874                                                                                        |
| 29     | Rajasthan                                    | 46,514                                                                                        | 50,044                                                                                        | 55,445                                                                                        | 60,535                                                                                        | 63,191                                                                                        |
| 30     | Sikkim                                       | 218                                                                                           | 250                                                                                           | 298                                                                                           | 333                                                                                           | 381                                                                                           |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                                   | 1,20,911                                                                                      | 1,21,955                                                                                      | 1,26,524                                                                                      | 1,32,301                                                                                      | 1,34,628                                                                                      |

| 32   | Telangana     | 83,490    | 87,217    | 94,210    | 1,03,933   | 1,08,780   |
|------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| 33   | Tripura       | 2,061     | 2,800     | 4,351     | 5,388      | 5,565      |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 90,857    | 96,205    | 1,06,677  | 1,16,357   | 1,25,238   |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 4,459     | 4,541     | 5,738     | 6,654      | 7,613      |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 44,084    | 46,031    | 51,066    | 56,156     | 59,849     |
|      | India         | 13,88,376 | 14,50,259 | 15,74,316 | 16,88,921  | 17,54,809  |