Lok Sabha Question No. 4476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: HIV/AIDS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

## HIV/AIDS

## 4476. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTC) screening/treatment of HIV/ AIDS patients in the rural areas of the country and if so, t thereof, State/UT - wise;
- ( b)  whether  the  Government  has  requested  all  the  States  to  conduct  medical  tests  of prisoners/jail  inmates  for  HIV/AIDS  diagnosis  and  if  so,  the  details  and  the  present thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has initiated new measures includin g launching of red ribbon buses on the lines of red ribbon express trains to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS among the p and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  introduced  a  legislation/bill  to  provide  free  of  co comprehensive  medical  treatment,  protection  against  discrimination,  etc.  to  the  HIV/ patients of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details of present status of the bill and the support extended/being extend Government to save the HIV/AIDS patients and their children?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) : Yes. NACO has established a total of 19,800 ICTC centers for HIV testing services, also  established  527  ART  centers  and  1108  Link  ART  Centers  (LAC)  for  care,  support  an treatment of AIDS patients all over India in both urban and rural setting s. Individuals in both urban and rural areas are availing HIV counseling & testing and treatment services throug facilities.

The State/UT wise list of ICTCs in urban and rural areas, and LACs in rural are placed in Annexure - I & II respectively.

Contd……….

(b) : Yes. As per the ICTC Operational Guidelines 2007, circulated to all State/UTs, inmates of prisons/jails may avail HIV counseling and testing services through the ICTCs, has been located in the same pr emises or through ICTC facilities which are located near to th prison/jail. The testing is voluntary after taking consent.

In  India,  there  are    62  ICTCs  functioning  in  prison/jail,  and  the  State/UT  wise placed in Annexure III

facilities

(c) : The red ribbon buses on the lines of red ribbon express trains have not been initiated by government, however IEC and Exhibition  Vans equipped with Audio/Video information  panels  and  kiosks  and  folk  performances  are  being  used  to  create awareness  on HIV/AIDS and promoting services/facilities across the country.

Other  measures  include  National  AIDS  Toll  Free  Helpline  1097  for  providing information  and  counseling  about  HIV/AIDS  and  the  use  of  social  media  platforms  li Facebook,  Twitter,  YouT ube,  flickers  etc,  to  reach  out  to  youth  as  well  as  other  vulner groups.

(d) & (e):  Yes. The Government has introduced HIV & AIDS (Prevention and Control Bill), 2014  to  provide  free  of  cost  and  comprehensive  medical  treatment,  protection  aga discrimination, etc to the HIV/AIDS patients of the country.

The revised Cabinet note has been circulated to Cabinet Secretariat on 8 th August, 2014.

Currently, Government  is  providing  free  treatment  to  nearly  9,65,000 patients  out  of which nearly 53,400 are children through 1,635 treatment centers across country.

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## Annexure - I

## State/UTs wise list of HIV Testing/Screening Facility (as on 31 st March, 2016)

| Sl.No.   | States/UTs           | No. of HIV Testing/Screening Centers   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & N          | 22                                     |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       | 1490                                   |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 61                                     |
| 4        | Assam                | 226                                    |
| 5        | Bihar                | 466                                    |
| 6        | Chandigarh           | 20                                     |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         | 383                                    |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 10                                     |
| 9        | Daman and Diu        | 6                                      |
| 10       | Delhi                | 224                                    |
| 11       | Goa                  | 43                                     |
| 12       | Gujarat              | 1835                                   |
| 13       | Haryana              | 188                                    |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     | 68                                     |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir    | 36                                     |
| 16       | Jharkhand            | 246                                    |
| 17       | Karnataka            | 2647                                   |
| 18       | Kerala               | 400                                    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep          | 1                                      |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh       | 829                                    |
| 21       | Maharashtra          | 3759                                   |
| 22       | Manipur              | 121                                    |
| 23       | Meghalaya            | 44                                     |
| 24       | Mizoram              | 83                                     |
| 25       | Nagaland             | 144                                    |
| 26       | Odisha               | 449                                    |
| 27       | Puducherry           | 30                                     |
| 28       | Punjab               | 412                                    |
| 29       | Rajasthan            | 836                                    |
| 30       | Sikkim               | 28                                     |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu           | 2109                                   |
| 32       | Telangana            | 866                                    |
| 33       | Tripura              | 85                                     |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh        | 756                                    |
| 35       | Uttarakhand          | 167                                    |
| 36       | West Bengal          | 710                                    |
| Total    | Total                | 19,800                                 |

## Annexure -II

## List of treatment facilities state/UT - wise as on June 2016

| Sl.No.   | States/UTs        |   No. of Link ART Centers |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                       114 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                         4 |
| 3        | Assam             |                        12 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                        12 |
| 5        | Chandigarh        |                         5 |
| 6        | Chattisgarh       |                         8 |
| 7        | Delhi             |                         0 |
| 8        | Goa               |                         4 |
| 9        | Gujarat           |                        65 |
| 10       | Haryana           |                        14 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  |                         5 |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                         4 |
| 13       | Jharkhand         |                         6 |
| 14       | Karnataka         |                       196 |
| 15       | Kerala            |                        13 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh    |                        32 |
| 17       | Maharashtra       |                       192 |
| 18       | Manipur           |                        11 |
| 19       | Meghalaya         |                         3 |
| 20       | Mizoram           |                         5 |
| 21       | Mumbai            |                         0 |
| 22       | Nagaland          |                         6 |
| 23       | Odisha            |                        19 |
| 24       | Pondicherry       |                         1 |
| 25       | Punjab            |                         2 |
| 26       | Rajasthan         |                        39 |
| 27       | Sikkim            |                         1 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu        |                       172 |
| 29       | Telangana         |                        64 |
| 30       | Tripura           |                         3 |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh     |                        28 |
| 32       | Uttarakhand       |                        15 |
| 33       | West Bengal       |                        53 |
| Total    | Total             |                      1108 |

## Annexure - III

| State/UTs wise list ICTCs functioning in prison (as on 31 st March, 2016)   | State/UTs wise list ICTCs functioning in prison (as on 31 st March, 2016)   | State/UTs wise list ICTCs functioning in prison (as on 31 st March, 2016)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                  | No. of ICTCs functioning in Prison/Jail                                     |
| 1                                                                           | Andaman & N                                                                 | 0                                                                           |
| 2                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                              | 0                                                                           |
| 3                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                           | 0                                                                           |
| 4                                                                           | Assam                                                                       | 0                                                                           |
| 5                                                                           | Bihar                                                                       | 0                                                                           |
| 6                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                  | 0                                                                           |
| 7                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                | 0                                                                           |
| 8                                                                           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                        | 0                                                                           |
| 9                                                                           | Daman and Diu                                                               | 0                                                                           |
| 10                                                                          | Delhi                                                                       | 1                                                                           |
| 11                                                                          | Goa                                                                         | 0                                                                           |
| 12                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                     | 0                                                                           |
| 13                                                                          | Haryana                                                                     | 0                                                                           |
| 14                                                                          | HimachalPradesh                                                             | 0                                                                           |
| 15                                                                          | Jammu and Kashmir                                                           | 0                                                                           |
| 16                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                   | 2                                                                           |
| 17                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                   | 1                                                                           |
| 18                                                                          | Kerala                                                                      | 6                                                                           |
| 19                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                 | 0                                                                           |
| 20                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                              | 11                                                                          |
| 21                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                 | 24                                                                          |
| 22                                                                          | Manipur                                                                     | 0                                                                           |
| 23                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                   | 0                                                                           |
| 24                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                     | 1                                                                           |
| 25                                                                          | Mumbai                                                                      | 2                                                                           |
| 26                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                    | 0                                                                           |
| 27                                                                          | Odisha                                                                      | 0                                                                           |
| 28                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                  | 0                                                                           |
| 29                                                                          | Punjab                                                                      | 0                                                                           |
| 30                                                                          | Rajastan                                                                    | 1                                                                           |
| 31                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                      | 0                                                                           |
| 32                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                  | 9                                                                           |
| 33                                                                          | Tripura                                                                     | 0                                                                           |
| 34                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                               | 3                                                                           |
| 35                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                 | 0                                                                           |
| 36                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                 | 1                                                                           |