(a) whether the Union Government has granted/released Rs.504 crores from the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS,TB and Malaria for providing anti-retroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients to various States; and
(a) if so, the names of the States which got such grants alongwith the amount granted to each State?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) & (b) The Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria, that is, GFATM, has approved the proposal submitted by the Government of India for grant of 122.668 million US dollars equivalent to Rs 564.27 crore for provision of free Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) to AIDS patients in the six High Prevalence States, that is, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland and TamilNadu and NCT Delhi. This project is for total duration of five years, that is, to be operationalised with effect from 1st Aug 2005 till 31st July 2010. Release of funds for the first year is expected from GFATM shortly and as and when the funds are received the same will be disbursed to the concerned states. Funds approved for the project will be released to GOI by the Global Fund on yearly basis in installments as per the progress of project implementation.