Question : HIGH RISK GROUP FOR HIV AIDS

(a) whether homosexuals, truck drivers, tribals, police forces, para-military forces etc. have identified as high risk group for HIV/AIDS ;

(b) if so, the details regarding these high risk groups that have been identified in the country ,category-wise and State-wise ;

(c) the details of the total number of HIV infected people belong to these high risk groups who have died during the last three years in the country, category- wise and State-wise;

(d) whether any study has been conducted by the World Bank or related organisations on HIV/AIDS;

(e) if so, the details of studies conducted during thelast five years ;

(f) the details of Indian/ Foreign experts engaged in such studies during the above said period ; and

(g) the number of men, women and children who died of AIDS during the last three years ,Category-wise and State -wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) Based on the dynamics of HIV epidemic in India, the population is divided into 3 sub groups viz core groups, bridge population and general population. Core groups include Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs), Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Injecting Drug Users (IDUs). Bridge populations are Truckers, Migrant Workers, Street Children, Prison Inmates etc. and the rest are General Population. The general population groups which indulge in risky behaviour, are also at higher risk of acquiring HIV infection.

(b) To know the size estimate of High Risk Groups (HRGs), mapping exercise is undertaken. The details of High Risk Groups is enclosed at Annexure 1.

(c) A statement indicating total number of deaths during last three years, State-wise, is enclosed at Annexure II.

(d) & (e) No, Sir. National AIDS Control Organization is not aware of any study conducted by World Bank on this.

(f) Does not arise.

(g) The statement is already enclosed at Annexure II as reply to para (c) of the question as above.

Statement showing details of Mapping of High Risk Groups in States (November 2004

Name of State FSWs IDUs MSM Migrant Workers Sites Size Sites Sizes Site Size Sites Sizes
A&N Island 58 158 - - - - 64 4213
Ahmedabad 297 3028 - - 81 3196 - -
Andhral 670 23758 18 298 98 5082 453 106886
Pradesh
Arunachal 31 146 - - - - 41 1060
Pradesh
Assam 69 1270 14 100 - - 50 5575
Bihar 129 5458 23 338 9 128 43 7095
Chandigarh 10 3224 12 1671 7 181 16 85170
Chennai 347 18809 73 4877 85 4676 33 15125
Daman & Dili 16 85 - - - - 55 81923
Delhi - 34,000 - 9605 - 7532 - -
Goa 11 601 - - 7 936 25 11422
Gujarat 448 10088 1 20 129 5866 - -
Haryana (10 124 7835 62 3236 18 714 214 143867
distt.)
Hiniachal 116 246 24 210 15 109 162 52298
Pradesh
Jainmu & 32 125 12 48 - - 151 28395
Kashmir
Jharkhand 38 429 3 12 - 127 82 35635
Karnatka 703 9859 28 703 89 705 209 28760
Kerala 429 5865 76 1729 273 3385 310 58704
Madhya Pradesh 234 - 6 - 19 - 88 -
Maharashtra 325 22541 5 71 47 1468 93 99211
(21 distt.
Meghalaya 9 - 8 - - - 33 -
Mizoram 8 1198 8 10325 - - - -
Manipur 130 6800 1101 26800 35 2700 53 25800
Mumbai (MC) 154 12881 9 149 77 39905 24 7380
Nagaland - - 24 16827 - - - -
Pondicherry 33 1455 1 15 24 1365 3 260
Punjab 184 3250 68 864 - - 516 307912
Sikkini 6 67 7 34 - - 31 2700
Tamilnadu 1034 62573 178 2662 223 6560 117 12654
Tripiira 212 644 - 164 - 35 - -
Uttar Pradesh 320 6163 68 1466 17 1361 269 42040
Uttranchal 33 322 5 125 - - 145 30643
West Bengal 585 49180 360 13418 217 3886 628 512394
Total 6795 292058 2194 95767 1389 86721 3908 1707122
Contd./-
Truckers Street Children Eunuchs
Sites Sizes Sites Sizes Sites Sizes
56 1140 - - - -
- - 20 6070 60 -
341 84725 323 8973 - -
36 324 - - - -
54 4050 - - - -
81 21842 50 1882 28 341
12 32100 13 6319 - -
117 11647 - - 99 3955
14 582 - - - -
- - - 35,450 - 7317
22 112275 14 957 - -
103 1318860 8 1004 25 560
90 29992 107 11172 25 719
197 33303 - - - -
66 2958 - - -
93 25593 - 180 - -
180 17542 197 3569 81 557
247 9142 235 4520 - -
136 - 23 - 86 -
121 53000 10 1071 22 793
14 - 1 - - -
- - - - - -
25 14600 45 2500 - -
11 567 44 817 35 528
- - - - - -
8 395 - - 12 148
680 62720 - - - -
4 2155 - - - -
848 69229 - - 265 4285
- - - - - -
413 113128 45 1888 - -
48 7072 24 1097 24 168
459 61165 375 13855 117 1579
4476 2090106 1514 95254 819 20950 ANNEXURE -II Deaths due to AIDS during last 3 years
S.No State Report Report During ed ed in in the year 2001 2002 2003 1 A&N Island 3 4 5 2 Andhra Pd. 53 36 185 3 Arunachal 0 0 0 Pd. 4 Assam 0 2 0 5 Bihar 1 0 0 6 Chandigarh 29 22 19 7 D & N 0 0 0 Haveli 8 Daman & 0 0 0 Diu 9 Delhi 27 32 29 10 Goa 15 14 20 11 Gujarat 20 60 48 12 Haryana 0 0 0 13 Himachal Pd. 0 5 23 14 J & K 0 0 0 15 Karanataka 27 40 27 16 Kerala 120 139 120 17 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 18 Mahdya Pd. 6 3 2 19 Maharashtra 176 202 182 20 Manipur 51 73 133 21 Meghalaya 0 0 0 22 Mizoram 0 5 11 23 Nagaland 28 35 51 24 Orissa 1 1 0 25 Pondicherry 0 7 0 26 Punjab 12 2 0 27 Rajasthan 0 0 0 28 Sikkim 1 2 1 29 Tamil Nadu 249 285 351 30 Tripura 0 1 2 31 Uttar 15 4 23 Pradesh 32 West 27 48 62 Bengal 33 A,bad M.C 0 23 14 34 Mumbai MC 178 202 233 Total 1039 1247 1541