Question : MANDATORY AIDS TEST FOR CANDIDATES



(a) whether the Government is considering to make AIDS Test mandatory for the candidates before their appointment in Armed forces; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)

(a) & (b): The proposal to make Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test mandatory for new entrants into the Armed Forces is under consideration.