CAG highlights flaws in AIDS control programme in Bihar

December 10, 2004

Press Trust of India. Patna, December 8

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has castigated

the Bihar government for poor monitoring of implementation of the

national AIDS control programme in the state.

The CAG in its report said the programme, aimed at reducing spread

of HIV infection and strengthening the country's capacity to respond

to HIV/AIDS on a long-term basis, suffered mainly due to absence of

monitoring. The report was tabled by the state government in the

assembly on Wednesday.

Physical progress of targeted intervention for high-risk groups and

prevention of HIV/AIDS among the low risk groups was either nil or

marginal, except in the case of condom promotion, it said.

Blood banks lacked basic infrastructure facilities and no community

centre was set up for low cost AIDS care. Besides, the institutional

strengthening was also weak and inter-sectoral collaboration was

absent.

Thus, the intended objective of reducing spread of HIV infection and

strengthening country's capacity to respond to the pandemic on a

long-term basis was not realised, the report pointed out.

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