A Government Order Issued by the Panchayat Raj Department of A.P

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The Following is copy of the Government Order (GO) from the Government of Andhra

Pradesh, Panchayat Raj Department to train

one lakh ”AIDS Prevention Activists”. Forwarded to the Forum by Kodiyattu

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Government of Andhra Pradesh

ABSTRACT

Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society- Public meeting held on World AIDS Day

i.e. on 01.12.2004 – Certain Announcements made by Honorable Chief Minister and

Honorable Minister of Rural Development – Instructions-Issued.

PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD. III) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.94. Dated :29.03.2005

Read:

D.O. Lr. No. 963/WAD/AIDS/2004, Dated.16.02.2005 of the Principal Secretary to

Government, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department.

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ORDER:

Few threats to Andhra Pradesh development are as grave as HIV/AIDS. A mature

HIV/AIDS epidemic cap wipe out all the gains made by the State in increasing the

life expectancy and reducing morbidity among mothers, infants and youth. It

affects the population in the more productive age. It increases orphans and

destitute in the society. The grown of the epidemic is primarily determined by

the heterosexual behavior.

2.Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare in the

reference to read above, informed that keeping in view the urgency, Honorable

Chief Minister and Honorable Minister for Rural Development have announced that

one lakh ”AIDS Prevention Activists” would be trained at a rate of one or two

for each habitation. They will in turn, lead the HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in

their respective habitations in the State by educating the women SHG members and

Water Shed Committee members.

3.Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare requested the

Department of Rural Development of operatonalise the announcements of the

Honorable Chief Minister and Honorable Minister for Rural Development.

Government, after careful consideration of the matter, hereby advise the Chief

Executive officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, Commissioner, Rural

Development and Commissioner, APARD to ensure that HIV/AIDS is incorporated in

all the training and extension programs taken up by the Rural Development

Department. They must workout Action Plan for training of one lakh “AIDS

Prevention Activists” at a rate of one or two for each habitation so that they

can lead the HIV/AIDS Prevention efforts in their respective habitations in the

State by educating the SHG members or Water Shed Committee members.

4. Chief Executive Officer, SERP, Commissioner, Rural Development and all the

District Collectors & Project Directors of IKP-DRDA may give preference to

eligible HIV infected or affected widows in the economic program of IKP-DRDA.

5.District Collectors and Project Directors of IKP-DRDA may accordingly workout

an Action Plans for capacity building of the vulnerable groups on HIV/AIDS.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

K. Raju

PRINCIPAL SECREATARY TO GOVERNMENT (RD)

To

The Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty(SERP),

Hyderabad.

The Commissioner, Rural Development, Hyderabad.

The Commissioner, AMR-APARD, Hyderabad.

All District Collectors in the State.

All Project Directors, IKP-DRDA in the State.

Copy to :

PS to Honorable Minister for Rural Development, Rural Water Supply and

Employment Generation.

PS to Principal Secretary, H.M. & FW Department.

PS to Principal Secretary (RD), PR & RD Department.

PA to Additional Secretary (RD), PR & RD Department.

SF/SC.

FORWARDED BY ORDER//