Soon after reporting of the first few HIV/AIDS cases in the country in 1986, Government recognised the seriousness of the problem and took a series of important measures to tackle the epidemic. By this time AIDS had already attained epidemic proportion in the African region and was spreading rapidly in many countries of the world. Government of India without wasting any time initiated steps and started pilot screening of high risk population. A high powered National AIDS Committee was constituted in 1986 itself and a National AIDS Control Programme was launched in year 1987.

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