Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS in India

HIV and AIDS are a serious challenge for the developing as well as the developed world. India, with an estimated 5.206 million people living with HIV in 2005, accounts for nearly 69 percent of the HIV infections in the South and South-East Asian region. A comprehensive ‘Socio-Economic Impact of HIV and AIDS’ study, was sponsored by UNDP and NACO, and undertaken by NCAER. This study assessed the impact of HIV at the level of households using household survey. It also assessed the impact on select sectors (industry, agriculture, health and tourism) and made projections of likely impact at the macro level using CGE modeling. The findings at the household level, which are reported in this volume, were based on analysis of data from an independent primary survey conducted by NCAER in the six high-prevalence states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Nagaland.