Claiming that the budget constraints would affect the final outcome of the programmes, the Department of AIDS Control has sought a revision of the outlay for the 12th Five Year Plan, in view of expected decline in extra budgetary support.

An amount of Rs.15,815 crore was projected to the Planning Commission as 12th Five Year Plan Outlay (2012-17) for National AIDS Control Programme Phase IV. However, Planning Commission has approved an outlay of Rs.11394.00 for the 12th Plan as budgetary support.

“The Planning Commission has been requested to revise the project cost of NACP-IV to Rs.15,815.00 crore, keeping in view the future support from Global Fund and extra budgetary supports from the other development partners. In view of EFC’s approval for World Bank assisted project and revision of EFC for four metro blood banks, the project cost of NACP – IV is being reworked and likely project cost would be of the order of Rs.15724.00 crore,” sources in the Department said.

However, the gap between the approved allocation and the expenditure in the recent years may mar the prospects of getting revised the outlay. The actual expenditure of the Department for the year 2010-11 was Rs.1167.21 crore as against the BE of Rs.1435.00 crore. For the year 2011-12, Rs.1313.86 crore as against BE of Rs.1700.00 crore, and for the year 2012-13, Rs.1345.16 crore as against BE of Rs.1700.00 crore.

Against a projection of Rs.2770.00 crore by the Department, a plan outlay of Rs.1785.00 crore has been allocated by the Planning Commission for the year 2013-14. However, the Department claimed that the components of the plan likely to be affected due to shortfall include blood safety, IEC, supply of condoms, care, support and treatment etc.