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WEST BENGAL

Summary

Ensure Treatment to PLHIV No denial of treatment to People Living with HIV by doctor or nurse

Free treatment Free diagnosis, , investigation and medicine to People Living with HIV.

Antyodaya Anna Yojana Extended the benefits of AAY (Food Grains) under Targeted Public Distribution System to People Living with HIV in subsidized price

Travel Concession in Road Transport Free travel pass to People Living with HIV.

Travel Concession in Railways

50% concession in railway fare to People Living with HIV.

Financial Assistance to PLHIV Financial Assistance of Rs. 600/- per month to PLHIV.

Travel Passes to HIV Positive people using Govt. buses

Facility of passes to HIV positive people using Government bases for treatment. .

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VDate:

West Bengal State AIDS Prevention and Control Society-. 29. Sector - V. Salt Lake (' j t. Kolkat:t -9 1

Swastliya (Thawan, t" Floor, Wing - B,Ph.: 2357-6000, Fax No.: 2357-0122

'I ' ll. L;Memo No: ACS/ ACS/3D-034-2011/

S

From: -The Director of Medical Education & Ex. Officio SecretaryDepartment of Health & Family Welfare,Govt. of West Bengal.

ToThe Director / Principal IMedical Superintendent cum Vice Principal / SuperintendentMI Medical College and Hospitals

Sub:- Denial of Treatment, Investigation, Surgery and Delivery at Health Carefacilities of HIV+ cases.

It has been reported that incidents of denial of treatments, investigations, surgeries anddeliveries are occurring in different Medical College & Hospitals / District Hospitals / SubDivisional Hosptials / Rural Hospitals / B.P.H.C.s regularly in spite of the directives of HonbleSupreme Court that "No Doctor or Nurse shall refuse to treat a PLI-LA on account of his/herpositive status." A communication has already been sent to all concerned vide memoNo.ACS/l D-34 1-08/70 dated 20.01.2009 (Copy enclosed for ready reference).

The matter was taken with a serious note in the S,G.R.C. meeting in presence of Principal!Secretary on 14th

September, 2011. The meeting minutes is also attached for your readyreference.

In this regard you are directed to take necessary steps to communicate all concerned tostop such practices of denial of treatment and harassing the people living with HIV/AIDSattending at OPD / HID / ER / Labour room / Surgical 01 for tratrnent with immediate effect.

Department of Health & Family Welfare will not be responsible if any complaint ofcontempt of l-ion'ble Supreme Court is lodged in the Court of Law hence forth.

)dvgJ2'(Director of M ducal ldimcatiou

& Ex. Officio SecretaryGovt. of West Bengal

Date: \.LlCony for information to the, - I \_ L)

I Secrctary& Director General, NACO.

1 Min ixil&tatuy Deptt. I leilth & Family Welfare, Govt of West IknjiL;I'IOjttt Dinsior, WIISAP&0.

4. Assistant I)irector General (CST), NACO.5. National Programme Officer (ART), NACO.6. .lmint l)ireetor (CST), \VBSAP&CS7. Guard file,

Director of Mcdldal EtlucMioh& Ex. Officio SecretaryC ovl. or West Bengal

)t

Memo No: ACS/ ACS/3D-034-2011/ ( 11

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ment of West Benght)f øealtI& Family Welfareya flhaViI(11 floor)i-GN, Stahl—V3 Wing-'B'lie Citj Ekihannagarnikats .'. tOO not

I

C pt?04 or $EN? L ?oI;

• 4Ik LtLe S.b

No.29,

£cc/j

From: Projeót;Director, & Exaficio Specll SecretaryWBSAP&CS I

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The Dept. Was considering tite propossifor providing all kinds of medicinikinds of clinil investigations theWV/4idspatients irrespective of BPL atcost I

After cerJnsideration, Govern is pleased to accord administrativeto the propr providintreatment ofs of }{IV/ S patients n Government facilities.

2) The or is pleased t approve the list of drugs as passwhice supplied in Govetn$ent facilities for both OPt) and 121

P ription. The fiospital autority will ensure the supply of reguwhicvailable fbi the treatmetit of other patients towards the Wed

t mpatient4 necessary expenditure for the purpose will be I

of non-plan fiindallotted to the facilities,

The also provides the necessary find for procurement and soccasionally prescribed medicines through SACS for the treatment of Hpatients,,"

3) The Governor is also pleased to direct that the HIV patients will be eligilthe investigations at ifS of cost as per annexure ifi and annexure IV. ThdauthoritA will ensure the priority on fixing up of dates for investigatiawill be prescribed thy HIV/AIDS patients. In case of CT Scan & MR.!FF1' model the PLI{A should be considered as free cases on priority basis

4) The supply of drugs as per annexure II from NACO fluid will be continuguideline issued by the NACO time to time.

This order will take effect from 1 4 December, 2008.

All concerned are being informed accordingly.

Project Director & to. Special Sects1

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l( CH

ANNEXURE—I

List of Drugs to be supplied from Govt. of West Bengal

Drugs to be supplied by the Institudoul I Medicines to be supplied by the SACSwhen ART Centre Is located from as per requisitions from ART Centres

their normal fund and Medical College & Hospitals

1. 400 mg. 1.IInj.Ccftaziderne(1 gm.)

2. !AlbcndnoIe 400 mg. 2.!nj.Meropcnam(1 gin.)

3. JCiprofloxacin 500 mg,

• 1Pr1o0fle 10 mg.

3. 1 liii. Piperacillin / Tazobactum (4.5 gm.)

4. j Inj. Cefriaxone / Tazobactum (1.25 gm.)

Inj. Alevo (500 mg.)

6. 1 Inj. Midazolam (25 mg.)

Inj. Pantopazole (40 mg.)

S. I

Tab. Sulfadoximc (500 mg.) +Pyrimetharnine (25 mg.)

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C-

Government of West BengalFood and Supplies Department

21 A, Mine Ghalib Street.Xci kata-700087

kL4 L'cc6<cet.

OV

No-7473 - FS/$eettfFood/2N - 112011 Date:29/12/2011 I

ORDER

In pursuance of order dated 261032009 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil)No.53511 998 and as per instruction issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs ,Food andPublic Distribution , Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 in their letter no. 13(15) 12009 - PD - Ill dated3.6.2009 for revision of the existing lists of AAY families .delete ineligible BPL families therefrom and includeall eligible DPI. familics of HIV positive persons in the AA list on priority basis against the criteria mentionedin Para 2(b) and 2(e) of the guidelines for identification of AAY families vide their D.O.lctter no.6(5)12005 -PD - I dated 12.5,2005 within respective ceilings on number of AAY families the undersigned is directed byorder of the Governor to say that the Governor is pleased to order for inclusion of all eligible BPL families ofWV positive persons in the AAY scheme under TnretM Ptihiir flotrhi,t. I--'- ......

survey and with the hclo of the

The organizations as supplied by the Project Director, West Bengal State AIDS Prevention and ControlSociety (as per enclosed list ) of District level Networksu LN) of PLI'lIVs shall submit list of eligible HIVpositive persons with relevant documents to the concerned District Controller ,Food & Supplies for gettingAAY cards and the District Controller ,Food & Supplies shall submit proposal for inclusion of those eligibleHW positive persons in AAY list before the respective District Magistrate for approval.

For deletion of ineligible AAV families from the existing list the criteria i.e household surveyconducted by the Panchayet and Rural Development and the Municipal Affairs Department should be adopted.

This order will take place with immediate effect.

By order of ic Govera

Specdtafl to the Go;'emm of

-77r ij9- /KISO

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No. 7473/1(60) - FSISCCItJFOOd/2N - 1/2011Date:29/12/201 I

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action:

I. The Director,the of DDP&S,F&S Deptt.2. The Director,fte of Rationing F&S Depit.3. All DMs,WJ3.4. Alt DC,F&S DepuS. All Organizations (as per enclosed list)

Project Director, West Bengal State AIDS Prevention and Control Society,Swastha Shawan ,lst Floor, Wing - 8,GN - 29,Sector - V,Salt lake City, Kolkata —700091

BY

e Governor

Special Secret, to the mmd of West B gal

No.7473/1(60)/2(2) - FS/SecftjFood/2N - 1/2011 Date:29/12/201 1

Copy forwarded for information and necessary

I. The Under Secretary, Government of India. Ministry of Consumer Affairs ,Food and PublicDistribution, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001.2. Dr.Md.SI1aUkaIAGD(CST) Government of India, Ministry of Health and Famil y Welfare, Departmentof AIDS Control , 36 Janpath, New Delhi.

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West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society(A society promoted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

And Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal)

No.:ACS/Itfl ('3- Dated: 2- 3. L011.

From; The Project Director

WB SAP & C S

To: The Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health II

District

Subject: Inclusion of all eli gible BPL families of HI'! positive persons in the AAY scheme

Sir/Madam,

This has reference to the GO No. 7473 - FS/Sectt/Food/2N - 1/2011 dated 29.12.2011

regarding inclusion of all eligible BPL families of HP! infected persons in the Antyodaya Anna

Yojona scheme under Targeted Public Distribution System on priority basis.

You are requested to prepare a list of the HP! positive BPL families in consultation with the

District Level Network of the People living with HIV/AIDS (DLN) of your district and submit the

same to the District Controller, Food & Supplies Department (DCFS) of the district under your

signature. As per order no. 7473 - FS/Sectt/Food/2N - 1/2011 dated 29.12.2011 of the F&S

Department, Government of West Bengal. The DLNs are to submit the draft list of such BPL families

to you along with the documents in support of both BPL status and PLHA status.

In this regard, you are hereby requested to advise the DLN of your district to first submit to

you the name, father's name, address of the office bearer of DLN, authorized to send the names of

eligible PLHA families (BPL) to you, for forwarding it further to DCFS. Copy of the EPIC of the

authorized person should also be furnished by the DLN.

The list that will be furnished by the DI-Ns may please be verified at your end before sending

the same to the DCFS of your district with your recommendations.

An early action will be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

EA-4. 3/2MProject Director

Swutbya 1thavan, Wing- B. GN' 29, Sector- V. Sntt Like, Kolka'it - 700 091Pb- 233t-052ö, Fax- 2357-0n12. Web,dt: vww.whhenhth.K.v.in/tIsupc$

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No.:ACS/(M-PIc..Q9/39g/(lO) Dated: 2'S'2oI-

Copy forwarded for information & necessary action to:

1. The Special Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Department of Food and Supplies

Department.

2. The Director, Dte. of DDP&S, F&S Deptt.

3. The Director, Dte of Rationing, F&S Deptt.

4. The District Magistrate, District

5. The Chief Medical Officer of Health, District

6. The Joint Director (CST/ TI/ Blood Safety,' Finance), WBSAP&CS

7. The Deputy Director (Blood Safety! 5Th JCTC/ Surveillance), WBSAP&CS

8. The President, Bengal Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (BNP+)

9. All District Level Network of people living with HIV/AIDS

lo. Office Copy

Wi l/3frProject Director, WESAPCS

Sw,,stl, ys ithowan. Wing' . GN . 29. Sector- \', Stilt Lnh(,, kotka,ta ' 700 09*Pit- 23:43.0320, flr' 23$I'0122, lVel,sLte: nnv.wtil1e4It1t.gov.io/ Isiij,r-i

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2214526oP

cq itsrn't$bwcw ioii

Nkl,19,.itIát-oo oo

16'06 09 14:21 FAX 91 33

0R. K. Maity, 1ASJoINT SECRETARY

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTGOVT. OF WEST BENGALWRITERS' BUILDINGSKOLKATA-700 001

Tele Fax: 033-2214 526D

No.1 10(5)-JSRM/81-JSRM/PREVENT-AIDS/07

To .1. The Managing Dire4tor, CSTC2. The Managing Dlreétoç, NBSTC3. The Managing Direitor, WBSTC Ltd.4. The Managing Direitor, CTC Ltd,5. The Managing Dlrejdor, SBSTC

Sub: Trave1ling pass for HIV positive people.

16.08.2009

Ref. No ACS/852 dated 2 5 0* of Project Director, West Bengal State AIDSPrefreiion & Control Society.

Sw(s),The reference no. ACI8112 dated 2.8.09 is enclosed herewith which will

speak for itself.

You have taken steps to Issue Free Travelling Passes for the said purpose

in view of this office memo ho. No.126(5)-JSRM/81-JSRM/PREVENT-AID$/07

dated 03.06.2008. The contet of the letter of Project Director. West Bengal State

AIDS Prevention & Control Society may kindly be attended and I do request you

to use the term "LIFE CHAIJLENGED" on the Pases being issued by you to the

persons suffering from AIDS nd require treatment at the ART Centers.

Your best cooperationhis solicited on humanitarian ground.

Yours faithfully

As o-6oe,R.K. Maity

No. 110(5)/1 (1 )-JSRM/8 1-JSRM/PREVENT-AIDS/07 dated 16.06.2009

Copy forwarded and necessary action to:

Susanta Kumar Sen, Proct Director, West Bengal State AIDS Prevention& Control Society ,Swasthyi Shawan, 1*1 floor, Wing-B, GN 29, Sec-V, Salt LakeCity, Kolkata-700 091, FAX No. 23570122 ...for his kind information

Joint Secretary to the Government of West BengalDat. tv."t I.*, JV

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lipi I

A.\r

i 1q'ø

O^qsrol- ,100 00

R.K. Maity, lASJOINT SECRETARY

2*J,4SPORT DEPARTMENTGOVT.OF WEST BENGAL

WRITERS' BUILDINGSKOLKATA-700 001

Tele Fax: 033-2214 5260

No ...... NQi28(b),4SBMj8jJSRM/PREVENT-AIDS/Q7

Dated RaMOOB...

To1. The Managing Director, CSTC2. The Managing Director, NBSTC3. The Managing Director, WBSTC Ltd.4. The Managing Director, CTC Ltd.5. The Managing Director, SBSTC

Sub: Facility of passes to HIV positive people for using Government buses for treatment.Ref. This office memo No.15-184/08 dated 28.3.2008 of Add]. Chief Secretary to the Governmentof West Bengal, Transport Department

Sir (s),It is well-known to you that the free travel facility will be extended to the persons traveling

alone or with an escort in State Transport buses for the following category. "Persons sufferingfrom AIDS with adequate evidence."

In this context, It is bring to your knowledge that a list of persons suffering from AIDS whorequire treatment at the ART Centers could not be disclosed to maintain confidentiality as perNACO guidelines. Alternatively. In-charge of respective ART centers will issue necessary medicalcertificates to the patients suffering from AIDS attending the concerned ART centers atone or withan escort. Necessary format of the medical certificate to be used by the In-Charge of therespective ART centers is annexed for ready reference. It may be mentioned that following ARTcenters are functioning in West Bengal for treatment of AIDS.

1. STM, Kolkata2. NBMC&H, Siliguri3. BMCH, Burdwan4. MMCM, Midnapore

So, I do request you to take necessary actions early so that AIDS patients may avail thenecessary Free Travel Facilities and to provide necessary PASS having medical certificate of theconcerned patients suffering from AIDS to be available from the concerned ART centers.

Actions taken may kindly be intimated to this end. A monthly progress report to be sentin each month to this end about the number of passes issued to such category of patients fromthe State Transport Corporation.

Yours f9ithfully.

Joint SeNo. 128(5)J1(5H5RW81-JSRM/

Secretary to the Government o estIPRENT-AIDS/07 dated 03.06.2008

fBet

O//6&Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:-

Project Director and ex-officio Secretary, Government of West Bengal, WBSAP& CS, GN-29, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-91 FAX No. 23570122

2. The ART centers In-charge, STM, Kolkata,3. The ART Centers in-charge, NBMCNH, Siliguri,4. The ART Centers in-charge, MBCH. Burdwan,5. The ART Centers in-charge, MMCM, Midnapore /

Joint Secretary to the Government of ALA ' h/t4D& MutJIW pai*'t p n'4& tini faiI .kt . - -

I

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f\3Sh-e o&5 )

9-OPTh-WTERN -RAILWAY

• C.C.M's Office,14,Strand Road(sth floor),

Kolkat,.

No.R.Con.45/193/AIDS.

ToThe Divl.Railway Manager,S. E.Raiiway , KGP/cKp/ADRWENC

The Sr.Divl .Comml .Manager,S. B. Rly; ,KGP/Q(P/ADRA/fl4c

Pt: 24.03.2008

The D.T.M/S.E.Riy,Hw1-LThe A.R.M/5. E.Rly.The CBS/S. E.Rly. ,KâP/?RR/QC p/HWH/Rs8o . .,

The CR5/S. E.Rly. ,QCB/RSBO/HWH/tJ;TA/Rou/wcThe FA&CAO/Ci.P.Ri.0/DY,CAQ(TA)/5,E.Rly ,GRC, Koi-43The SCJ4(TC)/A0i4(QKB)/Refunds/s E.Rly. ,Koi.The General Manager, CRIS/14, Strand Rd.(2nd flj,Kol-1He is requested to please do the needful from his endThe DY . ccM(DB)/PRsol/14, Strand Rd. (2nd fl.), KolelSPTM & UTS Cell/S.t.Rly.,14, Strand Rd./Kol-1The Cal(P)/E.Rly.,14, Strand Rd.(2nd fl.)/Kol-i . He isrequested to please do the needful from his endThe ScWUTS/3.E.Rly., Kolkota...]. . He is requested to take necess-ary.4tjon

\JlT' Secretary ;Deptt. of Health Govt. of West BengalWriters' Building, Kolkata-1The Chief Medical DiredtorCentral Hospital ,S.E.Rly., GRC , Kol-43

GGAMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 8(WC)/2008

uT Grant of conceion to AIDS patients fortreatment at ncq;inated ART(Anti Retroviral

tj,, /Ø3 Theapy)

(,S'V.VAs announced by Hon'hle MR on 26.02.2008 an thef\C Budget speech for 2008-09 , Ministry f Railways havo decided

" to grant concession in train fares to AIDS patients , fortreatment at nominated ART(Ant:i Hetroviral Therapy) Centres(list enclosed) and return aft;-- r treat'nnt . The element ofconcession Will be % in 5cc.Dn cbs; only( and not sleeperor any other class)

e J%, "

2. Concession wiLl, be admissible in basic Mail/Expressfares only and not in :ther ch irges likc reservation feesuperfast surcharge, development surcharge , etc. which shallbe recovered in full a per existing rules. Concession will begranted directly by Station Masters on j:roduction of the certi-ficate in prescribed from issuc3 by officerincharge of theconcerned ART centre where the patient 1; to be treated or hasbeen treated . Specimen copies of the prescribed ConcessionCertificates for outward and return journey.; areenclosedconcession will be admissible without any Minimum distance limit,subject to the distance restrictions otherwise applicable in

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UPs; As above

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individual Mail/aoress trains. Concession will not beadmissible in Raj dhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi/Garib Rathtraifl4 This concession will be admi.sib1e subject toother conditions mentioned in rule 101 of IRCA teachingTariff no.25 Part.I(Vol.II)

3. These instructions will come into dfect on ticketsissued fnna 01.04.2008

4. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concernedimmediately and suitable changes incorporated in Pits manualticketing system , SPTM , UTS , etc. whereve.r required wellin advance • Wide publicity through various media may be givenat regular interval.; . Divisi:ns may arrange to send, specimencopies of the certj'fjcates to concerned Alit centers situatedin their Divi.sioils and also edvise than about this concesUonHealth Departments of concerned State Governments may also beadvised in this regard

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Matter 1.; most. urgent

(Authority; Rly.00 ardts letI::r no.Tc—l:(/2196/07/AIDS/P61icydt.J.4.03.2003)

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