Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai (SR)
Mumbai, Jun 19: In a shocking response to a question raised by Shiv Sena MLA Vilas Potnis, Maharashtra Health Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said over 2,400 people in Maharashtra have died of HIV infection in 2018.
"Between April 1 last year and February this year, 2,460 people have died (of HIV infection) in Maharashtra. However, the government has not stopped the process of carrying out determination tests of suspected people. The required funding for the scheme is still on," Shinde said, as per PTI source.
Eknath Shinde
He also pointed out that the government has never delayed the implementation of any such measures laid down by the National Aids Society of India.