An Empirical Study of Impact of HIV/AIDS on India's Sustainable Growth Rate

Abstract

India is one of the largest and most populated countries in the world, with over one billion inhabitants. Of this number, it's estimated that around 2.4 million people are currently living with HIV.

HIV emerged later in India than it did in many other countries. Infection rates soared throughout the 1990s, and today the epidemic affects all sectors of Indian society, not just the groups  such as sex workers and truck drivers with which it was originally associated. In a country where poverty, illiteracy and poor health are rife, the spread of HIV presents a daunting challenge. This paper will analyze how the proliferation of HIV/AIDS in India can hamper its development in long term with the help of CGE model by giving an view of various sectorial study of impact of HIV/AIDS along with the NO HIV/AIDS and With HIV/AIDS comparison.