Based on a survey of the total population, the data changed dramatically and the new figures being mentioned would suggest a fairly low infection rate of .36 percent. The infection rate was earlier presumed to be .9 percent.
However, despite this sudden decline in the number of HIV cases, the Indian and international authorities are pouring in more funds to fight AIDS in the country. The Indian government is now pledging $1.95 billion, nearly 40 times what it spent in the last round.
AP reports that the reduced numbers in the new estimate are as a result of expanded surveys and an improved methodology from the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
According to the new data, India stands next to South Africa and Nigeria with the HIV cases. The country has a population of 1.1 billion. The experts are also happy about the recent drop of HIV rates in southern Indian states, where the disease was most prevalent.
