Vihaan Programme is a national initiative to establish 350 Care and Support Centres (CSCs) across India to provide expanded access to key services, increase treatment adherence, reduce stigma and discrimination, and improve the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLHIV).

The programme is designed as the care and support arm of the National AIDS Control Program (NACP) and is implemented by the India HIV/AIDS Alliance. The programme is being implemented in partnership with several state governments and non-governmental organizations.

In Uttar Pradesh, it is being implemented in partnership of the organization UPNP+. Major components of the programme are:

• Care and support to the people living with HIV AIDS
• Giving social welfare scheme and social entitlement of positive people
• Community mobilization to adopt safe sexual and drug usage practices
• Motivate the positive people for taking medicines regularly
• Enabling environment through advocacy with stakeholders, both positive and negative

The programme is being implemented in Gonda district since 2015.