Uttar Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (UPSACS) was formally registered in the
Year 1999 as a para-statal agency. The governing board includes the Principal Secretary
(Medical and Health) as the President, Secretary (Health) the Vice President and
the Project Director of UPSACS as Member Secretary. In all districts, District AIDS
Control Committees (DACC) were formed with the District Magistrate as President
and the Chief Medical Officer as Member Secretary. The state program is headed by
the Project Director, who is from the Indian Administrative Services.