To respond to the menace of HIV in the State, State AIDS Cell (SAC) was created in December-1992 for implementation of phase I of National AIDS Control Programme. The implementation of the program was done by the State AIDS Cell in accordance with the guidelines of National AIDS Control Organization and the approval of the State Empowered Committee constituted for the purpose at the State level.
With a view to ensure speedy and effective implementation of the programme through inter – sectoral coordination for AIDS prevention, and also to involve NGOs, the State AIDS Empowered Committee decided to convert the existing State AIDS Cell into a registered society. Government of India had also advised to constitute State AIDS Control Society for effective implementation of the programme, especially the second phase beginning from April 1999. Since then National AIDS Control Programme is being implemented through State AIDS Control Society. The Gujarat State AIDS Control Society has established under the same. GSACS envisions a State where every person living with HIV has access to quality care and is treated with dignity. Effective prevention, care and support for HIV/AIDS is possible in an environment where human rights are respected and where those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS live a life without stigma and discrimination.