Lok Sabha Question No. 2163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Oncology
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2163 TO BE ANSWERED ON  28 TH JULY, 2017

## ONCOLOGY

## 2163. SHRI DILIP PATEL :

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of persons suffering from different types of cancer and att deaths thereof during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the number of oncologists working in the Government sector;
- (c)the details of Government medical colleges having oncology wards, State/UT - wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  provides/proposes  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  the  pe suffering from cancer, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) : As per Indian Council of Medical Research's cancer registry data; the estimated number of incidence and mortality of cancer cases in the country during 2014 - 2016, State / UT wise is given at Annexure I & II.
- (b)& (c): As health is a State subject, no such data is maintained centrally. While d with D. M. (Medical Oncology), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology) and M.D. (Radiation Oncology) treat Cancer patients in higher level tertiary care hospitals, Cancer is also treated in hospitals by other Doctors such as General Surgeons, Gynaecologists, ENT Surgeons etc., depending on type and site of Cancer. In fact, Cancer is being diagnosed and treated at various lev Government health care system.
- (d) : Though public health is a State subject, Central Government supplements the effort the  State  Governments  under  free  drug  service  initiative  and National  Programme  for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS under N ational Health Mission based on their Programme Implementation Plans. The treatment of Cancer in many of the State and Centre Government institutions is free for BPL patien subsidized for others.

Contd……….

The Government is providing finan cial assistance to patients living below poverty lin for life threatening diseases under the schemes such as Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), H Minister's  Cancer  Patient  Fund  (HMCPF),  State  Illness  Assistance  Fund  (SIAF)  and  Health Minister's Discretion ary Grant (HMDG).

Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outlets have bee opened at 84 Institutions/Hospitals with an objective to make available Cancer Cardiovascular Diseases drugs and implants at discounted prices to the patients.

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## Annexure-I

| Estimated Incidence of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise - All sites - (2014 to 2016)- Both sexes   |   Estimated Incidence of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise - All sites - (2014 to 2016)- Both sexes |   Estimated Incidence of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise - All sites - (2014 to 2016)- Both sexes |   Estimated Incidence of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise - All sites - (2014 to 2016)- Both sexes |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                                 |                                                                                                   2014 |                                                                                                   2015 |                                                                                                   2016 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                         |                                                                                                  14115 |                                                                                                  14864 |                                                                                                  15652 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                       |                                                                                                   7425 |                                                                                                   7722 |                                                                                                   8029 |
| Punjab                                                                                                 |                                                                                                  30002 |                                                                                                  31214 |                                                                                                  32474 |
| Chandigarh                                                                                             |                                                                                                   1162 |                                                                                                   1217 |                                                                                                   1274 |
| Uttaranchal                                                                                            |                                                                                                  11240 |                                                                                                  11796 |                                                                                                  12381 |
| Haryana                                                                                                |                                                                                                  27933 |                                                                                                  29240 |                                                                                                  30611 |
| Delhi                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  18356 |                                                                                                  19168 |                                                                                                  20015 |
| Rajasthan                                                                                              |                                                                                                  75642 |                                                                                                  79160 |                                                                                                  82836 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                          |                                                                                                 222615 |                                                                                                 233659 |                                                                                                 245231 |
| Bihar                                                                                                  |                                                                                                 117603 |                                                                                                 123949 |                                                                                                 130628 |
| Sikkim                                                                                                 |                                                                                                    467 |                                                                                                    473 |                                                                                                    479 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                      |                                                                                                   1231 |                                                                                                   1252 |                                                                                                   1272 |
| Nagaland                                                                                               |                                                                                                   1288 |                                                                                                   1294 |                                                                                                   1300 |
| Manipur                                                                                                |                                                                                                   2836 |                                                                                                   2916 |                                                                                                   2998 |
| Mizoram                                                                                                |                                                                                                   1585 |                                                                                                   1618 |                                                                                                   1652 |
| Tripura                                                                                                |                                                                                                   2139 |                                                                                                   2169 |                                                                                                   2199 |
| Meghalaya                                                                                              |                                                                                                   3184 |                                                                                                   3246 |                                                                                                   3311 |
| Assam                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  31124 |                                                                                                  31474 |                                                                                                  31825 |
| West Bengal                                                                                            |                                                                                                  99339 |                                                                                                 103532 |                                                                                                 107906 |
| Jharkhand                                                                                              |                                                                                                  37031 |                                                                                                  38947 |                                                                                                  40959 |
| Odisha                                                                                                 |                                                                                                  45736 |                                                                                                  47666 |                                                                                                  49674 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                           |                                                                                                  28738 |                                                                                                  30239 |                                                                                                  31817 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                         |                                                                                                  81034 |                                                                                                  85078 |                                                                                                  89315 |
| Gujarat                                                                                                |                                                                                                  66952 |                                                                                                  70171 |                                                                                                  73551 |
| Daman &Diu                                                                                             |                                                                                                    339 |                                                                                                    385 |                                                                                                    440 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                    |                                                                                                    421 |                                                                                                    457 |                                                                                                    497 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                            |                                                                                                 122256 |                                                                                                 127390 |                                                                                                 132726 |
| Telangana                                                                                              |                                                                                                  38494 |                                                                                                  40177 |                                                                                                  41939 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                         |                                                                                                  53570 |                                                                                                  55776 |                                                                                                  58072 |
| Karnataka                                                                                              |                                                                                                  67237 |                                                                                                  70302 |                                                                                                  73511 |
| Goa                                                                                                    |                                                                                                   1587 |                                                                                                   1655 |                                                                                                   1726 |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                            |                                                                                                     77 |                                                                                                     82 |                                                                                                     89 |
| Kerala                                                                                                 |                                                                                                  37550 |                                                                                                  39672 |                                                                                                  42004 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                             |                                                                                                  76091 |                                                                                                  78512 |                                                                                                  80999 |
| Pondicherry                                                                                            |                                                                                                   1428 |                                                                                                   1510 |                                                                                                   1596 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                              |                                                                                                    402 |                                                                                                    415 |                                                                                                    429 |
| Total                                                                                                  |                                                                                                1328229 |                                                                                                1388397 |                                                                                                1451417 |

## Annexure-II

| Estimated Mortality of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise -All sites -(2014 to 2016)-Both sexes   |   Estimated Mortality of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise -All sites -(2014 to 2016)-Both sexes |   Estimated Mortality of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise -All sites -(2014 to 2016)-Both sexes |   Estimated Mortality of cancer cases in India, State/UT wise -All sites -(2014 to 2016)-Both sexes |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                              |                                                                                                2014 |                                                                                                2015 |                                                                                                2016 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                     |                                                                                                7144 |                                                                                                7525 |                                                                                                7925 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    |                                                                                                3742 |                                                                                                3893 |                                                                                                4048 |
| Punjab                                                                                              |                                                                                               15171 |                                                                                               15784 |                                                                                               16423 |
| Chandigarh                                                                                          |                                                                                                 590 |                                                                                                 618 |                                                                                                 646 |
| Uttaranchal                                                                                         |                                                                                                5667 |                                                                                                5949 |                                                                                                6245 |
| Haryana                                                                                             |                                                                                               14135 |                                                                                               14797 |                                                                                               15491 |
| Delhi                                                                                               |                                                                                                9290 |                                                                                                9699 |                                                                                               10127 |
| Rajasthan                                                                                           |                                                                                               38202 |                                                                                               39985 |                                                                                               41848 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                       |                                                                                              112514 |                                                                                              118115 |                                                                                              123985 |
| Bihar                                                                                               |                                                                                               59431 |                                                                                               62651 |                                                                                               66040 |
| Sikkim                                                                                              |                                                                                                 236 |                                                                                                 240 |                                                                                                 242 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                   |                                                                                                 628 |                                                                                                 638 |                                                                                                 649 |
| Nagaland                                                                                            |                                                                                                 662 |                                                                                                 665 |                                                                                                 667 |
| Manipur                                                                                             |                                                                                                1419 |                                                                                                1460 |                                                                                                1500 |
| Mizoram                                                                                             |                                                                                                 808 |                                                                                                 824 |                                                                                                 841 |
| Tripura                                                                                             |                                                                                                1094 |                                                                                                1109 |                                                                                                1125 |
| Meghalaya                                                                                           |                                                                                                1644 |                                                                                                1676 |                                                                                                1710 |
| Assam                                                                                               |                                                                                               15853 |                                                                                               16029 |                                                                                               16206 |
| West Bengal                                                                                         |                                                                                               50110 |                                                                                               52231 |                                                                                               54443 |
| Jharkhand                                                                                           |                                                                                               18683 |                                                                                               19653 |                                                                                               20671 |
| Orissa                                                                                              |                                                                                               23043 |                                                                                               24019 |                                                                                               25035 |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                        |                                                                                               14472 |                                                                                               15231 |                                                                                               16030 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                      |                                                                                               40917 |                                                                                               42964 |                                                                                               45110 |
| Gujarat                                                                                             |                                                                                               33832 |                                                                                               35466 |                                                                                               37182 |
| Daman & Diu                                                                                         |                                                                                                 176 |                                                                                                 200 |                                                                                                 229 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                |                                                                                                 215 |                                                                                                 233 |                                                                                                 254 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                         |                                                                                               61732 |                                                                                               64332 |                                                                                               67035 |
| Telangana                                                                                           |                                                                                               19385 |                                                                                               20235 |                                                                                               21126 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      |                                                                                               26970 |                                                                                               28082 |                                                                                               29244 |
| Karnataka                                                                                           |                                                                                               33881 |                                                                                               35430 |                                                                                               37052 |
| Goa                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 799 |                                                                                                 834 |                                                                                                 870 |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                         |                                                                                                  39 |                                                                                                  42 |                                                                                                  45 |
| Kerala                                                                                              |                                                                                               18827 |                                                                                               19892 |                                                                                               21062 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                          |                                                                                               38310 |                                                                                               39537 |                                                                                               40796 |
| Pondicherry                                                                                         |                                                                                                 717 |                                                                                                 759 |                                                                                                 802 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                           |                                                                                                 203 |                                                                                                 210 |                                                                                                 217 |
| Total                                                                                               |                                                                                              670541 |                                                                                              701007 |                                                                                              732921 |