Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Cancer Institute in Assam
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.372 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## CANCER INSTITUTE IN ASSAM

## *372.  SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether  the  Union Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Government  of   Assam  for   taking  over   Dr. B. Barooah  Cancer   Institute, Guwahati and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)     whether the Government has taken steps for taking over this hospital and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)     whether  the said  Institute  is  the only  cancer  hospital  in  the  North-Eastern Region with advanced facilities and is in need of Government support in larger public interest and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)     the time frame fixed by the Government for taking over this Institute?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH) :

- (a)to(d)    A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.372* DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.03.2018  BY  SHRI  RAM  PRASAD  SARMAH  REGARDING CANCER INSTITUTE IN ASSAM.

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- (a) Yes.  A  proposal  for  taking  over  of  the  Institute  Dr.  Bhubaneswar  Borooah  Cancer Institute (BBCI) was received from Chief Minister of Assam on 04/10/2013.
- (b) The  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  forwarded  a  proposal  of  'Taking  over  of  BBCI under  the  administrative  control  of  Tata  Memorial  Centre  (TMC)'  to  the  Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for its approval. CCS in its meeting held on 7th June 2017  approved  the  proposal  of  taking  over  of  Dr  B  Borooah  Cancer  Institute, Guwahati under the administrative control of Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
- (c) Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute is the prominent Cancer Hospital in North Eastern Region  equipped  with  advanced  facilities  and  requires  the  Government  support  in larger public interest. However, there are some other Cancer Hospitals with limited facilities as listed below : -
- i) Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal (RCC), Manipur
- ii) RCC-Agartala, Tripura
- iii) RCC-Aizawl,Mizoram
- iv) Civil Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya
- v) Eden Hospital, Dimapur, Nagaland (private)
- vi) Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam
- vii) Silchar Medical College, Cachar, Assam
- viii) Cachar Cancer Hospital, Silchar, Assam (private)
- ix) North East Cancer Hospital, Jorabat, Guwahati, Assam (private)
- x) State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, Assam
- xi) NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, Meghalaya (under construction) Health City, Guwahati, Assam (private)
- xii) Naga  Hospital  Authority,  Kohima,  Nagaland  (Tertiary  Cancer  Care  Centre scheme, already approved by Centre)
- (d) Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati was taken over by Department of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India on 27.11.2017.

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