Lok Sabha Question No. 1736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, MAHEISH GIRRI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## HEALTH MINISTER'S DI SCRETIONARY GRANT

## 1736. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated for Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (HMCP F) and Health Minister 's Discretionary Grant (HMDG) during the last two years;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted a study to identify cancer and heart patients below the poverty line and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is providing financial assistance to the such r atment centres as well as BPL category patients to bear the cost of the treatment and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is accepting donations for this fund; and
- (e) if so, the details of the amount received by donors during the last two years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) has been established within Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) which has a separate Corpus Fund. An amount of Rs. 100.00 crore has been placed in the Corpus Fund and the earnings from the Corpus Fund accruing out of inte are utilized for providing financial assistance to cancer patients, through 27 Regional Centres (RCC) located all over India. The interest earned on corpus fund of HMCPF and the funds allocated under Health Minister's Discretionary Grant (HMDG) during last two years is at Annexure-I.
- (b): No such type of study has been conducted so far by the Government.
- (c): Yes, the Rashtriya Arogya Nidh i (RAN)  has been set up for providing for financial assistance to patients, living below poverty line who are suffering from major life thr diseases, to receive medical treatment at any of the super specialty Govt. hospitals / in other Govt. hospitals .The financial assistance to such patients is released as a one time gran

the Medical Superintendent of the hospital in which the patient is receiving treatment. F powers  have  been  delegated  to  the  Medical  Superintendents/Direc tor of  some  selected hospitals/institutes  to  sanction  financial  assistance  up  to  Rs.  2,00,000/ - in  each  eligible  case reporting  for  treatment  in  their  respective  Hospital/Institute  and  upto  Rs.  5,00,0 - in emergency  cases.  The  hospitals  refer  the  cases to  RAN  Headquarters,  where  the  amount  of treatment  exceeds  Rs.2.00  lakh.  Further,  GOI  has  launched  '  national  Programmes  for Prevention and Control of Cancer, diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NCPDCS)' which is under implementation in all State s/UTs for reducing burden of Non - Communicable diseases.  From  FY  2015 - 16  onwards,  consolidated  funds  for  NCD  Programmes  including NPCDCS  are  being  released  to  States/UTs  from  NCD  Flexipool  by  NHM.  The  programme covers patients affected with Nin - communicable Diseases irrespective of the financial status of the patient.

(d): Yes,  the  Government  is  accepting  donations  under    Health  Minister's  Cancer  Patient Fund (HMCPF) for the treatment of cancer patients.

(e): The details of amount received from donors during last two years is at Annexure -II.

## ANNEXURE - I

Interest earned on corpus fund of HMCPF and the funds allocated under Health Minister's Discretionary Grants (HMDG) during 2014 - 2015 & 2015 - 16.

## (Rs. In Crores)

| Year     |   HMCPF |   HMDG |
|----------|---------|--------|
| 2014- 15 |   10.75 |    2.5 |
| 2015     |    9.7  |    3   |

## ANNEXURE - II

## The details of amount received from donors during 2014 -15 & 2015 - 16

| Years    | Donations received   |
|----------|----------------------|
| 2014- 15 | Nil                  |
| 2015- 16 | 7.44                 |