Lok Sabha Question No. 2633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Expenditure and Investment on Treatment of Cancer
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Deepak Baij, Ramesh Bidhuri, A.K.P. Chinraj

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2633 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## EXPENDITURE AND INVE STMENT ON TREATMENT OF CANCER

## 2633. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ: SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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

(a) whether World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that India's cancer numbers are higher than its own estimates i.e. one in nine people being at risk and one in fifteen Indians likely to die due to cancer, if so, the details thereof indicating the total number of new cancer cases reported during the current year;

(b)  the  annual  expenditure  and  investment  on treatment  of  cancer  in  the  country including hospital beds and other supporting infrastructure;

(c)  the  details  of  improvements  made  in  Government hospitals  in  terms  of  cancer  treatment during the last decade;

(d) the number of specialist doctors working in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) against the number of sanctioned posts along with the details of vacant posts of doctors, AIIMS Centre - wise; and

(e) the time by which the said vacancies are likely to be filled?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARS H VARDHAN)

(a): As per National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) data of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the number of estimated incidence cancer cases in India for year 2020 is 17.35 lakh, which is higher than the World Health Organization estimates. As per NCRP d there is a risk of one in eight men and one in nine women developing cancer for 0 - 74 years, in the absence of any competing cause of death. The estimated mortality of cancer cases in was 8.01 lakh in 2018. The information about lifetime risk of death due to cancer in Ind not available.

(b)& (c): The cancer patients are diagnosed and treated by different specialties at v levels in the healthcare delivery system including medical colleges, district hospitals tertiary  care  institutions  of  state  and  central government.  The  data  on  total  expenditure  and investment for cancer is not maintained centrally since it is not possible to quantify and from other diseases.

To tackle the challenge of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD), including cancers, 616 NCD Clinics at District level and 3,872 NCD Clinics at Community Health Centre level h been  set  up  under  National  Programme  for  Prevention  and  Control  of  Cancer,  Diabete , Cardiovascular  Diseases  &  Stroke  (NPCDCS).    Under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM) support is provided to States/UTs to provide free essential medicines and diagnostic serv primary and secondary health care needs. To enhance the facilities for t ertiary care of cancer, the Central Government is implementing Strengthening of Tertiary Care for Cancer Scheme, und which setting up of 19 State Cancer Institutes and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres have approved. Further, Oncology is also one of t he f cus areas in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Setting up National  Cancer  Institute  at  Jhajjar  in  Haryana  and  strengthening  of  Chittaranjan  Na Cancer Institute, Kolkata, ar e also steps in the same direction.

(d) &(e): Details of faculty at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences,  as per av information, is at Annexure .

Recruitment  to  various  positions  is  done  on  need  basis  keeping  in  view  the  rang additional services and facilities planned to be added in the hospitals. The incumbency at  various  AIIMS  is  monitored  regularly  and  vacancies  are  advertised  from  time  to depending on their requirement.

Position of Faculty Posts against Sanctioned Posts in AIIMS as on 31.01.2020

| AIIMS        |   Sanctioned Posts |   Posts filled |   Posts vacant |
|--------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
| New Delhi    |               1095 |            760 |            335 |
| Bhopal       |                305 |            149 |            156 |
| Bhubaneswar* |                305 |            181 |            124 |
| Jodhpur      |                305 |            176 |            129 |
| Patna        |                305 |            117 |            188 |
| Raipur*      |                305 |            144 |            161 |
| Rishikesh    |                305 |            256 |             49 |
| Mangalagiri  |                183 |             64 |            119 |
| Nagpur       |                183 |             71 |            112 |
| Raebareli*   |                183 |             22 |            161 |
| Total        |               2379 |           1180 |           1199 |

* As on 29.02.2020