Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Cancer Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JUNE,2019

## CANCER PATIENTS

## 120. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether the number of cancer patients is on the rise in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the steps taken by Government for early detection and cure of cancer patients in the country;
- (c) the number of existing Cancer Care Centres/Institutes that have upgraded during the last three years, State/UT -wise;and
- (d) the funds allocated, released and spent for this purpose during the last three years, State/UT -wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  As  per  National  Centre  for  Disease  Informatics  and  Research - National  Cancer  Registry Programme  data,  there  has  been  an  increase  in  estimated  incidence  of  c anc r  cases  in  the country. The estimated incidence of cancer cases reported during the last four years is as

|    2015 |    2016 |    2017 |    2018 |
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1388397 | 1451417 | 1517426 | 1586571 |

Cancer is a multifactorial disease, the risk factors of which , interalia , include ageing population, sedentary life styles, use of tobacco products, unhealthy diet and air polluti

- (b) to (d): The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments to prevent and control cancer. Some of the steps taken by C entral Government are as follows:
- I. The objectives of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabete Cardiovascular  Diseases  and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  being  implemented  under  National Health  Mission  (NHM)  for  interventions  upto  the  district  lev el  includes  awareness generation for Cancer prevention, screening, early detection and referral to an app level institution for treatment. For Cancer, the focus is on three Cancers namely cervical and oral.
- II. Oncology  in  its  various  asp ects has focus in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).
- III. Setting up of National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Jhajjar (Haryana) and Second campu Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata and has been approved.
- IV. Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojna  (PMJAY)  provides  for  benefit  coverage  of  Rs. 5,00,000/ -to  over  more  than  10  crore beneficiary  families, giving  cashless  access  to services for the beneficiary at the point of service in empanelled hospitals (bot and private) across India. More than 1350 medical packages have been finalized by expert committee. The treatment of cancer is also included under PMJAY.

To  enhance  the  facilities  for  tertiary  care  of  cancer,  the  Central  Governme implementing Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer facilities scheme to support setting State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Terti ary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) in different parts of the country. The details of SCI and TCCC approved under the scheme and the funds released as st instalment of Central share to State Governments for setting up of SCI and TCCC, State -wise is at Annex ure.

## Annexure

List of State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) approved under Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer facilities scheme of NPCDCS (till March 2019).

(Rs. in crore)

|   S No | State            | Name of the Institute                                                  | SCI/ TCCC   |   Cost of the project approved (including State share) |   Amount Released as 1 st instalment of Central share |
|--------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool                                       | SCI         |                                                120     |                                               54      |
|      2 | Assam            | Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, Guwahati                           | SCI         |                                                119.9   |                                               80.9325 |
|      3 | Bihar            | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna                     | SCI         |                                                120     |                                               33.06   |
|      4 | Delhi            | Lok Nayak Hospital                                                     | TCCC        |                                                 39.82  |                                               29.87   |
|      5 | Gujarat          | Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad                           | SCI         |                                                120     |                                               67.5    |
|      6 | Goa              | Goa Medical College, Panaji                                            | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               20.25   |
|      7 | Haryana          | Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt                                           | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               20.25   |
|      8 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla                                  | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               14.87   |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi                        | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               29.6362 |
|     10 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar                 | SCI         |                                                120     |                                               47.25   |
|     11 | Jharkhand        | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi                         | SCI         |                                                 51     |                                               22.95   |
|     12 | Karnataka        | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bangaluru                 | SCI         |                                                120     |                                               67.5    |
|     13 |                  | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya                           | TCCC        |                                                 38.35  |                                               17.257  |
|     14 | Kerala           | Regional Cancer Centre, Tjiruvananthapuram                             | SCI         |                                                102.35  |                                               46.957  |
|     15 |                  | Government Medical College, Kozhikode                                  | TCCC        |                                                 44.5   |                                               25.03   |
|     16 | Madhya Pradesh   | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior                                          | TCCC        |                                                 42     |                                               18.9    |
|     17 | Maharashtra      | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Nagpur | TCCC        |                                                 44.991 |                                               20.176  |
|     18 |                  | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                                 | SCI         |                                                 96.7   |                                               43.515  |
|     19 |                  | Vivekanand Foundation& Research Centre, Latur                          | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               20.25   |
|     20 | Mizoram          | Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Aizawl                                 | TCCC        |                                                 44.27  |                                               14.64   |
|     21 | Nagaland         | District Hospital, Kohima                                              | TCCC        |                                                 43.5   |                                               13.23   |
|     22 | Odisha           | Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack                        | SCI         |                                                 79.62  |                                               35.829  |
|     23 | Punjab           | Government Medical College, Amritsar                                   | SCI         |                                                114.61  |                                               51.58   |
|     24 |                  | Civil Hospital, Fazilka                                                | TCCC        |                                                 44.71  |                                               20.119  |
|     25 | Rajasthan        | S P Medical College, Bikaner                                           | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               17.123  |
|     26 |                  | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                            | SCI         |                                                119.25  |                                               44.8077 |
|     27 |                  | Jhalawar Medical College & Hospital, Jhalawar                          | TCCC        |                                                 43.9   |                                               19.755  |
|     28 | Sikkim           | Multispecialty Hospital at Sochygang (Sichey), near Gangtok, Sikkim    | TCCC        |                                                 42.99  |                                               29.02   |
|     29 | Tamil Nadu       | Cancer Institute (RCC), Adyar, Chennai                                 | SCI         |                                                120     |                                               67.38   |
|     30 | Telangana        | MNJ Institute of Oncology & RCC, Hyderabad                             | SCI         |                                                112.7   |                                               18.12   |
|     31 | Tripura          | Cancer Hospital (RCC), Agartala                                        | SCI         |                                                 81.5   |                                               55      |
|     32 | Uttar Pradesh    | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow      | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               11.43   |
|     33 | West Bengal      | Government Medical College, Burdwan                                    | TCCC        |                                                 39.54  |                                               22.24   |
|     34 |                  | Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad        | TCCC        |                                                 32.15  |                                               10.9843 |
|     35 |                  | Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata            | TCCC        |                                                 45     |                                               20.25   |

Note: Government of India share is 60% (90% for Himalayan and North Eastern States and 100% for UTs).