Lok Sabha Question No. 2031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Infrastructure for Cancer Patient at AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, S. RAJENDRAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2031 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## INFRASTRUCTURE FOR C ANCER PATIENT AT AIIMS

## 2031. SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the number of cancer patients is going up day by day in the country whereas the infrastructure is not sufficient to meet the challenges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether as per a recent review, the cancer centre at AIIMS is crumbling under the load of patients as their numbers have grown without any improvement in infrastructure;
- (d) if so, the details of the review along with the waiting time for various procedures for cancer patients in AIIMS, separately; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken/ being taken by the Government to overcome the situ ation and provide better facility for cancer patients in AIIMS?

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

(a) to (e): As  per  the  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  Cancer  Registry  report 'Three -year Report of Population Based Cancer Registries:2012 -2014, Bengaluru, 2016', all sites showed an increase in Age Adjusted Incidence Rate (AAR) for cancer over time w annual p ercentage change varying between 0.39% (in Bangaluru) to 0.93% (in Chennai) fo males while 0.38% (in Bangaluru) to 0.68% (in Bhopal) for females.

Cancer is a multifactorial disease, the risk factors of which, interalia, inclu population, sedenta ry life styles, use of tobacco products, unhealthy diet and air polluti

The  cancer  patients  are  increasing  in  both  outdoor  and  indoor  category  at  AII Delhi. The Institute has placed its available resources to meet the requirement of Howeve r  due  to  heavy  patient  load,  there  is  waiting  period  ranging  from  0 - 7  months  in different Departments of the Cancer Hospital at AIIMS, Delhi.

Health is a State subject. However, in order to augment the resources to cater increasing  load  of  cancer  patients,  National  Cancer  Institute  (NCI)  at  Jhajjar  is under AIIMS, Delhi with a capacity of 710 beds, 25 Operation Theatres, day care facility, state - of - the - art equipment etc. The Out Patient Department at NCI has started trial operat from 18 th December , 2018. Central Government is also setting up new All India Institut Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and many institutions are being u pgraded under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya  Suraksha  Yojna  (PMSSY). Under  the  Strengthening  of  Tertiary  Care  Cancer facilities  scheme  under  NPCDCS,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  setting  up  of Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) in different parts of the country.