Lok Sabha Question No. 559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Setting up of Cancer Institutes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, SHASHI THAROOR, K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## SETTING UP OF CANCER INSTITUTES

## 559. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY: DR. SHASHI THAROOR: SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up more Cancer Institutes, Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs), Regional Cancer Centres (RCC's) in the different parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the present and such proposed institutes/centres in the country;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to convert various RCCs into National Cancer Institutes, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of proposal received by various State Governments to set up more such centres along with the action taken thereon; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to promote research projects and allocate funds for the same?

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

(a) to (d): Under  'Strengthening  of  Tertiary  Care  Cancer  facilities'  scheme  of  National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disea es nd Stroke (NPCDCS), Government of  India provides financial assistance for setting up of State Ca Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) in different parts of the country

The details of proposals received from various State Gov ernments to set up SCIs and TCCCs is at Annexure - I and the details of SCIs and TCCCs approved and first installment of Government of India share released so far, is at Annexure - II .

Regional  Cancer  Centres (RCCs)  were  recognized  and  supported  under  the  erstwhile National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), which is no longer being implemented.

- (e): In  the  Government  sector,  Scientific  Institutions/Departments  mostly  carry  out research activities for detec tion and treatment of cancer, which include the following:
- I. Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR) is  promoting  cancer  research  including epidemiological,  clinical,  basic  and  translational  research. ICMR  has  also  developed protocols  for  the  management  (including  treatment)  of  Buccal  Mucosa  Cancer,  Gal Bladder Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Tongue Cancer.
- II. The Department of Biotechnology has been supporting Research & Development (R&D) projects in the area of Cancer Disease Biology through Competitive Grants Mechanis An amount of Rs.52.85 crores has been released by the Department of Biot chnology to various R&D projects in the area of Cancer Disease Biology during the last five year
- III. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has been pursuing R&D activities in the area of cancer through its constituent laboratories. CSIR ha s also been supporting drug research through its infrastructure and facilities as well as creation of trai resource to carry out drug research in the country.

## Details of proposals received from State Governments to set up SCIs and TCCCs

|   S. No . | States/UTs        | Tertiary Care Cancer Centre (TCCC)                                                                             | State Cancer Institute (SCI)                                                                              |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | ACSR Government Medical College, Nellore                                                                       | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool                                                                          |
|         2 | Assam             | Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh                                                                               | Gauhati Medical College& Hospital, Guwahati                                                               |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Government Hospital, Naharlagun                                                                                | -                                                                                                         |
|         4 | Bihar             | 1. Dharbhanga Medical College, Dharbhanga 2. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur                       | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RCC), Patna                                                  |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      | Central Hospital, SECL, Manendragarh, District Koriya                                                          | Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur                                                      |
|         6 | Delhi             | Lok Nayak Hospital (Maulana Azad Medical College)                                                              | -                                                                                                         |
|         7 | Gujarat           | 1. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot 2. Government Medical College and SSG Hospital, Vadodara | Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (RCC), Ahmedabad                                                        |
|         8 | Goa               | Goa Medical College, Panaji, Goa.                                                                              | -                                                                                                         |
|         9 | Haryana           | Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt                                                                                   | -                                                                                                         |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 1. Indira Gandhi Medical College (RCC) Shimla 2. Lal Bahadur Shastri Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Mandi   | -                                                                                                         |
|        11 | Jammu& Kashmir    | 1. District Hospital, Kishtwar, 2. District Hospital, Udhampur 3. District Hospital, Kupwara,                  | 1. Government Medical College (RCC)Jammu 2. Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (RCC), Srinagar. |
|        12 | Jharkhand         | MGMMedical College, Jamshedpur                                                                                 | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences , Ranchi                                                           |
|        13 | Karnataka         | 1. Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya 2. Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences,                     | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology(RCC), Bangaluru                                                     |

|    |                | Gulbarga                                                                                                                                          |                                                       |
|----|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 14 | Kerala         | Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode                                                                                                                  | Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram            |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 1. G. R. Medical College, Gwalior 2. District Hospital, Vidisha                                                                                   | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur. |
| 16 | Maharashtra    | 1. Vivekanand Medical Foundation & Research Centre, Latur 2. Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital &Research Centre, Nagpur                | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                |
| 17 | Manipur        | Regional Institute Of Medical Sciences (RIMS) , Imphal                                                                                            | -                                                     |
| 18 | Nagaland       | District Hospital, Kohima                                                                                                                         | -                                                     |
| 19 | Mizoram        | Civil Hospital Aizawl                                                                                                                             | -                                                     |
| 20 | Odisha         | 1. Burla Medical College (Dist. Sambalpur) 2. M.K.C.G. Medical College Hospital, Berhampur 3. District Hospital, Bhawanipatna, District Kalahandi | Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack                       |
| 21 | Punjab         | 1. District Hospital, Hoshiarpur 2. District Hospital, Fazilka                                                                                    | Government Medical College, Amritsar                  |
| 22 | Rajasthan      | 1. S. P. Medical College, Bikaner 2. Govt. Medical College/District Hospital, Jhalawar                                                            | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                           |
| 23 | Sikkim         | Multispecialty Hospital at Sichey, Sikkim                                                                                                         | -                                                     |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu     | Madurai Medical College &Hospital, Madurai                                                                                                        | Cancer Institute (RCC) Adyar, Chennai                 |
| 25 | Telangana      | -                                                                                                                                                 | M.N.J. Institute of Oncology (RCC), Hyderabad         |
| 26 | Tripura        | -                                                                                                                                                 | Cancer Hospital(RCC), Agartala                        |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh  | 1. Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 2. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh                                         | Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital (RCC), Allahabad        |

|    |             | 3. Government Medical College, Jhansi 4. Institute of Medical Sciences (BHU) Varanasi                                                          |                                      |
|----|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 28 | Uttarakhand | Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun                                                                                              | Government Medical College, Haldwani |
| 29 | West Bengal | 1. Government Medical College, Burdwan 2. Murshidabad Medical College& Hospital 3. Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata | -                                    |

Details of State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) approved and first installment of Government of India share released till date.

|   S No | State            | Name of the Institute                                                 | SCI/ TCCC   |
|--------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|      1 | Karnataka        | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bangaluru                | SCI         |
|      2 | Karnataka        | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya                          | TCCC        |
|      3 | Kerala           | Government Medical College, Kozhikode                                 | TCCC        |
|      4 | Kerala           | Regional Cancer Centre, Tjiruvananthapuram                            | SCI         |
|      5 | Tripura          | Cancer Hospital (RCC), Agartala                                       | SCI         |
|      6 | Gujarat          | Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad                          | SCI         |
|      7 | West Bengal      | Government Medical College, Burdwan                                   | TCCC        |
|      8 | West Bengal      | Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad       | TCCC        |
|      9 | West Bengal      | Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata           | TCCC        |
|     10 | Jammu &Kashmir   | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar                | SCI         |
|     11 | Tamil Nadu       | Cancer Institute (RCC), Adyar, Chennai                                | SCI         |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla                                 | TCCC        |
|     13 | Himachal Pradesh | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi                       | TCCC        |
|     14 | Bihar            | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna                    | SCI         |
|     15 | Mizoram          | Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Aizawl                                | TCCC        |
|     16 | Uttar Pradesh    | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow     | TCCC        |
|     17 | Rajasthan        | S P Medical College, Bikaner                                          | TCCC        |
|     18 | Rajasthan        | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                           | SCI         |
|     19 | Rajasthan        | Jhalawar Medical College &Hospital, Jhalawar                          | TCCC        |
|     20 | Telangana        | MNJ Institute of Oncology& RCC, Hyderabad                             | SCI         |
|     21 | Punjab           | Government Medical College, Amritsar                                  | SCI         |
|     22 | Punjab           | Civil Hospital, Fazilka                                               | TCCC        |
|     23 | Delhi            | Lok Nayak Hospital                                                    | TCCC        |
|     24 | Odisha           | Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack                       | SCI         |
|     25 | Nagaland         | District Hospital, Kohima                                             | TCCC        |
|     26 | Haryana          | Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt                                          | TCCC        |
|     27 | Maharashtra      | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital& Research Centre, Nagpur | TCCC        |
|     28 | Maharashtra      | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                                | SCI         |
|     29 | Maharashtra      | Vivekanand Foundation &Research Centre, Latur                         | TCCC        |
|     30 | Assam            | Gauhati Medical College &Hospital, Guwahati                           | SCI         |
|     31 | Madhya Pradesh   | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior                                         | TCCC        |
|     32 | Jharkhand        | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi                        | SCI         |
|     33 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool                                      | SCI         |
|     34 | Goa              | Goa Medical College, Panaji                                           | TCCC        |
|     35 | Sikkim           | Multispecialty Hospital at Sochygang (Sichey), near Gangtok, Sikkim   | TCCC        |