Lok Sabha Question No. 4892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Cancer Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4892 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  MARCH, 2023

## CANCER PATIENTS

## 4892.   SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  treatment/operations  provided/  done  to  cancer-related  patients  in  the country  since  2010  onwards  till  date,  State-wise  along  with  funds  sanctioned/spent  in Government/Government-aided hospitals/semi-government hospitals/private hospitals, hospital-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has the data of the number of cancer patients treated since 2014 onwards, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for not having such data;
- (c) the details of APL/BPL or other categories of patients that are operated on given treatment of cancer for either with some cost or completely free; and
- (d) the parameters adopted for providing treatment to cancer-related patients for the period from 2014 to till date in each hospital and the financial assistance given to each cancer patient till now?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(a) to (d):

1. Patients with Cancer are getting treatment at various health facilities in the health care delivery system  including  Districts  Hospitals,  Medical  Colleges,  Central  Institutes  like  AIIMS  and private  sector  hospitals.  Relevant  data  related  to  patients  registered  for  treatment,  including surgeries, is maintained by the Institutions and Hospitals concerned at their own level.
2.  The  Central  Government  implements  Strengthening  of  Tertiary  Cancer  Care  Centres Facilities Scheme in order to enhance the facilities for tertiary care of cancer. 19 State Cancer

## ANSWER (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) have been approved under the said scheme. States are given financial assistance in the ratio of 60:40 (90:10 in case of NE and hilly  States).  The  details  of  SCIs/TCCCs  and  fund  allocated  under  Central  Share  and  funds released (States/UTs-wise) are attached in Annexure 1.

3. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), health insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary or tertiary care hospitalization to over 60 Crores beneficiaries identified from Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011) database is provided. The treatment packages under AB-PMJAY are very comprehensive covering various treatment related aspects such as drugs and diagnostic services. As of 20.12.2022, approximately 21.4 lakh  hospital  admissions  worth  Rs.  3,916  crores  have  been  authorised  for  the  treatment  of cancer.
4. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides one-time financial assistance upto Rs. 15 lakhs for treatment of poor patients living below poverty line and suffering from cancer through Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) which is a component of the umbrella scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN). The financial assistance is provided for treatment of  the  patient  at  SCIs,  TCCCs  and  other  Government  Hospital  /  Institutes  having  cancer treatment facilities. As on 28.03.2023, 21,430 patients are benefitted worth Rs. 116.24 crores under the scheme.

## Table: List of SCIs/TCCCs:

|   S No | State            | Name of the Institute                                                 | SCI / TCCC   |   Central Share (in crore) |   Total amount released (in crore) |
|--------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool                                      | SCI          |                      72    |                              54    |
|      2 | Assam            | Gauhati Medical College& Hospital, Guwahati                           | SCI          |                     107.91 |                              80.93 |
|      3 | Bihar            | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna                    | SCI          |                      72    |                              69.02 |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh     | Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur                  | SCI          |                      69.12 |                              51.84 |
|      5 | Delhi            | Lok Nayak Hospital                                                    | TCCC         |                      39.82 |                              38.71 |
|      6 | Gujarat          | Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad                          | SCI          |                      72    |                              72    |
|      7 | Goa              | Goa Medical College, Panaji                                           | TCCC         |                      27    |                              20.25 |
|      8 | Haryana          | Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt                                          | TCCC         |                      27    |                              27    |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla                                 | TCCC         |                      40.5  |                              14.87 |
|     10 |                  | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi                       | TCCC         |                      40.5  |                              29.64 |
|     11 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar                | SCI          |                     108    |                              74.25 |
|     12 |                  | Government Medical College, Jammu                                     | SCI          |                      93.6  |                              70.2  |
|     13 | Jharkhand        | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi                        | SCI          |                      30.6  |                              22.95 |
|     14 | Karnataka        | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bangaluru                | SCI          |                      72    |                              67.5  |
|     15 |                  | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya                          | TCCC         |                      27    |                              17.26 |
|     16 | Kerala           | Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram                            | SCI          |                      61.41 |                              61.41 |
|     17 |                  | Government Medical College, Kozhikode                                 | TCCC         |                      26.7  |                              25.03 |
|     18 | Madhya           | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior                                         | TCCC         |                      25.2  |                              18.9  |
|     19 | Pradesh          | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur                  | SCI          |                      72    |                              54    |
|     20 | Maharashtra      | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital &Research Centre, Nagpur | TCCC         |                      26.99 |                              20.18 |

|   21 |               | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                              | SCI   |   58.02 |   58.02 |
|------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|---------|
|   22 |               | Vivekanand Foundation & Research Centre, Latur                      | TCCC  |   27    |   20.25 |
|   23 | Mizoram       | Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Aizawl                              | TCCC  |   39.84 |   39.84 |
|   24 | Nagaland      | District Hospital, Kohima                                           | TCCC  |   39.15 |   32.63 |
|   25 | Odisha        | Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack                     | SCI   |   47.77 |   47.77 |
|   26 | Punjab        | Government Medical College, Amritsar                                | SCI   |   68.77 |   51.58 |
|   27 | Punjab        | Civil Hospital, Fazilka                                             | TCCC  |   26.83 |   20.12 |
|   28 | Rajasthan     | S P Medical College, Bikaner                                        | TCCC  |   27    |   27    |
|   29 | Rajasthan     | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                         | SCI   |   71.55 |   61.79 |
|   30 | Rajasthan     | Jhalawar Medical College& Hospital, Jhalawar                        | TCCC  |   26.34 |   19.76 |
|   31 | Sikkim        | Multispecialty Hospital at Sochygang (Sichey), near Gangtok, Sikkim | TCCC  |   38.69 |   38.69 |
|   32 | Tamil Nadu    | Cancer Institute (RCC), Adyar, Chennai                              | SCI   |   72    |   72    |
|   33 | Telangana     | MNJ Institute of Oncology& RCC, Hyderabad                           | SCI   |   67.62 |   50.71 |
|   34 | Tripura       | Cancer Hospital (RCC), Agartala                                     | SCI   |   73.35 |   73.35 |
|   35 | Uttar Pradesh | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow   | TCCC  |   27    |   18.68 |
|   36 | Uttarakhand   | Government Medical College, Haldwani                                | SCI   |   93.29 |   69.97 |
|   37 | West Bengal   | Government Medical College, Burdwan                                 | TCCC  |   23.72 |   22.24 |
|   38 | West Bengal   | Murshidabad Medical College &Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad      | TCCC  |   19.29 |   10.98 |
|   39 | West Bengal   | Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata         | TCCC  |   27    |   20.25 |