Lok Sabha Question No. 1474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Cancer Care Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## CANCER CARE HOSPITALS

## 1474.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government is aware that the menace of cancer has increased in the country;
- (b) the number of cancer-dedicated hospitals functional in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of cancer hospitals required keeping in view the increasing number of cancer patients in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up new cancer institutes and hospitals in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a): As per the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Cancer Registry Programme (ICMR-NCRP), the estimated number of incidences of cancer cases in the country during 2020 to 2022 are given below:
- (b)  to  (d):  The  Department  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  Government  of  India,  provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), as part of National Health Mission (NHM), based on the proposals received from the States/UTs and subject  to  the  resource  envelope.  Cancer  is  an  integral  part  of  NPCDCS.  The  programme focusses  on  strengthening  infrastructure,  human  resource  development,  health  promotion  & awareness generation for Cancer prevention, early diagnosis, management and referral to an appropriate  level  of  healthcare  facility  for  treatment  of  the  Non-Communicable  Diseases (NCDs), including Cancer. Under NPCDCS, 707 District NCD Clinics, 268 District Day Care Centres, and 5541 Community Health Center NCD Clinics have been set up.

| Estimated incidence of cancer cases (2020-2022) - Both Sexes    | Estimated incidence of cancer cases (2020-2022) - Both Sexes   | Estimated incidence of cancer cases (2020-2022) - Both Sexes   | Estimated incidence of cancer cases (2020-2022) - Both Sexes   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                            | 2020                                                           | 2021                                                           | 2022                                                           |
| Estimated Incidence of cancer cases in India - (ICD 10:C00-C97) | 13,92,179                                                      | 14,26,447                                                      | 14,61,427                                                      |

Cancer is diagnosed and treated at various levels in the health care facilities. The treatment in Government Hospitals is either free or highly subsidized for the poor and needy. 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 Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) have been approved under the  said scheme. The details are attached in annexure 1.

There  is  also  focus  on  Oncology  in  its  various  aspects  in  case  of  new  AIIMS  and  many Institutions  approved  for  upgradation  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Suraksha  Yojna (PMSSY). The details are attached in annexure 2. AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are fully  functional.  Setting up of National Cancer  Institute at Jhajjar (Haryana) and second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata are also steps in this direction. All these enhance the capacity for treatment of cancer in the country.

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## Table of SCIs/TCCCs:

|   S No | State            | Name of the Institute                                                 | SCI / TCCC   |
|--------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool                                      | SCI          |
|      2 | Assam            | Gauhati Medical College &Hospital, Guwahati                           | SCI          |
|      3 | Bihar            | Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna                    | SCI          |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh     | Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur                  | SCI          |
|      5 | Delhi            | Lok Nayak Hospital                                                    | TCCC         |
|      6 | Gujarat          | Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad                          | SCI          |
|      7 | Goa              | Goa Medical College, Panaji                                           | TCCC         |
|      8 | Haryana          | Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt                                          | TCCC         |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla                                 | TCCC         |
|     10 | Himachal Pradesh | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College, Mandi                       | TCCC         |
|     11 | Jammu&           | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar                | SCI          |
|     12 | Kashmir          | Government Medical College, Jammu                                     | SCI          |
|     13 | Jharkhand        | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi                        | SCI          |
|     14 | Karnataka        | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bengaluru                | SCI          |
|     15 |                  | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya                          | TCCC         |
|     16 | Kerala           | Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram                            | SCI          |
|     17 |                  | Government Medical College, Kozhikode                                 | TCCC         |
|     18 | Madhya Pradesh   | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior                                         | TCCC         |
|     19 |                  | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur                  | SCI          |
|     20 | Maharashtra      | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital &Research Centre, Nagpur | TCCC         |
|     21 |                  | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                                | SCI          |
|     22 |                  | Vivekanand Foundation &Research Centre, Latur                         | TCCC         |
|     23 | Mizoram          | Mizoram State Cancer Institute, Aizawl                                | TCCC         |
|     24 | Nagaland         | District Hospital, Kohima                                             | TCCC         |
|     25 | Odisha           | Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack                       | SCI          |
|     26 | Punjab           | Government Medical College, Amritsar                                  | SCI          |
|     27 |                  | Civil Hospital, Fazilka                                               | TCCC         |
|     28 | Rajasthan        | S P Medical College, Bikaner                                          | TCCC         |
|     29 |                  | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                           | SCI          |
|     30 |                  | Jhalawar Medical College &Hospital, Jhalawar                          | TCCC         |
|     31 | Sikkim           | Multispecialty Hospital at Sochygang (Sichey), near Gangtok, Sikkim   | TCCC         |
|     32 | Tamil Nadu       | Cancer Institute (RCC), Adyar, Chennai                                | SCI          |
|     33 | Telangana        | MNJ Institute of Oncology &RCC, Hyderabad                             | SCI          |
|     34 | Tripura          | Cancer Hospital (RCC), Agartala                                       | SCI          |
|     35 | Uttar Pradesh    | Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow     | TCCC         |
|     36 | Uttarakhand      | Government Medical College, Haldwani                                  | SCI          |
|     37 | West Bengal      | Government Medical College, Burdwan                                   | TCCC         |
|     38 |                  | Murshidabad Medical College &Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad        | TCCC         |
|     39 |                  | Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata           | TCCC         |

## Annexure 1

Table 1: Cancer Treatment Facility is approved in all New AIIMS

|   Sl. | AIIMS       |   Sl. | AIIMS     |
|-------|-------------|-------|-----------|
|     1 | Bhopal      |    12 | Bathinda  |
|     2 | Bhubaneswar |    13 | Guwahati  |
|     3 | Jodhpur     |    14 | Bilaspur  |
|     4 | Patna       |    15 | Deoghar   |
|     5 | Raipur      |    16 | Jammu     |
|     6 | Rishikesh   |    17 | Kashmir   |
|     7 | Raebareli   |    18 | Madurai   |
|     8 | Mangalagiri |    19 | Rajkot    |
|     9 | Nagpur      |    20 | Bibinagar |
|    10 | Kalyani     |    21 | Manethi   |
|    11 | Gorakhpur   |    22 | Darbhanga |

Table 2: List of State Govt.  Medical Colleges approved for  upgradation with Cancer Treatment Facility

| Sl.       | State            | Name of Govt Medical College                   | Facility                    |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Phase-I   | Phase-I          |                                                |                             |
| 1.        | Jharkhand        | RIMS Ranchi                                    | 68 bedded Oncology Block    |
| Phase-II  | Phase-II         |                                                |                             |
| 2.        | Punjab           | Govt Medical College Amritsar                  | Oncology                    |
| 3.        | Himachal Pradesh | Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Tanda   | Oncology                    |
| Phase-III | Phase-III        |                                                |                             |
| 4         | Karnataka        | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli | Medical Oncology            |
| 5         | Rajasthan        | SP Medical College, Bikaner                    | Surgical Oncology           |
| 6         | Rajasthan        | RNT Medical College, Udaipur                   | Radiotherapy/Oncology       |
| 7         | Telangana        | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal             | Medical Oncology            |
| 8         | Uttar Pradesh    | Govt Medical College, Gorakhpur                | Surgical Oncology           |
| 10        | Uttar Pradesh    | M.L.N Government Medical College, Allahabad    | Surgical Oncology           |
| 11.       | Uttar Pradesh    | LLRM Medical College, Meerut.                  | Radiotherapy                |
| Phase-IV  | Phase-IV         |                                                |                             |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh    | Govt Medical College, Agra                     | Radiation /Medical Oncology |
| 13.       | Bihar            | Patna                                          | Radiotherapy (equipment)    |