Lok Sabha Question No. 2023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Modernisation/Upgradation of Cancer Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2023 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## MODERNISATION/UPGRAD ATION OF CANCER CENT RES

## 2023.SHRI MANSUKHBHA I DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

(a)  the  number  of  cancer  care  centres  and  institutes being  run  by  the  Government  for  the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in the country, State/UT - wise;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to modernize/upgrade these centres and to set up new cancer care centres/institutes, State/UT -wise;

(c) whether the Government has received any proposal from States/UTs for the upgradation and setting up cancer care institutes and to procure equipments for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Gujarat and the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (d):  Public Health and Hospitals is a State subject. The Central Government, however supplements the efforts of the State Governments in preventing an d controlling cancer and in providing affordable and accessible care. The Government is implementing National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDC with focus on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion & awareness  generation,  early  diagnosis,  management  and  referral  to  an  appropriate institution for treatment.

To enhance  the  facilities  for  tertiary  care  of  cancer,  the  Central  Governme implementingStrengthening of Tertiary Care for Cancer Scheme, under which setting up of State  Cancer  Institutes  (SCIs)  and  20  Tertiary  Care  Cancer  Centres  (TCCCs)  have  be approved.The list of such approved SCIs/TCCCs in the country is at Annexure . In addition, following Cancer  Centres  under  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy,  Government  of  India  are operational across the country :

1. Maharashtra
2. (I) Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Parel, Mumbai
3. (II) Advance centre for treatment and Research in Cancer (ACTREC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
2. Andhra Pradesh
5. (I) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (HBCH&RC), Visakhapatnam
3. Uttar Pradesh
7. (i) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH) , Varanasi
8. (ii) Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya  (MPMMCC), Varanasi
4. Punjab
10. (i) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Sangrur
5. Assam
12. (i) Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati

Further,  Oncology  is  also  one  of  the  focus  areas  in  case  of  new  AIIMS  and  ma upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) . Setting up of National  Cancer  Institute  at  Jhajjar  in  Haryana  and  strengthening  of  Chittaranjan  Na Cancer Institute, Kolkata, are also steps in the same direction.

## Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2023 due for reply on 12.02.2021.

State/UT-wise list of approved State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) including Gujrat.

|   Sl. 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 &Kashmir   | Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar                | SCI         |
|        12 | Jammu &Kashmir   | Government Medical College, Jammu                                     | SCI         |
|        13 | Jharkhand        | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi                        | SCI         |
|        14 | Karnataka        | Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (RCC), Bangaluru                | SCI         |
|        15 | Karnataka        | Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya                          | TCCC        |
|        16 | Kerala           | Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram                            | SCI         |
|        17 | Kerala           | Government Medical College, Kozhikode                                 | TCCC        |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh   | G.R. Medical College, Gwalior                                         | TCCC        |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh   | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur                  | SCI         |
|        20 | Maharashtra      | Rashtrasant Tukdoji Regional Cancer Hospital& Research Centre, Nagpur | TCCC        |
|        21 | Maharashtra      | Government Medical College, Aurangabad                                | SCI         |
|        22 | Maharashtra      | 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 | Punjab           | Civil Hospital, Fazilka                                               | TCCC        |
|        28 | Rajasthan        | S P Medical College, Bikaner                                          | TCCC        |
|        29 | Rajasthan        | SMS Medical College, Jaipur                                           | SCI         |
|        30 | Rajasthan        | 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 | West Bengal      | Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad       | TCCC        |
|        39 | West Bengal      | Sagore Dutta Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata           | TCCC        |