Lok Sabha Question No. 3082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Establishment of new Hospitals for Cancer Treatment
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose, Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3082 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  AUGUST, 2021

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW HOSPITALS FOR CANCER TREATMENT

## 3082. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE: SHRI. NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a) whether the Government has done any assessment to ascertain the number and current status of cancer patients in the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish new cancer hospitals in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has sought any proposals from States in this regard and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to start new cancer hospitals in Kerala to provide free and advanced treatment for cancer patients in the State; and
- (f) whether such a hospital is also proposed to be setup in the Idukki district in Kerala and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  has  published  'National  Cancer  Registry Programme  Report,  2020'  based  on  Cancer  Registry  Data.  The  State/UT  wise  estimated incidence of cancer cases in the country is as per Annexure-I .
- (b)  and  (c)  Health  is  a  state  subject.  The  Central  Government  is,  however,  implementing Strengthening of Tertiary Care for Cancer 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 so far under the said scheme.

There is also focus on Oncology in its various aspects in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). 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 will enhance the capacity for treatment of cancer in the country.

The treatment for in-patient care is also available under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY)  for  10.74  crore  families  eligible  under  AB-PMJAY  as  per  Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) database.

(d) to  (f)  The Government first intends to complete the setting up of 19 SCIs and 20 TCCCs. Fresh proposals from States/UTs have not been sought by the Government.

## ANNEXURE-1

## Estimated incidence of cancer cases in India by different State/UT All sites (ICD10:COO-C97) - (2018-2020) *Both sexes

| State             |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Jammu &Kashmir    |  12344 |  12675 |  13012 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |   8412 |   8589 |   8799 |
| Punjab            |  36888 |  37744 |  38636 |
| Chandigarh        |    966 |    994 |   1024 |
| Uttaranchal       |  10932 |  11216 |  11482 |
| Haryana           |  27665 |  28453 |  29219 |
| Delhi             |  23678 |  24436 |  25178 |
| Rajasthan         |  67380 |  69156 |  70987 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 192019 | 106652 | 201319 |
| Bihar             |  98383 | 101014 | 103711 |
| Sikkim            |    437 |    443 |    445 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |    991 |   1015 |   1035 |
| Nagaland          |   1684 |   1719 |   1768 |
| Manipur           |   1803 |   1844 |   1899 |
| Mizoram           |   1742 |   1783 |   1837 |
| Tripura           |   2454 |   2507 |   2574 |
| Meghalaya         |   2741 |   2808 |   2879 |
| Assam             |  36029 |  36948 |  37880 |
| West Bengal       | 103309 | 105814 | 108394 |
| Jharkhand         |  32150 |  33045 |  33961 |
| Orissa            |  48491 |  49604 |  50692 |

| Chattisgarh              |   26443 |   27113 |   27828 |
|--------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| Madhya Pradesh           |   73957 |   75911 |   77888 |
| Gujarat                  |   66069 |   67841 |   69660 |
| Daman                    |     107 |     118 |     124 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |     173 |     186 |     206 |
| Maharasthra              |  110696 |  113374 |  116121 |
| Telangana                |   45335 |   46464 |   47620 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |   67370 |   68883 |   70424 |
| Karnataka                |   81729 |   83824 |   85968 |
| Goa                      |    1543 |    1591 |    1618 |
| Lakshadweep              |      27 |      27 |      27 |
| Kerala                   |   55145 |   56148 |   57155 |
| Tamil Nadu               |   84320 |   86596 |   88866 |
| Pondicherry              |    1469 |    1523 |    1577 |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |     351 |     357 |     366 |
| TOTAL                    | 1325232 | 1358415 | 1392179 |

Ref. National Cancer Registry Program Report 2020

*Projected Cancer Cases for India were computed using age specific incidence rate of 28 PBCRs of 2012 to 2016 and the projected population (person-years)