Lok Sabha Question No. 823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-07
Subject: Treatment of Cancer and Anaemia
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 823 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025

## TREATMENTOFCANCER AND ANAEMIA

## †823. SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is making any efforts for the health security of rural women;

(b) if so, the details of efforts made in the country during the last five years, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan; and

(c) whether the Government has taken special initiatives for the treatment and awareness of cancer and anaemia among rural women in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) & (b): The National Health Mission (NHM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people's needs, including rural women, across the country. This Ministry provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under NHM. The Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources.

Various initiatives carried out under NHM by the Government of India in various States/UTs including Rajasthan are operationalisation of Ayushman Arogya Mandir, National Ambulance Services, Mobile Medical Units, ASHAs, 24 x 7 Services and First Referral facilities, Prime Minister's National Dialysis Programme, Free Diagnostics Service Initiative and Free Drugs Service Initiative, various activities under Reproductive & Child Health, Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) strategy, Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (PMTBMBA) and Universal Immunization programme.

Under Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), health insurance coverage of Rs.5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care

hospitalization is provided to over 12.37 crore families. Number of women make up 48.56% of eligible beneficiaries under AB PM-JAY.

(c): For treatment of cancer patients including rural women in Rajasthan, the latest national master of the Health Benefit Package (HBP) of AB-PMJAY which provides for a total of 1,961 procedures under 27 different specialties, has over 200 packages with more than 500 procedures of Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Palliative Medicine.

In order to prevent and control major Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including cancer, the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Disease (NPNCD) was launched by Government of India with focus on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion, early diagnosis, management and referral to an appropriate level of healthcare facilities. Under the programme, 770 District NCD Clinics, 233 Cardiac Care Units (CCU), 372 District Day Care Centres and 6410 Community Health Centre have been set up across the country. In Rajasthan, 48 District NCD Clinics, 08 Cardiac Care Units (CCU), 33 District Day Care Centres and 760 Community Health Centres have been set up. Other initiatives for increasing public awareness about Cancer and for promotion of healthy lifestyle includes observation of National Cancer Awareness Day and World Cancer Day and use of print, electronic and social media for community awareness.

As informed by Government of Rajasthan, the details of breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment done in women in last years in Rajasthan are as follows:

| Year    |   Breast Cancer Screening |   Breast Cancer Treatment |   Cervical Cancer Screening |   Cervical Cancer Treatment |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                   1588557 |                       257 |                      156786 |                         781 |
| 2022-23 |                   2096447 |                       351 |                      396471 |                        1575 |
| 2023-24 |                    933935 |                       793 |                      254212 |                        1788 |
| 2024-25 |                   2212228 |                       387 |                      510899 |                        1455 |

The Government of India implements Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) programme to reduce the prevalence of anaemia among six beneficiary groups children 6-59 months, children 5-9 years, adolescents (10-19 years), women of reproductive age (15-49 years), pregnant women and lactating mothers in lifecycle approach through implementation of six interventions via robust institutional mechanism, across the country including the State of Rajasthan. Support for Iron Folic Acid tablets and Injection Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) is provided to States for managing the Anaemia in rural women.

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