Lok Sabha Question No. 1089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Radiotherapy for Cancer Patients in India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rao Rajendra Singh

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1089 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH JULY, 2025

## RADIOTHERAPY FOR CANCER PATIENTS IN INDIA

## 1089. SHRI RAO RAJENDRASINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the number of facilities in the State of Rajasthan that have the capacity to perform radiotherapy on cancer patients and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to expand such facilities to districts where these are not currently available and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any guidelines for respective States with regards to the logistics of the procurement and dissemination of HPV Vaccines so that field activities in this regard can be effectively commenced by respective State Governments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise

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

(a) and (b) The radiotherapy facilities for cancer treatment are available in six Government Medical Colleges in the State of Rajasthan. The details are at Annexure.

Under Strengthening of Tertiary Care Schemes of National Program for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Disease (NP-NCD), State Cancer Institute (SCI) have been approved in Sawai Man Singh Medical College (SMSMC), Jaipur and Tertiary Care Cancer Centre (TCCC) at Jhalawar Medical College, district Jhalawar, and Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment & Research Institute at S.P Medical College, Bikaner to provide cancer treatment including radiotherapy services.

Following the announcement in Union Budget 2025-26, so far, 297 new Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs) have been approved for the financial year 2025-26. These centres aim to provide follow-up chemotherapy for patients referred by tertiary care centres. As part of this initiative, the establishment of DCCCs has been approved in eight districts of Rajasthan namely Kotputli-Behror, Deedwana-Kuchaman, Khairthal-Tijara, Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Phalodi and Salumber.

(c) and (d) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has initiated the process of rolling out of capacity building exercises of the front-line workers and IEC activities for States/UTs in respect of HPV vaccination.

Government Medical Colleges in the State of Rajasthan with facility of Radiotherapy for Cancer Patients

|   S. No. | Name of Medical College                              | Name of Attached Hospital                            | Availability of Radiotherapy facility   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sawai Man Singh Medical College (SMSMC), Jaipur      | Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital                       | Yes                                     |
|        2 | Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College (SNMC), Jodhpur     | Mehrangarh Dev Memorial (MDM) Hospital, Jodhpur      | Yes                                     |
|        3 | Rabindranath Tagore Medical College (RNTMC), Udaipur | Super Specialty Hospital, Udaipur                    | Yes                                     |
|        4 | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JLNMC), Ajmer      | Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital (JLN) Hospital Ajmer       | Yes                                     |
|        5 | Sardar Patel Medical College (SPMC), Bikaner         | Prince Bijay Singh Memorial (PBM) &Attached Hospital | Yes                                     |
|        6 | Government Medical College (GMC), Kota               | Maharao Bhim Singh (MBS) Hospital                    | Yes                                     |