Lok Sabha Question No. 1870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Screening for Cervical Cancer
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1870 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6th DECEMBER, 2024

## SCREENING FOR CERVICAL CANCER

## 1870. MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE:

Will the MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that below 2 per cent of women in the country are screened for cervical cancer and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the data of women (15-49 years) who have been screened for cervical cancer, State-wise; and
- (c) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote cervical cancer vaccination for girls/women?

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

- (a) & (b) Screening of common Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including common cancers (viz. oral, breast and cervical) is an integral part of service delivery under Ayushman Arogya Mandirs. As per National NCD Portal as on 2 nd December, 2024 out of an eligible population of 25.16 crore women above the age of 30 years, 8.88 crore have been screened for cervical cancer. The data of women who have been screened for cervical cancer, State-wise, as per the National NCDPortal is as per Annexure-I.
- (c) Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine is not a part of the Universal Immunization Program.

| State                                         | Screened(As on 02.12.2024)   |
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Pan India                                     | 8,88,91,161                  |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                      | 2203                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                             | 6912                         |
| Assam                                         | 27709                        |
| Bihar                                         | 2606522                      |
| Chandigarh                                    | 78974                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                  | 2509000                      |
| Delhi                                         | 7786                         |
| Goa                                           | 19540                        |
| Gujarat                                       | 6084423                      |
| Haryana                                       | 1347683                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                              | 687202                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                | 1334868                      |
| Jharkhand                                     | 425684                       |
| Karnataka                                     | 9291177                      |
| Ladakh                                        | 28877                        |
| Lakshadweep                                   | 6187                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                | 3694414                      |
| Maharashtra                                   | 7404542                      |
| Manipur                                       | 34634                        |
| Meghalaya                                     | 50547                        |
| Mizoram                                       | 111724                       |
| Nagaland                                      | 5471                         |
| Odisha                                        | 3209213                      |
| Puducherry                                    | 43178                        |
| Punjab                                        | 398739                       |
| Rajasthan                                     | 1082218                      |
| Sikkim                                        | 25631                        |
| Telangana                                     | 8275051                      |
| Tripura                                       | 19180                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                 | 1400722                      |
| Uttarakhand                                   | 97374                        |
| Andhra Pradesh*                               | 3,84,29,398                  |
| Kerela*                                       | -                            |
| Tamil Nadu*                                   | -                            |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu* | 1,43,708                     |
| West Bengal*                                  | 670                          |