Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Cancer Care Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd FEBRUARY, 2024

## CANCER CARE CENTRE

## 216. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cancer care centres and institutes presently operational in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any study on the efficiency of these centres particularly in the Arsenic affected areas of the country, especially in the State of Jharkhand;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to modernize and upgrade the existing equipments in these centres?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d): The Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of NonCommunicable Diseases (NP-NCD), as part of National Health Mission (NHM), based on the proposals received from the States/UTs and subject to the resource envelope. The programme focusses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion & awareness generation for prevention, early diagnosis, management and referral to an appropriate level of healthcare facility for treatment of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including cancer. For activities upto district level and below, States are given financial assistance under NHM in the ratio of 60:40 (90:10 in case of NE and hilly States). Under NP-NCD, 753 District NCD Clinics, 355 District Day Care Centres, and 6237 Community Health Center NCD Clinics have been setup.

The Central Government implements Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer Facilities Scheme. 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) have been approved under the said scheme. The financial assistance is for procurement of radio therapy equipment, diagnostic equipment, surgical equipment, enhancement of indoor civil works and patient facility for cancer. The details are attached at Annexure 1.

National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar (Haryana) and second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata have also been set up with state-of-art diagnostic, advanced radiation, medical and surgical care facilities.

Under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY), setting up of 22 new AIIMS and upgradation of 75 new projects of Govt. Medical Colleges has been taken up. Cancer treatment facility has been envisaged in all the 22 AIIMS. Out of these, six AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are already functional where cancer treatment facility is operational. These AIIMS have been provided with state-of-art diagnostic, medical and surgical care facilities. Cancer treatment facilities have also been created / planned in 13 State Govt. Medical Colleges which have been taken up for upgradation under PMSSY. The details are attached at Annexure 2.

There is no such study conducted on the efficiency of these centres particularly in the Arsenic affected areas of the country.

## Table of SCIs/TCCCs:

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

## Table 1: Cancer Treatment Facility is approved in all New AIIMS:

|   Sl. | AIIMS       |   Sl. | AIIMS     |
|-------|-------------|-------|-----------|
|     1 | Bhopal      |    12 | Bathinda  |
|     2 | Bhubaneswar |    13 | Guwahati  |
|     3 | Jodhpur     |    14 | Bilaspur  |
|     4 | Patna       |    15 | Deoghar   |
|     5 | Raipur      |    16 | Jammu     |
|     6 | Rishikesh   |    17 | Kashmir   |
|     7 | Raebareli   |    18 | Madurai   |
|     8 | Mangalagiri |    19 | Rajkot    |
|     9 | Nagpur      |    20 | Bibinagar |
|    10 | Kalyani     |    21 | Manethi   |
|    11 | Gorakhpur   |    22 | Darbhanga |

## Table 2: List of State Govt. Medical Colleges being upgraded for cancer treatment:

|   Sl. | State            | Name of Govt Medical College                                                       | Facility                                         |
|-------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Jharkhand        | RIMS Ranchi                                                                        | 68 bedded Oncology Block                         |
|     2 | Punjab           | Govt Medical College Amritsar                                                      | Oncology                                         |
|     3 | Himachal Pradesh | Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Tanda                                       | Oncology                                         |
|     4 | Karnataka        | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli                                     | Medical Oncology                                 |
|     5 | Rajasthan        | SP Medical College, Bikaner                                                        | Surgical Oncology                                |
|     6 | Rajasthan        | RNT Medical College, Udaipur                                                       | Radiotherapy/Oncology                            |
|     7 | Telangana        | Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal                                                 | Medical Oncology                                 |
|     8 | Uttar Pradesh    | Govt Medical College, Gorakhpur                                                    | Surgical Oncology                                |
|     9 | Uttar Pradesh    | M.L.N Government Medical College, Allahabad                                        | Surgical Oncology                                |
|    10 | Uttar Pradesh    | LLRM Medical College, Meerut.                                                      | Radiotherapy                                     |
|    11 | Uttar Pradesh    | Govt Medical College, Agra                                                         | Radiation /Medical Oncology                      |
|    12 | Bihar            | Patna                                                                              | Radiotherapy (equipment)                         |
|    13 | Kerala           | Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram | Imaging Services and Interventional Radiotherapy |