Lok Sabha Question No. 1135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Cancer Cases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA

## MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH DECEMBER, 2025

## CANCER CASES

## 1135 SMT. SAJDA AHMED:

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

(a) whether cancer cases have increased during the last five years and, if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise;

(b) whether any survey has been conducted by the Government to identify the major causes of such rise in cancer cases and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any technology-driven mechanism is in place for early detection and treatment in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up new research hospitals for cancer and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen cancer prevention and care nationwide?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) -National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), the estimated incidence of all types of cancer cases in the country for the last five years is at Annexure.

(b): As informed by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the reasons for increase in number of cancer cases reported is due to access and availability of improved diagnostic techniques for detection of cancer, increased life expectancy, growing share of geriatric population, higher health consciousness and improved health seeking behaviour. Also, there has been significant increase in the classical risk factors associated with Non -Communicable Disease(NCDs) including cancer such as tobacco and alcohol consumption, insufficient physical activities, unhealthy diets, consumption of high salt, sugar and saturated fats, etc.

(c) to (e): The Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to States and Union Territories across the country under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) as part of the National Health Mission (NHM). The programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, screening, early diagnosis, referral, treatment, and health promotion for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including cancer.

Under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NPNCD), 770 District NCD Clinics, 364 District Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCC), and 6,410 NCD clinics at Community Health Centres have been set up.

Moreover, 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Cancer Care Centers (TCCCs) have been set up in different parts of the country to provide advanced cancer care. Also, cancer treatment facilities have been approved in all 22 new AIIMS with diagnostic, medical and surgical facilities. Under the National Programme for Palliative Care (NPPC) services like Out Patient Department (OPD), In Patient Department (IPD), referral and home based palliative care are being provided at District level.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Jhajjar, with 1,460 patient care beds and advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities and the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata, with 460 beds have been set up by the Government to provide superspecialty care. Further, under the Department of Atomic Energy, cancer centres have been established in Kharghar, Varanasi (two), Guwahati, Sangrur, Mullanpur, Visakhapatnam, Chandigarh and Muzaffarpur. The Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai is also providing services for cancer care.

As per announcement of Union Budget 2025-26, more than 200 Day Care Cancer Centers (DCCCs) have been approved for across the country.

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## Annexure referred to in reply part (a) of the question

| Estimated Incidence of All types of cancer cases in India by different State/UT   |   Estimated Incidence of All types of cancer cases in India by different State/UT |   Estimated Incidence of All types of cancer cases in India by different State/UT |   Estimated Incidence of All types of cancer cases in India by different State/UT |   Estimated Incidence of All types of cancer cases in India by different State/UT |   Estimated Incidence of All types of cancer cases in India by different State/UT |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                             |                                                                              2020 |                                                                              2021 |                                                                              2022 |                                                                              2023 |                                                                              2024 |
| Jammu &Kashmir UT                                                                 |                                                                             12726 |                                                                             13060 |                                                                             13395 |                                                                             13744 |                                                                             14112 |
| Ladakh UT                                                                         |                                                                               286 |                                                                               294 |                                                                               302 |                                                                               309 |                                                                               318 |
| Himachal pradesh                                                                  |                                                                              8799 |                                                                              8978 |                                                                              9164 |                                                                              9373 |                                                                              9566 |
| Punjab                                                                            |                                                                             38636 |                                                                             39521 |                                                                             40435 |                                                                             41337 |                                                                             42288 |
| Chandigarh                                                                        |                                                                              1024 |                                                                              1053 |                                                                              1088 |                                                                              1120 |                                                                              1152 |
| Uttaranchal                                                                       |                                                                             11482 |                                                                             11779 |                                                                             12065 |                                                                             12348 |                                                                             12642 |
| Haryana                                                                           |                                                                             29219 |                                                                             30015 |                                                                             30851 |                                                                             31679 |                                                                             32513 |
| Delhi                                                                             |                                                                             25178 |                                                                             25969 |                                                                             26735 |                                                                             27561 |                                                                             28387 |
| Rajasthan                                                                         |                                                                             70987 |                                                                             72825 |                                                                             74725 |                                                                             76655 |                                                                             78604 |
| Uttar pradesh                                                                     |                                                                            201319 |                                                                            206088 |                                                                            210958 |                                                                            215931 |                                                                            221000 |
| Bihar                                                                             |                                                                            103711 |                                                                            106435 |                                                                            109274 |                                                                            112180 |                                                                            115123 |
| Sikkim                                                                            |                                                                               445 |                                                                               465 |                                                                               496 |                                                                               525 |                                                                               561 |
| Arunachal pradesh                                                                 |                                                                              1035 |                                                                              1064 |                                                                              1087 |                                                                              1125 |                                                                              1143 |
| Nagaland                                                                          |                                                                              1768 |                                                                              1805 |                                                                              1854 |                                                                              1890 |                                                                              1935 |
| Manipur                                                                           |                                                                              1899 |                                                                              2022 |                                                                              2097 |                                                                              2169 |                                                                              2250 |
| Mizoram                                                                           |                                                                              1837 |                                                                              1919 |                                                                              1985 |                                                                              2063 |                                                                              2114 |
| Tripura                                                                           |                                                                              2574 |                                                                              2623 |                                                                              2715 |                                                                              2790 |                                                                              2871 |
| Meghalaya                                                                         |                                                                              2879 |                                                                              2943 |                                                                              3025 |                                                                              3099 |                                                                              3168 |
| Assam                                                                             |                                                                             37880 |                                                                             38834 |                                                                             39787 |                                                                             40721 |                                                                             41713 |
| West bengal                                                                       |                                                                            108394 |                                                                            110972 |                                                                            113581 |                                                                            116230 |                                                                            118910 |
| Jharkhand                                                                         |                                                                             33961 |                                                                             34910 |                                                                             35860 |                                                                             36840 |                                                                             37824 |
| Orissa                                                                            |                                                                             50692 |                                                                             51829 |                                                                             52960 |                                                                             54136 |                                                                             55335 |
| Chattisgarh                                                                       |                                                                             27828 |                                                                             28529 |                                                                             29253 |                                                                             30014 |                                                                             30763 |
| Madhya pradesh                                                                    |                                                                             77888 |                                                                             79871 |                                                                             81901 |                                                                             84029 |                                                                             86124 |
| Gujarat                                                                           |                                                                             69660 |                                                                             71507 |                                                                             73382 |                                                                             75290 |                                                                             77205 |
| Daman                                                                             |                                                                               124 |                                                                               135 |                                                                               150 |                                                                               161 |                                                                               173 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                               |                                                                               206 |                                                                               219 |                                                                               238 |                                                                               252 |                                                                               268 |
| Maharashtra                                                                       |                                                                            116121 |                                                                            118906 |                                                                            121717 |                                                                            124584 |                                                                            127512 |
| Telangana                                                                         |                                                                             47620 |                                                                             48775 |                                                                             49983 |                                                                             51145 |                                                                             52334 |
| Andhra pradesh                                                                    |                                                                             70424 |                                                                             71970 |                                                                             73536 |                                                                             75086 |                                                                             76708 |
| Karnataka                                                                         |                                                                             85968 |                                                                             88126 |                                                                             90349 |                                                                             92560 |                                                                             94832 |
| Goa                                                                               |                                                                              1618 |                                                                              1652 |                                                                              1700 |                                                                              1735 |                                                                              1783 |
| Lakshadweep                                                                       |                                                                                27 |                                                                                28 |                                                                                28 |                                                                                31 |                                                                                32 |
| Kerala                                                                            |                                                                             57155 |                                                                             58139 |                                                                             59143 |                                                                             60162 |                                                                             61175 |
| Tamil nadu                                                                        |                                                                             88866 |                                                                             91184 |                                                                             93536 |                                                                             95944 |                                                                             98386 |
| Pondicherry                                                                       |                                                                              1577 |                                                                              1623 |                                                                              1679 |                                                                              1753 |                                                                              1823 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                         |                                                                               366 |                                                                               380 |                                                                               393 |                                                                               401 |                                                                               408 |
| Total                                                                             |                                                                           1392179 |                                                                           1426447 |                                                                           1461427 |                                                                           1496972 |                                                                           1533055 |