Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-29
Subject: Cancer Treatment
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 99 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH APRIL , 2016 CANCER TREATMENT

## †*99. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

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

- (a) the number of people diagnosed with cancer during the last three years/year - wis ;
- (b) the percentage of cancer patients who have received complete treatment of during the above period;
- (c) the number of deaths reported due to cancer during the above period alon steps being taken by the Government to ensure comple te treatment for cancer patients;
- (d) whether the Government has taken cognizance of a private pharmaceutical c EMI scheme which ensures not only continuous treatment but also meets high medication; and
- (e) whether the Government propos es to replicate this scheme for the benefit of patients and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to ( e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 9 9* FOR 29 TH APRIL , 2016

(a) to (e): As per the data provided by National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Medical Research (ICMR), the estimated incidence and mortality due to Cancer in the c y for the last three years is as under:

|           |    2013 |    2014 |    2015 |
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|
| Incidence | 1086783 | 1117269 | 1148692 |
| Mortality |  478185 |  491598 |  505428 |

As  reported  by  ICMR,  as  per  NCDIR - NCRP  report  [Consolidated  Report  of  Hospital  Base Cancer Registries (HBCRs) for the years 2007- 11], the percentage of cancer patients who h received complete treatment in seven HBCRs for the duration 2007 to 2011 is 61.4%.

As per some reports, a pharmaceutical company is offering medicines for cance on EMI.

Health is a State subject.  However, Central Government supplements the effor State Governments for improving healthcare including for prevention, diagnosis and t Cancer. In addition to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular  Diseases  and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  being  implemented  under  National  He Mission  (NHM)  for  interventions  upto  the  district  level, t he  Government  of  India  under 'Strengthening of Tertiary Care of Cancer Scheme' is alsoassis ting the setting up/establishmen of State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) in differ the country.

The  Central  Government  Institutions  such  as  All  India  Institute  of  Medical Safdurjung  Hospital,  Dr  Ram Manohar  Lohia  Hospital,  PGIMER  Chandigarh,  JIPMER Puducherry, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata etc. provide facilities and treatment of cancer. The establishing of National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar an of  2 nd campus  of  Chittaranjan  National  Cancer  Institute,  Kolkata  has  also  been  a Oncology in its various aspects has focus in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded in under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).

The  treatment  of  Cancer  p atients  in  various  Government  Hospitals  is  either  fr subsidized both for the Central and State Government Hospitals. Further, to make cancer drugs available  at  discounted  prices, Affordable  Medicines  and  Reliable  Implants  for  Treatme (AMRIT) outlet has been opened at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi .Approval has  also  been  accorded  for  opening  of  such  outlets  at  6  new  AIIMS  and  major Government Hospitals. Moreo ver, M/s HLL Lifecare Ltd, which is a 100% Government of In owned PSU under this Ministry, has been directed to contact all States which may l AMRIT outlets in major State Government hospitals/institutions. As per the approval for setting up AMRIT outlets , the prices of the products are to be rea sonable and significantly lower than the market price.

The list of medicines specified in the National List of Essential Medicines (NL are included in the First Schedule of Drug Pricing Control Order (DPCO), 2013 als drugs used for the treatment of Cancer.  489 NLEM (drug formulations) medicines for w ceiling prices have been notified under DPCO, 2013, includes 47 anti - Cancer  medicines.    No person is authorized to sell any such formulation to any consumer at a price exceedi ling price fixed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).

Financial  assistance  to  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  patients  is lsoavailable  under  the Rashtriya  Arogya  Nidhi  (RAN).    Besides  this,  the  Health  Minister's  Cancer  Patient  Fund (HMCPF) within  the  Rashtriya  Arogya  Nidhi  has  been  set  up  in  2009  wherein  27  er Regional  Cancer  Centres  (RCCs)  are  provided  with  revolving  funds  to  provide  im financial assistance upto Rs.2.00 lakh to BPL Cancer patients.

The  above  initiatives  by  t he  Government  facilitate  the  reduction  of  out  of  po expenditure for Cancer patients as also completion of treatment.

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