Lok Sabha Question No. 710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Homi  Bhabha Cancer Hospitals and Radiopharmaceutical Production Centres
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan, Smt. D K Aruna, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 710

ANSWERED ON   04.02.2026

## HOMI BHABHA CANCER HOSPITALS AND RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION CENTRES

710.     SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE SHRI P C MOHAN SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL SMT D K ARUNA SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI

## Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the current status and utilization of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)supported cancer care facilities including Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospitals and radiopharmaceutical production centres particularly in the State of Odisha;
- (b) the  details  and  extent  of  medical  device  sterilization  blood  irradiation  and  healthcare services enabled through electron beam and gamma irradiation facilities along with the details of institutions and industries benefitting therefrom particularly in Odisha;
- (c) the  details  of  recent  advancements  made  in  certified  reference  materials,  isotope enrichment and high-purity materials relevant for rare earths, semiconductors and strategic sectors along with the details of such facilities or collaborations operational or proposed particularly in Odisha; and
- (d) whether  these technologies are contributing to affordable cancer care,  improved healthcare, industrial self-reliance, Atmanirbhar Bharat and national security and if so, whether any new projects or additional budgetary support are proposed particularly in tribal and aspirational districts including the State of Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) under the Administrative control of Department of Atomic Energy expanded in seven states by establishing 11 Hospital/Institutions to provide the comprehensive cancer care at Mumbai, Kharghar-New Mumbai, Punjab, Varanasi, Vizag, Muzaffarupur  and  Guwahati.    TMC  created  the  facility  at  Khopoli  by  tapping  Indian

system  of  medicine  for  drug  discovery  and  for  cheaper  and  less  side  effective  drugs. Promotion of Indian and Traditional knowledge of Medicine. Cultivation and Conservation of Medicinal plants unique to India and a 200-bed state-of-the-art cancer hospital and research centre is being established at the NISER Campus, Jatni (Khurda district), Odisha.  The current status and the utilization are as follows:

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Hospital                                                        | City, State                   | Date of commissioning   |   Beds | No. of Patient Registered in 2025   | No. of surgeries performed in 2025   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | Tata Memorial Hospital                                                      | Mumbai, Maharashtra           | 1941                    |    650 | 35705                               | 43208                                |
|         2 | Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC)    | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra      | 2002                    |    500 | 8970                                | 12588                                |
|         3 | Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre (MPMMCC) at Varanasi        | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh       | 19/02/2019              |    394 | 25047                               | 4188                                 |
|         4 | Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital                                                 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh       | 01/05/2018              |    189 | 2684                                | 556                                  |
|         5 | Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital &Research Centre                                | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | 11/05/2023              |    210 | 9751                                | 4581                                 |
|         6 | Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital &Research Centre                                | New Chandigarh, Punjab        | 24/08/2022              |    300 | 10107                               | 4807                                 |
|         7 | Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital                                                 | Sangrur, Punjab               | 20/01/2015              |    150 | 7796                                | 1963                                 |
|         8 | Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI)                                      | Guwahati, Assam               | 27/11/2017              |    312 | 9810                                | 4273                                 |
|         9 | Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre                             | Muzaffarpur, Bihar            | 30/04/2025              |    107 | 7526                                | 1212                                 |
|        10 | Platinum Jubilee Block                                                      | Mumbai, Maharashtra           | Expected 31/03/2027     |    583 | --                                  | --                                   |
|        11 | Integrated Centre for Treatment, Research, and Education in Cancer (ICTREC) | Khopoli, Raighad, Maharashtra | Expected 27/06/2026     |     75 | --                                  | --                                   |
|        12 | Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital                                                 | Bhubaneswar, Odisha           | Expected 07/05/2026     |    200 | --                                  | --                                   |

- (b) There is no irradiation facility established by DAE for sterilisation of medical products in Odisha. There are two Gamma Irradiation Chamber unit in Odisha
- i. GC-5000  installed  in  'National  Institute  of  Science  Education  and  Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- ii. Blood Irradiator in 'IMS & SUM Hospital', Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- (c) Ferrocarbonatite (FC) is a proven source for REEs explored in large deposits in India. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), jointly with Atomic Minerals Directorate

for Exploration and Research (AMDER), has prepared Certified Reference Material (FC-CRM) for rare earth element (REE) required for development and validation of analytical methods, calibration of instruments and quality control. It certifies 13 REEs (Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Gd, La, Nd, Pr, Sc, Sm, Tb, Y and Yb) and 6 major elements (Al, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn and P) and is useful in exploration, extraction and process control in REE ore mining. The CRM is the 4th such CRM in the world and first in India.  BARC is producing  high-purity  gallium,  indium,  and  germanium  which  is  vital  for  use  in semiconductors  and  radiation  detectors  to  support  its  nuclear  power  programme. Further, requisite quality lutetium for radiopharmaceutical applications is also produced through isotope enrichment route. These CRM and lutetium based radiopharmaceutical development can be used by industries and hospitals respectively across the country including Odisha.

- (d) These  indigenously  developed  technologies  related  to  REEs  CRM  required  for exploration,  extraction  and  process  control  in  REE  ore  mining,  production  of radioisotope of requisite quality for medical applications especially in cancer care and production  of  high  purity  gallium,  indium,  and  germanium  are  likely  to  reduce  the dependency on imports in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. These materials are vital for major technology intensive sectors such as renewable energy, healthcare sector,  electronics,  radiation  detectors  for  self-reliance  in  nuclear,  healthcare  and industrial sector in the country including the state of Odisha. Presently, BARC does not have project proposal in the tribal and aspirational district in Odisha.

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