Lok Sabha Question No. 2407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Incidence of Cervical Cancer
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Sajda Ahmed, Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH FEBRUARY, 2026

## INCIDENCE OF CERVICALCANCER

## 2407. DR. KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR: SMT. SAJDA AHMED:

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

- (a) the details of the reported incidence of cervical cancer in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) had attributed Human Papilloma Viruses (HPVs) 16 and 18 responsible for over 80 percent of the invasive cervical cancer cases in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the reasons for non-inclusion of the HPV vaccine under the Universal Immunization Programme so far?

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

(a) As per the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) - National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), the estimated number of incidence of Cervical Cancer in the country during 2021-2025, State/UT -wise is at Annexure I.

(b) & (c) Yes. 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 the prevention, control, and screening of common non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including three common cancers, through a populationbased initiative targeting individuals aged 30 years and above.

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. Further 297 District Day Care Cancer

Centre (DCCC) have been approved for the financial year 2025-26 to ensure cancer care accessibility at district hospital level.

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.

( d) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has initiated the capacity building exercise of medical and paramedical staff for the HPV Vaccine.

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| State/UT                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       2021 |                                                                                                       2022 | Year 2023                                                                                                  |                                                                                                       2024 |                                                                                                       2025 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                             |                                                                                                         70 |                                                                                                         71 | 72                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         72 |                                                                                                         73 |
| Ladakh                                                                                                     |                                                                                                          1 |                                                                                                          1 | 1                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          1 |                                                                                                          1 |
| Himachal pradesh                                                                                           |                                                                                                        301 |                                                                                                        303 | 304                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        306 |                                                                                                        307 |
| Punjab                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       1279 |                                                                                                       1288 | 1296                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       1305 |                                                                                                       1314 |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                 |                                                                                                         36 |                                                                                                         36 | 36                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         37 |                                                                                                         37 |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                |                                                                                                        460 |                                                                                                        465 | 469                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        474 |                                                                                                        479 |
| Haryana                                                                                                    |                                                                                                       1148 |                                                                                                       1163 | 1178                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       1193 |                                                                                                       1208 |
| Delhi                                                                                                      |                                                                                                        793 |                                                                                                        767 | 741                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        716 |                                                                                                        692 |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                  |                                                                                                       3852 |                                                                                                       3898 | 3945                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       3991 |                                                                                                       4038 |
| Uttar pradesh                                                                                              |                                                                                                      11054 |                                                                                                      11173 | 11292                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      11411 |                                                                                                      11530 |
| Bihar                                                                                                      |                                                                                                       7773 |                                                                                                       7892 | 8012                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       8131 |                                                                                                       8250 |
| Sikkim                                                                                                     |                                                                                                         23 |                                                                                                         23 | 23                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         24 |                                                                                                         24 |
| Arunachal pradesh                                                                                          |                                                                                                         35 |                                                                                                         35 | 36                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         36 |                                                                                                         36 |
| Nagaland                                                                                                   |                                                                                                        158 |                                                                                                        160 | 161                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        163 |                                                                                                        164 |
| Manipur                                                                                                    |                                                                                                        102 |                                                                                                        105 | 108                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        111 |                                                                                                        114 |
| Mizoram                                                                                                    |                                                                                                        134 |                                                                                                        138 | 141                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        144 |                                                                                                        147 |
| Tripura                                                                                                    |                                                                                                        192 |                                                                                                        195 | 198                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        201 |                                                                                                        204 |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                  |                                                                                                         87 |                                                                                                         88 | 89                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         90 |                                                                                                         90 |
| Assam                                                                                                      |                                                                                                       1750 |                                                                                                       1767 | 1784                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       1802 |                                                                                                       1819 |
| West bengal                                                                                                |                                                                                                       6300 |                                                                                                       6334 | 6368                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       6403 |                                                                                                       6437 |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                  |                                                                                                       2468 |                                                                                                       2501 | 2534                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       2567 |                                                                                                       2600 |
| Orissa                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       2978 |                                                                                                       2998 | 3018                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       3038 |                                                                                                       3057 |
| Chattisgarh                                                                                                |                                                                                                       1470 |                                                                                                       1487 | 1504                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       1522 |                                                                                                       1539 |
| Madhya pradesh                                                                                             |                                                                                                       4093 |                                                                                                       4145 | 4197                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       4249 |                                                                                                       4300 |
| Gujarat                                                                                                    |                                                                                                       2483 |                                                                                                       2436 | 2390                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       2345 |                                                                                                       2372 |
| Daman                                                                                                      |                                                                                                         11 |                                                                                                         11 | 11                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         11 |                                                                                                         12 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                        |                                                                                                         19 |                                                                                                         19 | 20                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         20 |                                                                                                         21 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                |                                                                                                       4848 |                                                                                                       4752 | 4658                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       4566 |                                                                                                       4600 |
| Telangana                                                                                                  |                                                                                                       3169 |                                                                                                       3185 | 3201                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       3217 |                                                                                                       3233 |
| Andhra pradesh                                                                                             |                                                                                                       4460 |                                                                                                       4476 | 4493                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       4509 |                                                                                                       4526 |
| Karnataka                                                                                                  |                                                                                                       5572 |                                                                                                       5607 | 5642                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       5677 |                                                                                                       5712 |
| Goa                                                                                                        |                                                                                                         58 |                                                                                                         56 | 55                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         53 |                                                                                                         54 |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                |                                                                                                          6 |                                                                                                          6 | 6                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          6 |                                                                                                          6 |
| Kerala                                                                                                     |                                                                                                       1642 |                                                                                                       1649 | 1655                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       1662 |                                                                                                       1668 |
| Tamil nadu                                                                                                 |                                                                                                       7902 |                                                                                                       8021 | 8142                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       8264 |                                                                                                       8389 |
| Puducherry                                                                                                 |                                                                                                        139 |                                                                                                        143 | 147                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        150 |                                                                                                        154 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                  |                                                                                                         32 |                                                                                                         32 | 32                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         32 |                                                                                                         32 |
| Total                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      76898 |                                                                                                      77426 | 77959                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      78499 |                                                                                                      79239 |