Lok Sabha Question No. 1136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Rising Cancer Cases in India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH DECEMBER, 2025

## RISING CANCER CASES IN INDIA

## 1136 SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government is aware of the recent study conducted by the Global Cancer Observatory which reveals that India accounts for the third highest number of cancer cases globally during the last ten years;
- (b) if so, the details of cancer cases, State/UT-wise, year-wise;
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to address cancers, including breast and cervical cancer among women, which account for fifty one per cent, the highest proportion of cancer cases in the country;
- (d) the fixed timeline for introduction and implementation of the cervical cancer vaccine; and
- (e) the details of the comprehensive cancer mapping and the measures taken or proposed by the Union Government to strengthen early detection, screening and provision of affordable cancer treatment facilities across the country, including under schemes such as Ayushman Bharat and Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) ?

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

- (a) & (b): As informed by the Global Cancer Observatory, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the estimated incidence of cancer cases in India (14,13,316, rate of 98.5 per 100000) accounts for the third highest number of cancer cases after China (48,24,703, rate of 201.6 per 100000) and United States of America (23,80,189, rate of 367 per 100000).

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) -National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), the estimated number of incidence of all types of cancer cases in the country for the last ten years by States and Union Territories-wise is at Annexure.

- (c): 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 Non Communicable 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 National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NPNCD) has significantly strengthened service delivery across India. A robust infrastructure has been established, comprising 36 State NCD Cells, 753 District NCD Cells, 770 District NCD Clinics, 233 Cardiac Care Units, 364 District Day Care Centres, and 6,410 NCD Clinics at Community Health Centres.

A population-based initiative for prevention, control and screening for common NCDs i.e. diabetes, hypertension and common cancers (Oral, Breast and Cervical) has been rolled out as a part of Comprehensive Primary Health Care in the country under NHM. Screening of these common NCDs is an integral part of service delivery under Ayushman Arogya Mandir.

Under the 'Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer Facilities Scheme' 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) have been set up across the country. The National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar (Haryana) and the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata have been set up to provide advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities. Cancer treatment facilities have also been approved in all 22 new All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS).

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.

Fit India movement is implemented by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and various Yoga related activities are carried out by Ministry of AYUSH. In addition, NP-NCD gives financial support under NHM for awareness generation (IEC) activities for NCDs to be undertaken by the States/UTs as per their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).

(d): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has initiated the capacity building exercise of medical and paramedical staff for the cervical cancer vaccine.

(e): National NCD Portal has been rolled out by the Government of India in 2018 under NPNCD for NCD screening and management and ensuring continuum of care. This portal enables population enumeration, risk assessment and screening for five common NCDs (Hypertension, Diabetes, Oral, Breast & Cervical Cancer) of 30+ population.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides one-time financial assistance of up to Rs. 15 lakh under the Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF), a component of the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), for the treatment of poor patients suffering from cancer at Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs), Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs), State Cancer Institutes (SCIs), and other Government hospitals/institutes with cancer treatment facilities.

Treatment of major NCDs including cancer is available under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY). This scheme provides for Rs. 5 lakhs per family annually for secondary and tertiary care. Quality generic medicines for NCDs are made available at affordable prices to all, under 'Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) provides affordable medicines for treatment of various diseases including NCDs including cancer.

## Annexure

## Estimated Incidence of Cancer Cases in India (All Sites - Both Sexes) State/UT-wise: 2015 to 2024

| State/UT          | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 14864  | 15652  | 16480  | 17351  |  12396 |  12726 |  13060 |  13395 |  13744 |  14112 |
| Ladakh            | -      | -      | -      | -      |    279 |    286 |    294 |    302 |    309 |    318 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 7722   | 8029   | 8348   | 8679   |   8589 |   8799 |   8978 |   9164 |   9373 |   9566 |
| Punjab            | 31214  | 32474  | 33781  | 35137  |  37744 |  38636 |  39521 |  40435 |  41337 |  42288 |
| Chandigarh        | 1217   | 1274   | 1335   | 1398   |    994 |   1024 |   1053 |   1088 |   1120 |   1152 |
| Uttarakhand       | 11796  | 12381  | 12995  | 13640  |  11216 |  11482 |  11779 |  12065 |  12348 |  12642 |
| Haryana           | 29240  | 30611  | 32049  | 33558  |  28453 |  29219 |  30015 |  30851 |  31679 |  32513 |
| Delhi             | 19168  | 20015  | 20899  | 21821  |  24436 |  25178 |  25969 |  26735 |  27561 |  28387 |
| Rajasthan         | 79160  | 82836  | 86675  | 90686  |  69156 |  70987 |  72825 |  74725 |  76655 |  78604 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 233659 | 245231 | 257353 | 270053 | 196652 | 201319 | 206088 | 210958 | 215931 | 221000 |
| Bihar             | 123949 | 130628 | 137656 | 145051 | 101014 | 103711 | 106435 | 109274 | 112180 | 115123 |
| Sikkim            | 473    | 479    | 485    | 490    |    443 |    445 |    465 |    496 |    525 |    561 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1252   | 1272   | 1292   | 1313   |   1015 |   1035 |   1064 |   1087 |   1125 |   1143 |
| Nagaland          | 1294   | 1300   | 1309   | 1318   |   1719 |   1768 |   1805 |   1854 |   1890 |   1935 |
| Manipur           | 2916   | 2998   | 3082   | 3168   |   1844 |   1899 |   2022 |   2097 |   2169 |   2250 |
| Mizoram           | 1618   | 1652   | 1687   | 1723   |   1783 |   1837 |   1919 |   1985 |   2063 |   2114 |
| Tripura           | 2169   | 2199   | 2229   | 2260   |   2507 |   2574 |   2623 |   2715 |   2790 |   2871 |
| Meghalaya         | 3246   | 3311   | 3376   | 3442   |   2808 |   2879 |   2943 |   3025 |   3099 |   3168 |
| Assam             | 31474  | 31825  | 32177  | 32530  |  36948 |  37880 |  38834 |  39787 |  40721 |  41713 |
| West Bengal       | 103532 | 107906 | 112466 | 117220 | 105814 | 108394 | 110972 | 113581 | 116230 | 118910 |

| Jharkhand                 |   38947 |   40959 |   43071 |   45289 |   33045 |   33961 |   34910 |   35860 |   36840 |   37824 |
|---------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Odisha                    |   47666 |   49674 |   51763 |   53936 |   49604 |   50692 |   51829 |   52960 |   54136 |   55335 |
| Chhattisgarh              |   30239 |   31817 |   33477 |   35223 |   27113 |   27828 |   28529 |   29253 |   30014 |   30763 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |   85078 |   89315 |   93754 |   98403 |   75911 |   77888 |   79871 |   81901 |   84029 |   86124 |
| Gujarat                   |   70171 |   73551 |   77097 |   80820 |   67841 |   69660 |   71507 |   73382 |   75290 |   77205 |
| Daman & Diu               |     385 |     440 |     504 |     579 |     118 |     124 |     135 |     150 |     161 |     173 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |     457 |     497 |     542 |     591 |     186 |     206 |     219 |     238 |     252 |     268 |
| Maharashtra               |  127390 |  132726 |  138271 |  144032 |  113374 |  116121 |  118906 |  121717 |  124584 |  127512 |
| Telangana                 |   40177 |   41939 |   43784 |   45713 |   46464 |   47620 |   48775 |   49983 |   51145 |   52334 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |   55776 |   58072 |   60475 |   62978 |   68883 |   70424 |   71970 |   73536 |   75086 |   76708 |
| Karnataka                 |   70302 |   73511 |   76867 |   80381 |   83824 |   85968 |   88126 |   90349 |   92560 |   94832 |
| Goa                       |    1655 |    1726 |    1801 |    1881 |    1591 |    1618 |    1652 |    1700 |    1735 |    1783 |
| Lakshadwee p              |      82 |      89 |      96 |     104 |      27 |      27 |      28 |      28 |      31 |      32 |
| Kerala                    |   39672 |   42004 |   44566 |   47382 |   56148 |   57155 |   58139 |   59143 |   60162 |   61175 |
| Tamil Nadu                |   78512 |   80999 |   83554 |   86180 |   86596 |   88866 |   91184 |   93536 |   95944 |   98386 |
| Puducherry                |    1510 |    1596 |    1687 |    1783 |    1523 |    1577 |    1623 |    1679 |    1753 |    1823 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     415 |     429 |     443 |     458 |     357 |     366 |     380 |     393 |     401 |     408 |