Question : Setting up of New Cancer Hospitals

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

(a) whether the Union Government has made/carried out any assessment to find out the number and present status of cancer patients in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to open new cancer care centres/hospitals in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government has sought proposals/ or has received proposals from the States/UTs for opening new cancer care hospitals; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): As per the National Cancer Registry Programme(NCRP) of Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR), the estimated incidence of cancer cases during the years 2017-19, State/UT wise is at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e): To enhance the facilities for tertiary care of cancer, the Central Government is implementing Strengthening of Tertiary Care for Cancer Scheme, under which setting up of 19 State Cancer Institutes (SCIs) and 20 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCCs) have been approved. The list of such approved SCIs/TCCCs in the country is at Annexure-II. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) in its meeting held on 28.02.2019 had approved the continuation of the Scheme till year 2020 only with 35 SCIs/TCCCs and setting up of 4 more indentified SCIs including these institutions. In addition, following Cancer Centres under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India are operational across the country :
1. Maharashtra
(I) Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Parel, Mumbai
(II) Advance centre for treatment and Research in Cancer (ACTREC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
2. Andhra Pradesh
(I) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (HBCH&RC), Visakhapatnam
3. Uttar Pradesh
(i) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH) , Varanasi
(ii) Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (MPMMCC), Varanasi
4. Punjab
(i) Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH), Sangrur
5. Assam
(i) Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati

Further, Oncology is also one of the focus areas in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Setting up of National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar in Haryana and strengthening of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, are also steps in the same direction.