THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)
(a) to (c) No, Sir. However, a proposal was received from the State Govt. of Karnataka for considering the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore as National Cancer Institute. There is no scheme under National Cancer Control Programme to declare any institute as National Cancer Institute. The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore has already been recognized as Regional Cancer Centre under the National Cancer Control Programme.