MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. C.P. THAKUR)
(a)to(g): A statement is laid on the table of the Lok Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 325 FOR 12.12.2001.
(a) & (b)Time trend analysis of the data from
population-based cancer registries over the last
decade shows a small but significant increase in the
overall incidence of cancer in the urban Cancer
Registries, among both men and women.
Based on the data from Population based Cancer
Registries under the National Cancer Registry
Programme of ICMR, an estimated 20 lakhs cancer
cases exist in the country at any given point of
time. However, the State-wise distribution of
cancer cases in India is not available.
As far as TB is concerned, the number of TB
cases reported under National TB Control Programme
have been more or less static during last few years.
A statement indicating the State wise details of new
sputum positive cases detected and put on treatment
under National TB Control Programme during the last
three years is annexed.
(c) In the Government Hospitals and Medical
Colleges supported by the Central Government and
Government supported Regional Cancer Centres, a
large number of poor patients are either being
treated free of cost or at nominal charges for
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involved in
cancer treatment. In addition to above, this
Ministry has a scheme namely National Illness
Assistance Fund under which financial assistance is
provided to people living below the poverty line
suffering from serious diseases including Cancer.
As far as TB is concerned, under the National
TB Control Programme, 100% requirement of anti-TB
drugs is met by the Centre. All drugs in Revised
National Tuberculosis Control Programme areas and
drugs for sputum positive cases in rest of the
country are supplied as commodity assistance and for
sputum negative cases, cash assistance is provided.
(d) No such shortage has been reported.
(e) to (g): This Ministry is giving great emphasis
in implementation of the National Cancer Control
Programme of which research is an important part.
Under the National Cancer Control Programme,
assistance is provided for spreading awareness,
diagnosis, treatment, research, etc.
Under the Programme, Government has started the
following schemes for early detection of, creating
awareness about and treatment of cancer:-
(i) Upgradation of Regional Cancer Centres in various States/UTs
(ii) Development of Oncology Wing in identified Hospitals attached to Medical Colleges.
(iii) Setting up of Cobalt Therapy facilities in various parts of the country.
(iv) District Cancer Control Programme to provide
services for prevention and early detection of
cancer, training of existing medical and para-medial
staff of the concerned district and palliative
treatment to terminally ill patients.
(v) Financial assistance to NGOs for early detection and awareness activities.
Tuberculosis Research Centre, Chennai under
ICMR is already engaged in research activites. To
achieve a cure rate of 85% of new sputum positive
cases and to detect at least 70% of such cases,
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
(RNTCP) using the DOTS strategy, is being
implemented in the country in a phased manner.
About 440 million population has already been
covered under the strategy under which more than 8
out of 10 cases are being successfully treated as
compared to less than 4 out of 10 in the earlier
programme. Under Revised National Tuberculosis
Control Programme, it is envisaged to cover 500
million population by 2002 and 800 million
population by 2004.
ANNEXURE
statement SHOWING THE STATE WISE NUMBER OF NEW SPUTUM POSITIVE TB CASE DETECTED AND PUT ON
TREATMENT DURING THE YEAR 1998-99 TO 2000-01 UNDER NATIONAL TB CONTROL PROGRAMME
S.No Name of the 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 State/U.T.
1 Andhra 24799 24892 28,562
Pradesh
2 Arunachal 415 414 410
Pradesh
3 Assam 1966 209 2,059
4 Bihar 2334 6980 -
5 Goa 316 515 485
6 Gujarat 59814 34911 30,981
7 Haryana 5674 9226 7,761
8 Himachal 302 512 -
Pradesh
9 Jammu &
Kashmir 1769 533 830
10 Karnataka 20511 20244 26,133
11 Kerala 3084 - 704
12 Madhya Pr. 16782 23683 25,037
13 Maharashtra 52220 64966 63,797
14 Manipur 1150 1012 1,385
15 Meghalaya 340 508 665
16 Mizoram 226 299 336
17 Nagaland 528 643 314
18 Orissa 6526 12106 4,480
19 Punjab 10817 9783 10,670
20 Rajasthan 14934 22953 23,584
21 Sikkim 336 417 409
22 Tamil Nadu 29971 25756 24,533
23 Tripura 616 981 5,555
24 U.P. 57347 65596 62,802
25 West Bengal 6964 15595 3,721
26 A & N 251 210 265 Islands
27 Chandigarh 130 23 14
28 D & N 0 187 182 haveli
29 Daman & Diu 0 153 170
30 Delhi 0 26911 10,413
31 Lakshadweep 0 0 5
32 Pondicherry 1798 1303 1,436
TOTAL 321920 371521 337,698
+ Not reported.
