Cancer Centres across the Country

Cancer Centres across the Country

The Government of India is implementing “Strengthening of Tertiary Care Cancer facilities Scheme” to assist States/UTs in setting up of State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) in different parts of the country. Till date, proposals for setting up of 16 SCIs and 20 TCCCs have been approved, including one SCI in Odisha. State/UT wise list is given below.

27 Regional Cancer Centres were also set up under the erstwhile National Cancer Control Programme. Oncology in its various aspects has focus in case of new AIIMS and many upgraded institutions under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). Setting up of National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar (Haryana) and second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata has also been approved. All these will enhance the capacity for prevention and treatment of cancer in the country.

Refusal to Admit CGHS Beneficiaries by Private Hospitals

Government has received some complaints in this regard. As and when such complaints are received, Show Cause Notice is issued to erring hospital and in case of unsatisfactory explanation from the hospital, suitable action is taken as per terms of empanelment, which includes penalty of 15% of Performance Bank Guarantee or even suspension of empanelment. Vide circular No. Z 15025/ 46/2019/ DIR/ CGHS dated 25th June 2019, Nodal Officers appointed by CGHS require to carry out surprise/random check of empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres to ensure their compliance with the terms and conditions of empanelment and to examine the complaints against the hospitals and diagnostic centres. The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.