PM Narendra Modi inaugurates second campus of Kolkata’s Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present at the inauguration ceremony of the second campus of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata via videoconferencing on Friday (January 7, 2022). West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was also present at the event. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also attended the inauguration ceremony of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute pic.twitter.com/f1DSWmavmC

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"The second campus of CNCI has been built in line with the Prime Minister`s vision to expand and upgrade the health facilities in all parts of the country. CNCI was facing a heavy load of cancer patients and a need for expansion was being felt for some time. This need will be fulfilled through the second campus," a statement issued by the Prime Minister`s Office said.

During the inauguration ceremony, PM Modi revealed that India has reached the historic milestone of administering 150 crore vaccines today.

PM Modi said, “Out of the entire eligible population, over 90% of India's population has at least got one dose. In just 5 days, over 1.5 crore children aged between 15-17 have been given a dose.” 

“The govt has also reduced the cost of knee implants, & that has especially benefited our senior citizens. This has helped in annual reduction of Rs 1,500 crore, helping the citizens. The PM National Dialysis Programme has helped 12 lakh poor with free dialysis,” PM Modi added.

Here are some of the interesting facts about the second campus of CNCI: 

- The second campus of CNCI has been built at a cost of over Rs 530 crore. 

- Around Rs 400 crore was provided by the Union government and the rest by the West Bengal government in the ratio of 75:25, the PMO said.

- The campus is a 460-bed comprehensive cancer centre unit with cutting-edge infrastructure for cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment and care. 

- It is equipped with modern facilities like Nuclear Medicine (PET), 3.0 Tesla MRI, 128 slice CT scanner, Radionuclide therapy unit, endoscopy suite, modern brachytherapy units etc.

- The campus will also work as an advanced cancer research facility and provide comprehensive care to cancer patients, especially those from eastern and northeastern parts of the country, it said.