CHITTARANJAN NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

Jan. 7, 2022

Prime Minister Narenda Modi will inaugurate the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata.

About:

  • 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.

  • The second campus of CNCI has been built at a cost of over 530 crore rupees, out of which around 400 crore rupees have been provided by the Union government and rest by the West Bengal government, in the ratio of 75:25.

  • The campus 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 will provide comprehensive care to cancer patients especially those from Eastern and North-Eastern parts of the country.