PM Modi inaugurates Second Campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute- Know in 5 points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Second Campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata through video conferencing on January 7, 2022. The inauguration event was also attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. 

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

— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2022

While addressing the inaugural ceremony, PM Modi revealed that India has reached the historic milestone of administering 150 crore vaccines today. He 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."

PM Modi also said that the government has reduced the cost of knee implants, which has especially benefited senior citizens. "This has helped in an annual reduction of Rs 1,500 crore, helping the citizens. The PM National Dialysis Programme has helped 12 lakh poor with free dialysis," said PM  Modi.

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 pic.twitter.com/vt6W7aBQcq

— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "We constructed 43 new multi-super specialty hospitals, 16 mother and child centres. We have administered vaccine doses with record zero wastage, but we need more vaccines as 40% population still remains unvaccinated."

Top 5 things to know about the Second Campus of CNCI 

1. The second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute has been built at a cost of over Rs 530 crore, out of which Rs 400 crore was provided by the centre and the remaining was provided by the West Bengal government in a 75: 25 ratio.

2. The second campus has a 460-bed comprehensive cancer centre unit with cutting-edge technology and infrastructure.

3. The campus is expected to aid in cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment and care. 

4. It has modern facilities like Nuclear Medicine (PET), 3.0 Tesla MRI, endoscopy suite, modern brachytherapy units, 128 slice CT scanner and Radionuclide therapy unit.

5. The campus is expected to work as an advanced cancer treatment and research facility and provide comprehensive care to cancer patients.