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HMCPF

Rastriya Arogya Nidhi - Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund
NationwideIndividualCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Health & Family WelfareOpen since 2009-01-01
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What this is

The scheme-component aims to provide financial assistance to poor patients living below the poverty line and suffering from cancer, for their treatment at 27 Regional Cancer Centers (RCCs).

In detail

Started in 2009, the scheme-component “Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF) under the "Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN)” implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, aims to provide financial assistance to Below Poverty Line cancer patients through support up to ₹2,00,000/- (₹5,00,000/- in emergencies) at Regional Cancer Centres.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must be living Below Poverty Line.
  • The applicant must be suffering from cancer.

> List of 27 Regional Cancer Centre(s):

  • Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal.
  • Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • Regional Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
  • Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre for Cancer Research & Treatment, Cuttack, Orissa.
  • Regional Cancer Control Society, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
  • Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Indian Rotary Cancer Institute (AIIMS), New Delhi.
  • R.S.T. Hospital & Research Centre, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
  • Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
  • Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar.
  • Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur.
  • Government Medical College & Associated Hospital, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
  • Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  • Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
  • MNJ Institute of Oncology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Pondicherry Regional Cancer Society, JIPMER, Puducherry.
  • Dr. B.B. Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
  • Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
  • Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar.
  • Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Trust & Research Institute (RCC), Bikaner, Rajasthan.
  • Regional Cancer Centre, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana.
  • Civil Hospital, Aizawl, Mizoram.
  • Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu.
  • Cancer Hospital, Agartala, Tripura.

What you get

Financial Assistance: Up to ₹2,00,000 per patient; up to ₹5,00,000 in emergency cases.

> Note:

  • _Individual cases, which require assistance of more than_ ₹5,00,000/- _will be sent to the Ministry for processing._- _The maximum financial assistance admissible under the Scheme will be ₹15,00,000/-_

List of the treatments under this scheme -

  • Radiation treatment of all kinds, including Radio Therapy and Gama Knife Surgery/GRT/MRT/Brachytherapy.
  • Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy with supportive medication, including hormonal therapy.
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation- Allogenic& Autologous
  • Diagnostic Procedures- including PET scan.
  • Surgery for operable malignant tumours.

Who is excluded

  • Central Govt./State Govt. /PSU employees are not eligible for financial assistance from the Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF).
  • Grant from HMCPF would not be used where treatment /facilities for cancer treatment are available free of cost.
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schemeNameRastriya Arogya Nidhi - Health Minister’s Cancer Patient FundmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2009-01-01myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry Of Health & Family WelfaremyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme