Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute is a cancer care hospital and research institute and one of the 27 regional cancer centres in India.[2][3][4] It is located in Kolkata near Jatin Das Park metro station at Hazra More. It was formally inaugurated by Prof. Madam J.Curie on 2 January 1950, as Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital, named after Chittaranjan Das, who donated land and property for the cause.[2] This campus( first campus) also serves as a cutting-edge cancer research centre.[5]

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute
Geography
Location
  • 1st Campus:

37, S.P. Mukherjee Road,near Jatindas Park Metro Station and Hazra Crossing, Kolkata-700026;

  • 2nd (new campus):
DJ Block, Action Area I, Street Number 299, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°31′32.47″N 88°20′47.68″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated university
Services
StandardsRegional Cancer Centre
Beds660[1]
Speciality
History
OpenedJanuary 2, 1950 (1950-01-02)
Links
Websitewww.cnci.ac.in
ListsHospitals in India

Second campus

On 19 August 2020 the institute started its OPD services from its state of the art 460 bedded campus at Rajarhat.[6] The campus at Newtown was built under the Union Ministry of Health. The building is equipped with all the latest facilities for cancer treatment including nuclear medicine, endoscopy suite, modern brachytherapy units,[5] 650 beds (or 460 beds),[5][7] accommodations for relatives of patients, and for doctors. Rs 1,000 crore was spent for this project and it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 January 2022.[8] More than ₹530 crore has been spent, out of which around ₹400 crore have been provided by the Union government and the rest by the Government of West Bengal.[7][5]

References
  1. "Govt Review on the Working of CNCI, Kolata, During the Year 2OI8-19" (PDF). Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute Official Website". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  3. WHO India. Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Government of India. 'National Cancer Control Programme'. Archived 18 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Luthra, Swati (6 January 2021). "PM Modi to inaugurate second CNCI campus in Kolkata". Mint. New Delhi. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. "Central Government's Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) starts its OPD services from its new campus at Rajarhat, Kolkata". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. "PM Modi to virtually inaugurate second CNCI campus in Kolkata tomorrow". ANI. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "Narendra Modi: শুক্রবার শহরে 'হাজির' মোদী, করবেন ক্যানসার হাসপাতালের দ্বিতীয় ক্যাম্পাসের উদ্বোধন". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Kolkata. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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