Centre approves Kolkata-based cancer institute at Rs.534 crore

The institute will cater to West Bengal, the northeast and other states.

The existing campus has only 200 beds with constraints of an old building and limited land resulting in a very high patient load, the statement said.

The new campus has been envisaged to meet the objectives of affordable and accessible tertiary-level care for treating cancer, it added.

"The new facilities will also address the current regional imbalance in the availability of tertiary care cancer facilities. Development of human resources in various fields of cancer treatment will also receive a much needed impetus," it said.