**Executive Summary**
This document outlines measures taken by the Department of Health and Family Welfare to prevent and control Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across India. It details the expansion of NCD prevention infrastructure, including the establishment of district NCD clinics, day care cancer centres, and community health centres. The document highlights the approval of additional district day care cancer centres for FY 2025-26 and the strengthening of preventive cancer care through wellness promotion.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD):**
* Provides technical and financial support to States and Union Territories.
* Focuses on infrastructure, human resource development, screening, early diagnosis, referral, treatment, and health promotion for NCDs.
* **Existing NCD Infrastructure:**
* 770 District NCD Clinics established.
* 364 District Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCC) established.
* 6,410 NCD clinics established at Community Health Centres.
* **Expansion of Cancer Care:**
* 297 additional District Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCC) approved for Financial Year 2025-26.
* Aims to enhance cancer care accessibility at the district hospital level.
* **Population-Based Screening Initiative:**
* Rolled out nationwide for prevention, control, and screening of common NCDs, including three common cancers.
* Targets individuals over 30 years of age for screening.
* **Preventive Cancer Care Enhancement:**
* Strengthened through wellness activities at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM) under Comprehensive Primary Health Care.
* National Health Mission (NHM) provides funds to States & Union Territories for awareness generation activities as per their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).
* **Identified Risk Factors for NCDs:**
* Based on the ICMR report “India: Health of the Nation's States" (2017).
* Includes behavioural, environmental, and metabolic factors such as air pollution, tobacco use, unhealthy diet, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar.
**Impact Analysis**
**States and Union Territories**
* **Impact:** Will receive technical and financial support for implementing NCD prevention and control measures, including the expansion of infrastructure and awareness activities.
* **Action Required:** Develop and implement Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) for awareness generation activities and to ensure cancer care accessibility at the district level.
**Citizens (especially those over 30 years of age)**
* **Impact:** Will benefit from increased accessibility to NCD screening, early diagnosis, referral, and treatment services, including enhanced preventive cancer care.
* **Action Required:** Participate in population-based screening initiatives and wellness activities promoted at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
Key Entities Referenced
National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD): A national program that provides technical and financial support for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, including strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, screening, diagnosis, referral, treatment, and health promotion.
Department of Health and Family Welfare: The government department responsible for implementing the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD).
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM): Healthcare facilities that promote wellness activities as part of Comprehensive Primary Health Care, strengthening the preventive aspect of cancer care.
National Health Mission (NHM): A mission under which funds are provided to States & Union Territories for awareness generation activities related to health, including NCD prevention.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): An organization that conducts research on health issues, including a report identifying causes and risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Measures Taken to Prevent Non-Communicable
Diseases
NP-NCD Expands Nationwide Network with 770 District NCD
Clinics, 364 Day Care Cancer Centres, and 6,410 CHC-Level
Clinics Established
297 Additional District Day Care Cancer Centres Approved for
FY 2025–26 to Expand District-Level Cancer Care Access
Preventive Cancer Care Strengthened through Wellness
Promotion at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs with NHM Support
for Awareness Activities
Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 4:38PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to States and
Union Territories under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non- Communicable
Diseases (NP-NCD). The programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource
development, screening, early diagnosis, referral, treatment, and health promotion for Non-Communicable
Diseases (NCDs).
Under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD), 770
District NCD Clinics, 364 District Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCC), and 6,410 NCD clinics at
Community Health Centres have been set up. Further 297 District Day Care Cancer Centre (DCCC) were
approved for the Financial Year 2025-26 to ensure cancer care accessibility at district hospital level.
A population-based initiative for the prevention, control and screening of common non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), including three common cancers, has been rolled out across the country. Under the
initiative, persons over 30 years of age are targeted for their screening for the common NCDs including
Cancer.
The preventive aspect of Cancer is strengthened under Comprehensive Primary Health Care through
Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM) by promotion of wellness activities. Under National Health Mission
(NHM), funds are provided to States & Union Territories for awareness generation activities as per their
Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report “India: Health of the Nation’s States”
(2017), the causes and risk factors associated with the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases
(NCDs) including cancer, diabetes and chronic kidney diseases have been identified through diseaseburden studies. The report highlights major behavioural, environmental and metabolic risk factors such as
air pollution, tobacco use, unhealthy diet, high blood pressure and high blood sugar which contribute to
these diseases.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written
reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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