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Government and hospital contacts
Only details printed on each organisation's own website. Checked October 2026. Numbers can change, so check the website before you call.
| Organisation | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) - Department of Health & Family Welfare Sets national health policy and runs the central schemes (PM-JAY, cancer funds) that pay for or support cancer care. | www.mohfw.gov.in Partly checked | |
| Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) India's apex medical research body; funds and runs cancer research and hosts the trial registry (CTRI). | 91-11-26588895 / 91-11-26588980 | www.icmr.gov.in Checked |
| CTRI - Clinical Trials Registry India Free public list of clinical trials in India; patients can search trials by cancer type, city and status. | ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/login.php Checked | |
| CDSCO - Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation National drug regulator; approves clinical trials and registers the ethics committees that protect trial patients. | PRO toll-free 1800 11 1454; 91-11-23236973; e-Gov helpdesk 011-23232918 | cdsco.gov.in/opencms/opencms/en/Home Checked |
| National Health Authority / Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Free hospital cover up to the scheme limit for eligible families, including cancer treatment at empanelled hospitals. | Beneficiary call centre 14555; missed call 1800 11 0770 | pmjay.gov.in Partly checked |
| Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF), under Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi One-time grant for poor (below poverty line) cancer patients treated at Regional Cancer Centres / Tertiary Cancer Centres / State Cancer Institutes. | main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/RAN_Guideline_2019.pdf Partly checked | |
| National Cancer Grid (NCG) Network of 300+ cancer centres led by Tata Memorial; helps patients find centres and get second opinions. | +91-22-24177000, Extn: 6889 | www.ncgindia.org Checked |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI), AIIMS - Jhajjar campus AIIMS New Delhi's large cancer hospital and research campus. | www.aiims.edu Partly checked | |
| Tele-MANAS (National Tele Mental Health Programme) Free 24x7 counselling line - useful for patients and caregivers coping with a cancer diagnosis. | 14416 or 1-800 891 4416 | telemanas.mohfw.gov.in Checked |
| AIIMS New Delhi - Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IRCH) Government cancer hospital of AIIMS (radiotherapy, medical and surgical oncology). | AIIMS OPD appointment by phone: 011-26589142; Board +91-11-26588500 / 26588700; | www.aiims.edu Partly checked |
| Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital Central government hospital with a medical oncology department. | EPABX +91-11-26730000, +91-11-26165060, +91-11-26165032, +91-11-26168336; Accide | vmmc-sjh.mohfw.gov.in Checked |
| Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), Parel India's leading government-funded cancer hospital (under Dept of Atomic Energy). | 24177000, 24177300, 24161413 | tmc.gov.in Checked |
| ACTREC (Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer), Kharghar Tata Memorial Centre's Navi Mumbai cancer hospital and research centre. | 6873 5000; +91-022-2740-5080 | actrec.gov.in Checked |
| Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) Karnataka government Regional Cancer Centre. | kmio.karnataka.gov.in Partly checked | |
| Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar Not-for-profit cancer hospital; NOT government - a public charitable trust. | Appointments 044-22209150 / 22350131 Ext 105/152/164/169/211 ; Emergency 2220 9 | cancerinstitutewia.in Checked |
| Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (with Madras Medical College) Tamil Nadu's main government teaching hospital, with oncology departments. | www.mmc.tn.gov.in Partly checked | |
| MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Centre Telangana government Regional Cancer Centre. | 040-23318422 / 414 / 424 / 23397000; Telefax 040-23314063 | www.mnjiorcc.in Partly checked |
| Basavatarakam Indo-American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute Cancer hospital run by a non-profit trust - NOT government. | Toll Free +1800-4253-6666; 040-23551235, 040-23556655, 040-2354 2120 | basavatarakam.org Checked |
| Delhi - Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY (Delhi) + Delhi Arogya Kosh Delhi Health Dept pages for PM-JAY in Delhi and Delhi Arogya Kosh (state fund for poor patients' treatment). | health.delhi.gov.in Partly checked | |
| Maharashtra - Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) State cashless hospital scheme (works with PM-JAY) covering listed cancer treatments. | Toll Free 155 388, 1800 233 2200 | www.jeevandayee.gov.in Partly checked |
| Karnataka - Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka (AB-ArK), run by Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST) State cashless hospital scheme (with PM-JAY) incl. cancer treatment. | Helpline 1800 425 8330; Arogya Mitra helpline 1800 425 2646; office 080 22536200 | arogya.karnataka.gov.in/sast Partly checked |
| Tamil Nadu - Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) State cashless insurance for low-income families, covering cancer procedures. | Toll-Free 1800 425 3993 | www.cmchistn.com Partly checked |
| Telangana - Aarogyasri (Aarogyasri Health Care Trust) State scheme giving cashless treatment for serious illnesses, incl. cancer, to poor families. | Office: 040-23547107, 8333817459, 8333817415, 8333815901 | aarogyasri.telangana.gov.in Partly checked |