National Cancer Grid

• As ascertained from the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, the National Cancer Grid is envisaged to be a network of existing and future major cancer centres in the country created with the mandate of: 

1. Creating uniform standards of patient care across the length and breadth of country, bringing high quality cancer care to the doorsteps of patients. 
2. Augmenting human resource capabilities in cancer management in the country. 
3. Promoting collaborative research in cancer. 

• A proposal for financial assistance of Rs.378.47 crore has been received from Government of Maharashtra to establish a comprehensive Cancer Institute at Government Medical College and Hospital at Nagpur