According to a media report, one of the top charitable trusts in the country, Tata Trusts has announced a big step in boosting cancer-related treatment in the country. Led by Ratan Tata, the charity has promised to donate almost a billion pounds along with other resources in a bid to boost the Central Government's initiative to develop cancer-care centres in five states.
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will soon have facilities on the lines of the Tata Memorial Hospital of Mumbai, that provides free or highly subsidised treatment in over 60 per cent of the cases. The monetary aid pledged by Tata Trusts will come in the form of internal infrastructure and medical equipment. Doctors and paramedical staff will be trained by Tata Memorial. The Trusts will acquire 23.5 acres land in Ranchi and the Indian Railways cancer institute and research centre will be upgraded in Varanasi. The Tirupati Balaji Temple Trust in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, will provide 25 acres for a new facility.
