PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CANCER TREATMENT CENTRES/ HOSPITALS UNDER TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE AND DAE
- Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, is a Grant-in-Aid institution under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and India's apex body for comprehensive cancer care, research and training.
- TMC has expanded into a hub-and-spoke pan-India network of 11 hospitals/institutions across 7 states, anchored by Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (est. 1941).
- Relevant for GS-II (Health/Welfare schemes) and GS-III (S&T — atomic energy applications); a recurring PIB Parliament-question topic.