NEW DELHI – The rising incidence of cancer in Punjab’s Malwa belt came in for a reference in the Lok Sabha today when the Shiromani Akali Dal MP from Ferozepur, Sher Singh Ghubaya, raised concern over the issue.
Ghubaya urged the Centre to foot the bill of cancer patients.
He said the poor Scheduled Caste population of the region could not afford the costly treatment. He also appealed to the Centre to set up health centres dedicated to cancer treatment in Malwa.
“Cancer has eaten into entire Malwa. I do not think there is any family in the region that has not been affected,” Ghubaya said during the Zero Hour.
He said Ferozepur had the second highest Scheduled Caste population in the country.
“We urge the Centre to help with the expenditure of cancer treatment of our people who are too poor to afford the treatment cost,” the MP said.
