chandigarh haryana got its first stateowned and staterun cancer diagnosis and treatment centre as haryana chief minister manohar lal khattar and rajya sabha mp and bjp president j p nadda dedicated atal cancer care centre at ambala cantonment to the public on mondaywhile the project has cost a total of rs 7212 crore approximately rs 44 crore has been spent on modern equipment other facilities including radiotherapist medical physicist rtt have also been made available at the centrevarious specialised posts surgical medical and radiation oncologist radiation physicistcumrso radiation therapy technologist and hr posts have been created besides opd ipd palliative care services would be provided to cancer patients a mammography unit has been started latest equipment like linear accelerator brachytherapy unit ct simulator have been installed which are not available even in pgims rohtakkhattar also sanctioned rs 36 crore for setting up of pet scan machine and spec machine for the centre the cm also announced the social security pension of rs 2500 per month for cancer patients thalassemia patients and hemophilia patients across the state the hospital will also be empanelled as ayushman listed hospital for the treatment of poorthe function was also attended by haryana home minister anil vij and mp rattan lal kataria nadda said with the help of it reforms the haryana government has curbed corruption and the state has become an example for the other states in the country in terms of taking digital initiatives