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PM Modi to inaugurate 2nd campus of CNCI in Kolkata on 7 Jan | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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PM Modi to inaugurate 2nd campus of CNCI in Kolkata on 7 Jan | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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PM Modi to inaugurate 2nd campus of CNCI in Kolkata on 7 Jan | Daily Current Affairs Dose

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata, West Bengal on 7th January, 2022 via video conferencing.

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CNCI was facing a heavy load of cancer patients and a need for expansion was being felt for sometime. This need will be fulfilled through the second campus.

Background

The second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) has been built at a cost of over Rs 530 crore, out of which around Rs 400 crores have been provided by the Union government and rest by the West Bengal government, in the ratio of 75:25.

Facilities in 2nd campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) 

The campus is a 460 bedded comprehensive cancer centre unit with cutting edge infrastructure for cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment and care. The campus is equipped with modern facilities like Nuclear Medicine (PET), 3.0 Tesla MRI, 128 slice CT scanner, Radionuclide therapy unit, endoscopy suite, modern brachytherapy units etc. 

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The CNCI campus will also work as an advanced cancer research facility and will provide comprehensive care to cancer patients especially those from Eastern and North-Eastern parts of the country.

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic

  • Establishment of West Bengal: 26 January 1950
  • Capital city of West Bengal: Kolkata
  • Largest city of West Bengal: Kolkata
  • Total Districts in West Bengal: 23
  • Governor of West Bengal: Jagdeep Dhankhar
  • Chief Minister of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee (AITC)
  • Total Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal: Unicameral (294 seats)
  • Total Parliamentary constituency in West Bengal: Lok Sabha (42 seats) and Rajya Sabha (16 seats)
  • High Court of West Bengal: Calcutta High Court
  • Total Population of West Bengal (2011): 91,347,736
  • Official language of West Bengal: Bengali & English
  • Additional official language of West Bengal: Hindi, Nepali, Urdu, Odia, Santali, Punjabi, Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi, Kurmali, Kurukh and Telugu
  • Literacy of West Bengal (2011): 77.08%
  • Sex ratio in West Bengal (2011): 987 ♀/1000 ♂

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