Gwalior, On tuesday, Health Minister JP Nadda announced that a centre will set up a state level cancer care unit at a cost of Rs. 45 crore.

At the stone laying ceremony of super speciality block at government G R Medical College, Health Minister said, "a state-level cancer care unit will come up on the campus of government-run J A Hospital. The Centre is going to spend Rs 45 crore to set up the unit".

"The effective implementation of Indradhanush Mission has brought down infant and child mortality rate in MP," he added.

Besides Nadda, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan also addressed the function.