iarmsIARMSIARMS2709-3255https://doi.org/10.47310/iarms.2020.v01i01.012Study of Availability of Various Financial Assistance Programmes for Cancer Patients and Identification of Bottlenecks in The Implementation of These Programmes at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of North IndiaAbasKhanFarooqAJanHaroonRashidArshidManzoorNajmiImtiyazAhmedWaniCancer is the second leading cause of death and disability around the world. More number of people now die of cancer than from all cases of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria put together. Households with a cancer patient experienced significantly higher Out of Pocket (OOP) expenditure per capita as compared with households having a non-cancer patient. The likelihood of experiencing Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE) in case of cancer was 160% more than for any other disease in India. In our study of Cancer patients, 20% patients had received government financial assistance in retrospective study and only 10% patients in prospective study. Majority of the patients had received financial assistance from Cancer Treatment Management Fund for Poor (CTMFFP) scheme followed by Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund (HMCPF). It was observed that lack of awareness was the major reason for not availing assistance.