A financial assistance of Rs 2.22 crore has been provided to 215 cancer patients under the Chief Minister's Cancer Relief Fund in Fatehgarh Sahib district. The money has been transferred to the account of the institutions where these patients are getting treatment. Deputy Commissioner Arun Sekhri said this while presiding over a meeting of the District Health Society at the district administrative complex here today. He is also the Chairman of the District Health Society. He said patients suffering from the dreaded disease were given financial assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh each so that they could go in for better treatment. He said the government was also setting up cancer treatment units at government medical college hospitals. Cancer-screening campaign had also been launched to detect cancer at early stage. The government was committed to eradicate cancer in the state, he added. He directed the Health Department officials to ensure proper medical facilities and medicines to the patients and warned if any doctor was found negligent in duty, he would not be spared. Sekhri said health camps would be organised for children up to 18 years of age. The government would also provide free treatment for 38 diseases. He said Rs 8.5 lakh had been provided for the purpose in the first phase. The DC said urban primary health centres would be set up in Fatehgarh Sahib and Mandi Gobindgarh under various Central Government-sponsored health schemes. One centre would be set up at Fatehgarh Sahib, while Mandi Gobindgarh would get two such centres. He said 32 Asha workers would be recruited for Mandi Gobindgarh, while and 14 such recruitments would be made for Fatehgarh Sahib.