Archive · 31 May 2025
Tata Memorial Hospital Raises Funds for Cancer Survivor Scholarships
Tata Memorial Hospital is helping kids who beat cancer by giving them money for school.
They raised a lot of money, about 2.8 crore rupees, to help over 900 students.
These students are studying things like medicine and computer science.
The hospital wants to support these survivors as they get older and go back to normal life.
The program gives money for tuition and also helps them feel confident.
Most of the kids helped are from the area of Maharashtra.
Tata Memorial Hospital (TMC) raised Rs 2.8 crore via CSR funds for scholarships.
The funds support 918 childhood cancer survivors pursuing various courses.
In 2024-25, Rs 1.4 crore was raised to support 421 students.
The program assists survivors in reintegration and boosts their confidence.
The majority of beneficiaries are from Maharashtra.
- Who
- Tata Memorial Hospital (TMC) and childhood cancer survivors.
- What
- TMC raised Rs 2.8 crore for scholarships for childhood cancer survivors.
- When
- Over the last four years, with Rs 1.4 crore raised in 2024-25.
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To support the long-term well-being and reintegration into society of childhood cancer survivors.
- Amount Raised
- Rs 2.8 crore
- Beneficiaries
- 918 students
- Years Covered
- Last four years
- Students supported in 2024-25
- 421
- Childhood cancer cases in India annually
- 75,000
- Male survivors percentage
- 65%