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Thiruvananthapuram: In a landmark welfare initiative, the Kerala government on Thursday announced free travel for all cancer patients on buses operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation ( KSRTC ) up to the Super Fast category. This fresh announcement comes at a time when the Economic Review of the State in 2024 reported that cancer is one of the major Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in Kerala.

It further revealed that cancer deaths among males in the state were much higher in comparison to the national average. Kerala is soon going to have its local body polls, while the Assembly elections will take place in April/May next year. The announcement was made in the Assembly by Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Ku

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