Under National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI), a Mission Mode Cataract Surgery campaign (Netra Jyoti Abhiyan) was launched (2022-2025) to clear backlog of eligible cataract cases by allotting yearly targets to each State and Union Territory.  For the FY-2022-23, a target of 75,00,000 cataract surgery was kept against which 83,44,824 cataract surgeries were done. This drive is a major step taken to reduce the prevalence of avoidable blindness to 0.25% by 2025.

The funds approved in State Programme Implementation Plan (SPIP) under NPCBVI for states of Telangana from FY 2015 -16 to 2022-23 is placed at Annexure-I.

Regular IEC activities/ awareness drives are part of NPCBVI program. In addition, major IEC activities are undertaken yearly on World Glaucoma Week, Eye Donation Fortnight and World Sight day throughout the country. These events highlight the need of healthy life style for prevention of avoidable blindness.  

Annexure-1

 

SPIP Approvals for National Program for Control of Blindness and Vision Impairment to the State of Telangana from FY 2015-16 to FY 2022-23

(Rs. in Lakh)

Financial Year	Amount
2015-16	1,520.00
2016-17	770.01
2017-18	1,447.45
2018-19	5,258.50
2019-20	1347.00
2020-21	1,757.64
2021-22	1,125.70
2022-23	1,993.50

Note:

• The above is as per FMR as submitted by the state and is provisional.

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prof. SP Singh Baghel, stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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HFW/PQ/Mission Mode Cataract Surgery done /01August2023/3

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