Question : ROLE OF NGOs IN BLINDNESS PREVENTION



(a) whether the Government have received any proposal from the State Governments to provide/release financial assistance/grant to Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs) engaged in implementation of Blindness Prevention Programme in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)

(a) & (b) Proposal received by Government of India duly recommended by the States are evaluated and those who qualify are funded under various schemes under National Programme for Control of Blindness. NGOs and Eye Banks in voluntary sector funded during the last three years are given at Annexure I & II respectively.

National Programme for Control of Blindness Statement showing names of NGOs who received GIA as per State-Wise

(Rs. in Lakhs) 
Sl. No. Name of NGO Amount
Andhra Pradesh 1 Ashoka Eye Hospital, Vishakapatnam, Andhra 7.000 Pradesh 2 Rotary Service Complex Trust, Poddatur/ 2.147 Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh 3 M. Ram Reddy Lions Eye Hospital, 17.000 Mehbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh 4 Nidadavole Lions Charitable Trust, West 6.857 Godavari, Andhra Pradesh 5 Rajavalli Radhyram Lions Eye Hospital, 17.750 Palkol, Andhra Pradesh 6 Rotary Netra (Vizag Mid Town Rotary 17.750 Charitable Trust, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) 7 Lions club of Suryapet Eye Hospital, 17.750 Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh 8 Smt. Rajeshwari Ramakrishna Eye Hospital, 11.000 Nidadavole, Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 1 Bhopal Eye Hospital Trust, Bhopal, Madhya 17.750 Pradesh 2 Bethesda Hospital Society, Chhatrapur, 17.750 Madhya Pradesh 3 Jabalpur Diocesan Social Service Society, 17.750 Mandla, Madhya Pradesh 4 Cristian Hospital Mungeli, Bilaspur, - Madhya Pradesh 4 Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital Trust, Bhopal, 17.750 Madhya Pradesh 5 Rathore Mission Hospital, District Sagar, 6.500 Madhya Pradesh Maharasht ra 1 Akot Rotary Charitable Sanstha, Akola, 7.330 Maharashtra 2 Lions Comprehensive Eye Care Foundation. 16.146 Miraj/ Sangli, Maharashtra 3 Jnana Prabhodini Medical Trust, Pune, 17.750 Maharashtra 4 Mahatama Gandhi Mission Hospital, New 4.500 Mumbai, Maharashtra 5 Telegaon General Hospital and Convalescent 17.750 Home, Pune, Maharashtra 6 Rotary Eye Care Trust, Sangamner, 12.500 Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 7 Kasturba Health Society, Wardha, 17.750 Maharashtra Orissa 1 Rotary Club of Cuttack Charitable Trust, 17.750 Cuttack, Orissa 2 ECOS Eye Hospital, Berhampur, Orissa 11.120 3 Antodaya Chetna Mandal, Mayurbanj, Orissa 17.750 4 Nysadri, Dhenkenal, Orissa 17.750 5 Services Centre for the Disabled, 17.700 Titilagarh, Bolangir, Orissa Rajasthan 1 Global Hospital & Research Centre, Mount 18.425 Abu, Rajasthan 2 Urmil Jyoti Sansthan, District Bikaner, 10.000 Rajasthan Tamil Nadu 1 Srikanchi Kamkoti Medical Trust, 17.750 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 2 K. G. Eye Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 14.500 Uttar Pradesh 1 Christian Hospital, Kasganj, Etah, Uttar 5.125 Pradesh 2 Moradabad Charitable Trust, Moradabad, 17.750 Uttar Pradesh 3 Khairabad Eye Hospital, Kanpur, Uttar 17.750 Pradesh Karnataka 1 Karuna Trust, Chamrajnagar, Karnataka 8.875 2 Karuna Trust, B. R. Hills, District 8.875 Chamrajnagar, Karnataka Manipur 1 Muolvaiphei Rural Health Research Centre 12.500

(Manipuri)
State-wise details of Vos/NGOs engaged in implementation of National Programme For Control of Blindness
Rs. In Lakhs S. Name of NGO Grant Released Total No 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02
1 Eye Bank Association of 0.50 1.06 0.00 1.56 Kerala 2 Bangalore West Lions Eye 0.50 0.50 3.61 4.61 Hospital & Cornea Grafting Cebtre 3 Sankar Eye Society 0.50 0.54 0.53 1.57 4 Sri Kanchi Kamakoti 0.50 0.80 0.81 2.11 Medical Trust 5 Aravind Eye Hosp. & PG 0.00 0.55 4.03 4.58 Instt. of Ophth. 6 Distt. 324-A1, Lions Eye 0.00 0.50 1.79 2.29 Bank Trust 7 Gandhi Eye Hospital Trust 0.50 0.00 0.28 0.78 8 LM Shah Rotary Eye 0.50 0.00 1.43 1.93 Institute 9 Sankar Eye Bank 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.16 10 Venu Eye Institute 0.50 0.00 0.81 1.31 11 Swetcha Gora Eye Bank 0.45 0.00 0.63 1.08 12 Medical Care Centre trust 0.31 0.00 0.98 1.29 13 Priyadarshani Sewa 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 Sanstha 14 Shakti Netra Bank 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 15 Bharat Vikash parishad 2.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 16 Eye Bank Dhampur 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.50 Total 6.76 3.95 16.06 26.77