(a) whether assistance has been provided to the NGOs to control blindness during the last three years and the current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from NGOs to enhance the assistance ;and
(d) if so, the reaction of the Union Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.
(c)&(d): The pattern of assistance under National Programme for Control of
Blindness has been revised and approved by the Cabinet Committee of Economic
Affairs for the Xth Plan. As per the revised pattern, Grant-in-aid to NGOs has
been revised as stated below:-
Scheme Old Pattern Revised Pattern of of Assistance (w.e.f. Assistance 1.10.04) Recurring Grant-in-aid for free cataract operations Rs.400 Rs.500 a. Conventional Surgery Rs.600 Rs.750 b. IOL Surgery Non-Recurring Grant-in- Rs.5 lakh Rs.10 lakh aid to Eye Banks Non-Recurring Grant-in- Rs.17.75 Rs.25 lakh aid to NGOs for Expansion lakh of Eye Care Facility National Programme for Control of Blindness Non-recurring Grant-in-aid to NGOs (Rs. in Lakhs) Year Sl. Name of NGO Amount No. 2002- 1 Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram, Vrindaban, District Mathura, Uttar 17.750 2003 Pradesh 2 Swamy Vivekanand Integrated Rural Health Centre, Pavagada. 10.650 3 Sri Sankardeva Nethralaya, Beltola, District Guwahati, Assam 17.750 4 Muolvaiphei Rural Health Research Centre, Churachandpur, Manipur 6.250 5 Sri Sankara Health Centre, Pammal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 15.000 Total 5 Total 67.400 2003- 1 National Society for Prevention of Blindness, Barielly, Uttar 5.400 2004 Pradesh 2 Indian Red Cross Society, Katwa, District Burdwan, West Bengal 9.000 3 Ramkrishna Mission, Kamarpukur, District Hoogli, West Bengal 17.750 4 Ramkrishna Mission, Luksnow, Uttar Pradesh 15.420 5 Mohan Thuse Netra Ruganalaya, Pune, Maharashtra 14.000 6 Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre, Laddakh, Jammu & Kashmir 4.500 7 Muolvaiphei Rural Health Research Centre, Churachandpur, Manipur 6.250 Total 7 Total 72.320 2004-05 1 Swamy Vivekanand Youth Movement, Mysore, Karnataka 17.750 2 Globe Eye Foundation, Bangalore, Karnataka 17.750 3 Shri Vivekanand Nursing Home Shrishivajinagar, Rahuri, 14.855 Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Total 3 Total 50.355 No. of 15 Grand Total 190.075 NGOs Eye Banks / Eye Donation Centres engaged in implementation of National Programme For Control of Blindness Amount Rs. In Lakhs Sl Name of Eye Banks 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Total Release No. Andhra Pradesh 1 Swetcha Gora Eye Bank, Vijawara, Andhra Pradesh 0.560 0.450 0.350 1.360 2 Khammam Eye Bank, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh 0.500 0.170 0.690 1.360 3 Smt. Vangoori Laxmamma National Eye Bank, 5.000 5.000 Secundrabad, Andhra Pd. Bihar 1 Priyadarshani Sewa Sanstha,Patna, Bihar - 0.120 0.120 Delhi 1 Venu Eye Institute,Shaikh Sarai, New Delhi 0.700 0.725 1.210 2.635 Gujarat 1 LM Shah Rotary Eye Institute, Navsari, Gujarat 1.505 1.670 3.175 2 Medical Care Centre Trust, Vadodra, Gujarat 0.910 1.400 2.000 4.310 3 Indian Red Cross Society, Bhavnagar District 5.000 5.000 Branch, Gujarat 4 Rajkot Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat 5.000 5.000 Haryana 1 Shakti Netra Bank, NIT,Faridabad, Haryana 0.213 0.263 0.338 0.814 Karnataka 1 Bangalore West Lions Eye Hospital & Cornea 3.525 4.135 4.675 12.335 Grafting Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka 2 Jayapriya Medical Eye Foundation, Hubli, 5.000 5.000 Karnataka Kerala 1 Eye Bank Association Kerala, Angamaly, Kerala 2.900 2.983 5.883 Maharashtra 1 Smt. Radhika Bai Meghe Memorial Medical Trust, 5.000 5.000 Wardha, Maharashtra 2 Lions Nab Eye Hospital Miraj, District Sangali, 5.000 5.000 Maharashtra 3 Mahatme Eye Bank & Eye Hospital, Nagpur, 5.000 5.000 Maharashtra 4 Akola Netradan & Netraropan Sanshodhan Kendra, 0.500 0.500 Akola, Maharashtra Nagaland 1 Woodland Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd., 0.500 0.500 Mokokchung, Nagaland Tamil Nadu 1 Sankara Eye Society, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu 0.695 0.960 1.655 2 Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust, Coimbatore, 1.000 0.995 1.995 Tamilnadu 3 Aravind Eye Hosp. & PG Instt. of Ophth., 2.180 2.986 3.170 8.336 Madurai, Tamilnadu 4 Distt. 324-A1, Lions Eye Bank Trust, Egmore, 1.890 2.145 1.868 5.903 Chennai, Tamilnadu 5 Sankar Eye Bank, Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu 0.218 0.230 0.448 6 C. U. Shah Eye Bank, Sankar Netralaya, Chennai, 5.000 4.405 9.405 Tamilnadu. 7 Arsan Eye Bank, Save Sight Foundation, Erode, 5.000 5.000 Tamilnadu 8 A. G. Eye Hospital, Trichirapalli, Tamilnadu 5.000 5.000 Uttar Pradesh 1 Gandhi Eye Hospital Trust, Aligarh, U. P. 0.755 0.255 1.010 West Bengal 1 Susrut Eye Foundation & Research Centre, 5.000 5.000 Kolkata, West Bengal Total 22.551 54.987 34.206 111.744