(a) whether a country-wide programme is being implemented to control blindness;
(b) if so, the details of progress made under the said programme in various States of the country, especially in Bihar;
(c) the details of funds allocated by the Government to each State including Bihar and the amount spent by them for the said purpose, so far; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government for proper implementation of the said programme?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The details of Cataract Operations performed during the last three
years under National Programme for Control of Blindness in the
country including the State of Bihar is enclosed as Annexure-I.
(c) The details of funds released under National Programme for Control of
Blindness State wise and expenditure reported by the State Government
is enclosed as Annexure-II.
(d) For the proper implementation of the programme the following strategies have been adopted:-
1. Strengthening of District Blindness Control Society/State Blindness Control Society in each District/State.
2. Decentralization of recurring grant to Eye Banks/Eye Donation Centres.
3. Imparting training to eye surgeons in modern cataract surgery and other specialized techniques.
4. Setting up of vision centers in rural areas at Primary Health Centres.
5. Enhancing capacities for eye care services in public sectors for providing assistance to hospital at various levels. 6. Screening of school children for detection of refractive errors and providing free glass to poor children. 7 Performing cataract operations with 80% IOL implantation.
Sl.No. State 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 Target Achv. Target Achv. Target Achv. MAJOR STATES 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 350000 404002 350000 443091 400000 457069 2 BIHAR 140000 63927 140000 87876 100000 86182 3 CHHATITISGARH 80000 56451 80000 64196 80000 84388 4 GOA 7000 5294 7000 5497 7000 5913 5 GUJARAT 400000 436740 400000 449234 450000 490205 6 HARYANA 110000 90665 110000 104375 110000 75239 7 HIMACHAL PRADESH 16000 16226 16000 18343 16000 14059 8 JAMMU & KASHMIR 13000 11553 13000 10712 13000 7663 9 JHARKHAND 70000 29544 70000 28054 70000 30000 10 KARNATAKA 220000 244699 220000 263613 250000 239802 11 KERALA 90000 83345 90000 79696 100000 74127 12 MADHYA PRADESH 240000 224049 240000 233870 250000 220646 13 MAHARASHTRA 420000 480356 420000 519561 500000 537256 14 ORISSA 130000 81619 130000 82652 130000 80712 15 PUNJAB 160000 122670 160000 133376 160000 137270 16 RAJASTHAN 220000 188747 220000 226829 230000 260033 17 TAMIL NADU 400000 371559 400000 452650 440000 478826 18 UTTAR PRADESH 450000 551516 450000 567718 450000 466147 19 UTTRANCHAL 100000 34703 100000 37105 60000 34641 20 WEST BENGAL 220000 233382 220000 249895 220000 181028 TOTAL 3836000 3731047 3836000 4058343 4036000 3961206 NORTH EASTERN STATES 1 ARUNACHAL PR. 1000 532 1000 664 1000 776 2 ASSAM 45000 20889 45000 23063 45000 9809 3 MANIPUR 2000 722 2000 553 2000 604 4 MEGHALAYA 2000 824 2000 1283 2000 827 5 MIZORAM 800 733 800 796 800 859 6 NAGALAND 500 400 500 429 500 365 7 SIKKIM 1000 376 1000 253 1000 241 8 TRIPURA 8000 8270 8000 8098 8000 5186 TOTAL 60300 32746 60300 35139 60300 18667 UTs 1 A & NICOBAR 500 530 500 693 500 739 2 CHANDIGARH 5500 5560 5500 6320 5500 5748 3 D & N HAVELI 330 500 330 250 330 2 4 DAMAN & DIU 350 372 350 372 350 305 5 DELHI 80000 73391 80000 79994 80000 60764 6 LAKSHADWEEP 20 8 20 87 20 1 7 PONDICHERRY 7000 7397 7000 9969 7000 9885 TOTAL 93700 87758 93700 97685 93700 77444 E.S.I. 10000 5582 10000 6442 10000 4950 A.F.,C.R. GRAND TOTAL 4000000 3857133 4000000 4197609 4200000 4062267 # = Provisional National Programme for Control of Blindness Expenditure to State/ UTs as Cash, Kind GIA to DBCS/ SBCS/ NGOs During 2002-03 (Rs. In lakhs) S. States/UTs Cash Grants GIA to DBCS/ Kind Total Total Exp. No. SBCS/ NGOs Release Release Exp. Release Exp. 1 Andhra Prad 523.30 262.00 211.06 244.43 100.46 834.82 606.89 2 Bihar 41.30 0.00 91.50 32.53 25.17 157.97 57.70 3 Chhatisgarh 37.80 28.03 70.00 102.45 57.43 165.23 187.91 4 Goa 5.00 7.80 0.00 1.31 5.52 10.52 14.63 5 Gujarat 41.60 10.30 127.48 155.67 62.37 231.45 228.34 6 Haryana 12.80 60.70 0.21 49.80 32.35 45.36 142.85 7 Himachal Prad 8.00 1.14 23.22 24.08 22.89 54.11 48.11 8 Jammu & Kash 8.00 69.07 26.14 9.89 32.65 66.79 111.61 9 Jharkhand 20.10 0.00 64.03 16.19 34.44 118.57 50.63 10 Karnataka 42.90 27.63 308.53 118.34 16.87 368.30 162.84 11 Kerala 10.00 9.67 93.12 88.25 50.10 153.22 148.02 12 Madhya Prad 177.80 238.00 362.90 145.04 126.59 667.29 509.63 13 Maharashtra 201.50 82.48 191.50 94.00 234.15 627.15 410.63 14 Orissa 123.80 103.28 169.00 148.26 32.00 324.80 283.54 15 Punjab 14.10 0.00 50.04 8.17 125.11 189.25 133.28 16 Rajasthan 125.40 77.76 305.00 188.81 96.53 526.93 363.10 17 Tamilnadu 425.43 251.97 1076.48 1385.86 151.12 1653.03 1788.95 18 Uttar Pradesh 383.57 185.37 494.94 616.26 184.69 1063.20 986.32 19 Uttaranchal 35.00 41.30 65.00 79.17 15.02 115.02 135.49 20 West Bengal 40.30 13.60 182.27 45.12 82.55 305.12 141.27 TOTAL 2277.70 1470.10 3912.42 3553.63 1488.01 7678.13 6511.74 NORTH EASTERN STATES 1 Arunachal Pr. 4.00 19.53 10.12 20.55 2.10 16.22 42.18 2 Assam 5.35 3.81 30.27 27.32 0.08 35.70 31.21 3 Manipur 4.00 0.00 11.85 0.17 4.28 20.13 4.45 4 Meghalaya 4.00 11.41 11.84 6.22 9.28 25.12 26.91 5 Mizoram 9.35 5.61 18.32 8.68 4.05 31.72 18.34 6 Nagaland 4.00 4.00 16.62 7.35 2.60 23.22 13.95 7 Sikkim 4.50 3.00 15.74 0.00 0.32 20.56 3.32 8 Tripura 6.00 23.34 21.51 18.27 12.37 39.88 53.98 TOTAL 41.20 70.70 136.27 88.56 35.09 212.56 194.35 UTs 1 A & N Island 1.50 0.00 0.00 1.90 0.09 1.59 1.99 2 Chandigarh 1.50 2.28 5.00 4.06 3.57 10.07 9.91 3 D&N Haveli 1.50 0.38 1.50 3.34 1.16 4.16 4.88 4 Daman & Diu 3.00 0.00 1.00 1.60 0.97 4.97 2.57 5 Delhi 0.00 20.51 21.34 18.74 0.96 22.30 40.21 6 Lakshadeep 1.50 1.22 0.00 0.24 0.06 1.56 1.52 7 Pondicherry 1.50 3.90 0.00 0.31 0.54 2.04 4.75 TOTAL 10.50 28.29 28.84 30.19 7.35 46.69 65.83 Central Cell 525.06 525.06 GRAND TOTAL 2329.40 1569.09 4077.53 3672.38 1530.44 8462.43 7296.97 National Programme for Control of Blindness Expenditure to State/ UTs as Cash, Kind GIA to DBCS/ SBCS/ NGOs During 2003-04 (Rs. In lakhs) S.No. States/UTs Cash Grants GIA to DBCS/ SBCS/ Kind Total Total Exp. NGOs Release Release Exp. Release Exp. 1 Andhra Prad 261.30 15.00 335.92 253.23 99.51 696.73 367.74 2 Bihar 41.30 10.00 220.12 11.46 27.88 289.30 39.34 3 Chhatisgarh 9.77 10.00 116.00 121.16 60.59 186.36 191.75 4 Goa -2.80 5.00 13.25 3.04 9.84 20.29 17.88 5 Gujarat 31.30 15.00 279.07 42.06 83.38 393.75 140.44 6 Haryana -47.90 10.00 77.76 17.39 60.14 90.00 87.53 7 Himachal Pr. 6.86 10.00 66.25 87.93 21.97 95.08 119.90 8 Jammu & Kash -61.07 10.00 59.25 2.43 25.25 23.43 37.68 9 Jharkhand 20.10 10.00 128.75 44.00 22.54 171.39 76.54 10 Karnataka 1.527 20.00 411.89 288.97 219.86 647.02 528.83 11 Kerala 0.33 10.00 167.98 128.68 75.63 243.94 214.31 12 Madhya Prad -60.20 15.00 386.82 221.43 55.34 381.96 291.77 13 Maharashtra 119.02 15.00 404.50 263.52 104.43 627.95 382.95 14 Orissa 20.52 15.00 248.25 815.97 38.93 307.70 869.90 15 Punjab 14.10 10.00 103.50 18.45 23.05 140.65 51.50 16 Rajasthan 47.64 15.00 238.75 289.86 74.26 360.65 379.12 17 Tamilnadu 173.46 15.00 1417.55 1314.80 62.74 1653.75 1392.54 18 Uttar Pr. 198.20 15.00 759.83 465.08 226.61 1184.64 706.69 19 Uttaranchal -6.30 10.00 87.50 54.17 41.13 122.33 108.30 20 West Bengal 26.70 15.00 303.75 45.22 67.24 397.69 127.46 TOTAL 807.60 250.00 5826.69 4488.85 1400.32 8034.61 6139.17 NORTH EASTERN STATES 1 Arunachal Pr. -15.53 4.00 10.63 6.54 19.41 14.51 29.95 2 Assam 1.54 10.00 89.50 26.48 7.59 98.63 44.07 3 Manipur 4.00 4.00 21.15 0.00 2.69 27.84 6.69 4 Meghalaya -7.41 4.00 14.90 8.68 14.49 21.98 27.17 5 Mizoram 3.74 4.00 13.38 14.03 7.75 24.87 25.78 6 Nagaland 0.00 4.00 10.50 11.89 0.68 11.18 16.57 7 Sikkim 1.50 3.00 6.25 0.00 7.11 14.86 10.11 8 Tripura -17.34 6.00 36.50 16.19 12.21 31.37 34.40 TOTAL -29.50 39.00 202.81 83.81 71.93 245.24 194.74 UTs 1 A & N Islands 1.50 3.00 3.50 0.00 0.80 5.80 3.80 2 Chandigarh -0.78 3.00 6.38 1.23 10.20 15.80 14.43 3 D & N Haveli 1.12 2.00 3.50 3.25 2.37 6.99 7.62 4 Daman & Diu 3.00 2.00 3.50 0.23 0.21 6.71 2.44 5 Delhi -20.51 10.00 22.77 2.48 16.09 18.35 28.57 6 Lakshadeep 0.28 2.00 3.50 2.28 0.54 4.32 4.82 7 Pondicherry -2.40 1.50 6.38 2.03 5.22 9.20 8.75 TOTAL -17.79 23.50 49.53 11.50 35.43 67.17 70.43 Central Cell 214.70 214.70 GRAND TOTAL 760.31 312.50 6079.03 4584.16 1507.68 8561.71 6619.03 National Programme for Control of Blindness Expenditure to State/ UTs as Cash, Kind GIA to DBCS/ SBCS/ NGOs During 2004-05 (Rs. In lakhs) S.No. States/UTs Cash Grants GIA to DBCS/ SBCS/ Kind Total Total Exp. NGOs Release Release Exp. Release Exp. 1 Andhra Prad 21.50 -6.50 252.98 312.94 37.67 312.34 358.11 2 Bihar 0.00 10.00 17.00 2.87 16.62 33.62 29.49 3 Chhatisgarh 10.00 0.00 175.00 141.93 35.24 220.24 177.77 4 Goa 2.68 2.32 3.00 0.00 2.79 8.47 5.11 5 Gujarat 15.00 0.00 293.47 303.00 110.26 418.73 413.26 6 Haryana 0.00 10.00 99.84 32.63 47.41 147.25 90.04 7 Himachal Pr. 0.00 10.00 0.00 3.22 91.64 91.64 104.86 8 Jammu & Kash 14.82 -4.82 0.00 0.51 38.95 53.77 34.64 9 Jharkhand 0.00 10.00 67.00 32.29 1.35 68.35 43.64 10 Karnataka 23.23 -3.23 396.18 425.32 5.51 424.92 427.60 11 Kerala 7.46 2.54 115.44 114.54 14.38 137.28 131.46 12 Madhya Prad 15.00 0.00 581.63 706.50 33.29 629.92 739.79 13 Maharashtra 12.86 2.14 271.62 165.68 32.60 317.08 200.42 14 Orissa 4.80 10.20 105.67 246.60 68.19 178.66 324.99 15 Punjab 0.00 10.00 0.00 1.06 11.63 11.63 22.69 16 Rajasthan 0.00 15.00 350.00 386.61 16.51 366.51 418.12 17 Tamilnadu 0.00 15.00 997.82 988.31 16.82 1014.64 1020.13 18 Uttar Pradesh 0.00 15.00 406.18 489.00 228.82 635.00 732.82 19 42.74 -32.74 32.00 29.73 29.73 2.14 76.88 -0.87 20 West Bengal 0.00 15.00 11.49 142.38 73.14 84.63 230.52 TOTAL 170.09 79.91 4176.32 4525.12 884.96 5231.37 5489.99 NORTH EASTERN STATES 1 Arunachal Pr. 10.05 -6.05 37.50 34.72 4.15 51.70 32.82 2 Assam 0.00 10.00 17.52 8.35 19.53 37.05 37.88 3 Manipur 0.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 3.94 3.94 7.94 4 Meghalaya 10.20 -6.20 35.00 20.44 1.89 47.09 16.13 5 Mizoram 9.35 -5.35 0.00 24.29 1.88 11.23 20.82 6 Nagaland 30.18 -26.18 0.00 0.00 4.75 34.93 -21.43 7 Sikkim 2.06 0.94 0.00 0.00 1.35 3.41 2.29 8 Tripura 28.03 -22.03 0.00 18.97 12.44 40.47 9.38 TOTAL 89.87 -50.87 90.02 106.77 49.93 229.82 105.83 UTs 1 A & N Island 0.00 3.00 1.00 1.20 0.33 1.33 4.53 2 Chandigarh 0.00 3.00 4.05 4.30 0.53 4.58 7.83 3 D&N Haveli 0.09 1.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 1.91 4 Daman & Diu 2.23 -0.23 0.00 0.00 0.19 2.42 -0.04 5 Delhi 2.33 -0.23 32.43 5.97 1.96 36.72 15.60 6 Lakshadeep 0.00 2.00 3.00 0.00 0.45 3.45 2.45 7 Pondicherry 4.10 -2.60 3.00 8.72 0.01 7.11 6.13 TOTAL 8.75 14.75 43.48 20.19 3.47 55.70 38.41 Central Cell 3203.21 GRAND TOTAL 268.71 43.79 4309.82 4652.08 938.36 8720.10 5634.23