Partner: Standard Chartered Bank and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
The Institute was chosen in 2008 to deliver 10 Vision centres across the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. By end March 2010, the ten vision centres were fully operational.
The Vision centres are distributed as follows
State |
District |
Location |
Connected to |
Patients seen |
Surgeries |
Spectacle sold |
Rajasthan |
Alwar |
|
|
|
|
|
Inaugrated |
July 2009 |
Thanagazi |
Alwar secondary Centre |
1173 |
104 |
171 |
|
April 2009 |
Rajgarh |
Alwar secondary Centre |
2419 |
257 |
477 |
|
October 2009 |
Kishangarh |
Alwar secondary Centre |
601 |
62 |
186 |
|
February2010 |
Kathumer |
Alwar secondary Centre |
130 |
16 |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haryana |
Mewat |
|
|
|
|
|
Inaugrated |
April 2009 |
Ferozepur Zhirka |
Alwar secondary Centre |
2056 |
89 |
614 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Uttar Pradesh |
Saharanpur |
|
|
|
|
|
Inaugrated |
April 2009 |
Rampur |
Subsequently upgraded to secondary hospital in March 010 |
4854 |
377 |
352 |
|
February 2010 |
Thanabhawan |
Rampur secondary hospital |
97 |
0 |
21 |
|
March2010 |
Gangoh |
Rampur secondary hospital |
33 |
0 |
3 |
|
April2009 |
Nakud |
Rampur secondary hospital |
1626 |
135 |
298 |
|
March 2010 |
Chilkana |
Rampur secondary hospital |
154 |
0 |
26 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
1040 |
2171 |
In recognition of the achievement and the cost savings made in the process, the consortium released funds for setting up additional 9 vision centres at the end of March 2010. These will be rolled out in the following year.