The unique eye care program to run a mass screening program and distribute quality glasses to needy patients free of charge will last for 100 days at a cost close to Rs. 2000000000.
Updated: Tue, 11/29/22 at 02:16pm
Health Minister T Harish Rao (file photo).
Hyderabad: The second phase of the renowned Kanti Velugu program will be launched in Telangana on January 18, reaching 1.5 million people and distributing a staggering 5.5 million pairs of glasses to needy patients.
The unique eye care program to run a mass screening program and distribute quality glasses to needy patients free of charge will last for 100 days at a cost close to Rs. 2000000000.
The Telangana government has released the rupee.Health Minister T Harish Rao said on Tuesday that the 2 billion was used for the smooth implementation of the second phase of the Kanti Velugu scheme
“Kanti Velugu is the brainchild of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and it is the responsibility of the health sector to effectively implement this prestigious program. I urge all health workers in Telangana to come forward, do their best and implement this program properly , ” said Harish Rao on Tuesday while interacting with District Medical and Health Officers (DM&HO) from all over Telangana.
Of the 5.5 million pairs that will be distributed for free, 3 million are reading glasses and the remaining 2.5 million are prescription glasses designed to correct vision problems and to be worn around the clock. use.
Authorities are planning to implement the scheme on a larger scale compared to the first phase of the Kanti Velugu scheme. In the first phase of the mass eye screening programme, a total of 1.5 million people were screened, while 5 million pairs of glasses were provided free of charge.
In the second phase, the state health department plans to screen 1.5 million people and distribute 5.5 million pairs of glasses. In the second phase, the national health department will form 1,500 medical teams, compared with 827 in the first phase.
