Eye camp organised in Jharkhand's Maoist-hit areas

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday inaugurated the third phase of the mega eye camp in Jharkhand's Maoist-hit areas at Giriwar High School of Palamu district.

By: Agencies | | Published: January 13, 2014 1:47 pm

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday inaugurated the third phase of the mega eye camp in Jharkhand’s Maoist-hit areas at Giriwar High School of Palamu district.

Bharti Kashyap, medical director and chief executive officer of KMEB, said: ‘The mega eye camp was organised in the school as part of efforts to obtain the target of reducing blindness rate in the country from 0.8 percent at present to 0.3 percent. For Jharkhand, the blindness rate at present is 1.4 percent. The programme was a milestone, aimed at reducing the blindness rate in the state to at least 0.8 percent, the current national average.’ (Read: Minister thinks of unique way to win over Maoists – organises eye camps)

Source: IANS

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Published : January 13, 2014 1:47 pm

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