ABSTRACT

National Programme for Control of Blindness - Implementation of various schemes and allocation of funds - Strengthening of Eye Care Infrastructure during 2002-2003 - Establishment of Eye Donation Centres in the 4 Medical Institutions with commodity assistance from Government of India - Administrative sanction - Orders Issued.

Health and Family Welfare (EAP3) Department

 

G.O. (2D) No.2                                                                                Dated 8-1-2003

Read:

1. From the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi letter Z. 15011 / 1 / 2002 / Ophth / BC, dated 17.5.2002.

2. From the Project Director, ( in charge), Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society Letter No. 18/ Soc1/2002, dated 5.12.2002.

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ORDER

In the letter first read above, Government of India allocated funds and fixed targets among others, for establishment of an Eye Donation Centres during 2002-2003 under National Programme for Control of Blindness. Towards the above Eye Donation Centres, Government of India shall provide Commodity assistance to the tune of Rs. 2.00 lakhs.

2. The Project Director, (in charge), Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society has forwarded and recommended the proposal of Director of Medical and Rural Health Services and Director of Medical Education and requested orders of Government. Accordingly Government direct that an Eye Donation Centres be established in the following Medical Institutions with commodity assistance from Government of India during 2002-2003 under National Programme for Control of Blindness.

Director of Medical and Rural Health Services side:-

1. Government District Headquarters Hospital, Kancheepuram

2. Government District Headquarters Hospital, Cuddalore

3. Government Taluk Hospital, Pollachi.

Director of Medical Education side:-

4. Government Medical College Hospital, Thoothukudi.

3. The Project Director (in charge), Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society is requested to take necessary action to get commodity assistance from Government of India for establishment of Eye Donation Centres well before the closure of the financial year 2002-2003 under National Programme for Control of Blindness in consultation with Director of Medical and Rural Health Services and Director of Medical Education.

4. The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services and Director of Medical Education are requested to take necessary steps for establishment of the above Eye Donation Centres in the Medical Institutions under their control to achieve performance targets fixed under National Programme for Control of Blindness during 2002-2003.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

 

TO

The Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Chennai-6.

The Director of Medical Education, Chennai-10

The Project Director, in charge, Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society, Chennai-8

The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai-6

The Accountant General, Chennai-18/35.

 

Copy to:

The Secretary to Government of India,

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-11.

 

FORWARDED / BY ORDER

SECTION OFFICER