Health Minister Arti Singh Rao : In a major move to enhance eye care and prevent avoidable blindness, Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister Arti Singh Rao will inaugurate the ‘Ujjawal Drishti Haryana Abhiyan’ tomorrow. This statewide campaign is focused on providing free spectacles to school students and near vision correction for citizens aged 45 and above.
As part of the drive, more than 1.4 lakh spectacles will be distributed simultaneously across 22 District Hospitals, 50 Sub-Divisional Hospitals, and 122 Community Health Centres—making it one of the largest initiatives of its kind in the country. The programme aligns with the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) and is backed by a dedicated state government budget.
The campaign also includes eye screening for around 21 lakh students across 14,267 , with a plan to offer free spectacles to 40,000 students found in need. Furthermore, citizens over 50 years of age will be screened for cataracts, and free surgeries will be provided through both government and NGO-run hospitals.