PNG Minister inaugurates L V Prashad Centre for Rural Eye Health

In a significant development, the Indian Oil Corporation had offered an assistance of Rs. 2 crore to the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) as part of its CSR contribution for setting up the ‘Indian Oil Centre for Rural Eye Health’.

The Union Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the Centre on Thursday. The MOU was signed between the two in March last year.

The Indian Oil-(LVPEI) Center for Rural Eye Health (CREH) located at the LVPEI Bhubaneswar campus is designed to provide solutions to visual impairment in rural Odisha. This center will coordinate with the secondary and primary eye care centers under the LVPEI Community Eye Health and Outreach services.

OCL Eye Care Centre was also established at Rajgangpur, Rayagada and Berhampur aimed to serve the 5 lakhs population of the service delivery areas.