The state well being division will begin the ‘Rashtriya Netra Jyoti Abhiyan’ cataract-blindness-free Maharashtra marketing campaign below the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) from Monday.

Under the marketing campaign over 1 lakh cataract surgical procedures will probably be carried out in Maharashtra, mentioned officers.

The particular cataract surgical procedure marketing campaign will probably be carried out between February 19 to March 4.

Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has urged residents to make the most of the marketing campaign and all cataract surgical procedures will probably be carried out freed from price.

The well being division has appealed to the residents to contact the toll-free quantity 104 for recommendation and details about the marketing campaign.

Under the marketing campaign Maharashtra has set a goal to carry out 27 lakh cataract surgical procedures in three years from 2022 to 2025, mentioned, Dr Kailas Baviskar, deputy director of well being companies.

Dr Baviskar mentioned, “The health department has provided infrastructure and state-of-the-art equipment for cataract surgery in all district-level as well as taluka-level hospitals. Under this campaign, the health department has made district-wise plans to perform 1 lakh surgeries. The responsibility has been decentralized to health officers and doctors at the district level.”

In the 12 months 2022-23, 112.51 per cent of the goal of cataract surgical procedure has been achieved within the state.

In 2023-24, 67.30 per cent of the entire goal cataract surgical procedure has been achieved until December 2023.