Update on NPCBVI

396 Eye Banks Functional Across the Country, as Reported by States/UTs Cornea Collection Registers Steady Growth, Rising from 62,370 in 2022-23 to 69,848 in 2024-25 Posted On: 23 MAR 2026 12:43PM by PIB Delhi As per the information provided by various States/UTs a total of 396 Eye banks are functional across the Country. The number of cornea collected during 2022-23,2023-24 and 2024-25 are 62,370, 66,434 and 69,848 respectively The National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) provides for strengthening of eye banking and Cornea transplant services in the country. Under the programme, financial assistance is extended for infrastructure, development, procurement of equipment and training of ophthalmologists and eye bank technicians. It also supports promotion of eye donation activities and free supply of cornea storage medium to Government eye banks across the Country. The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. **** SR HFW/ Update on NPCBVI/20 March 2026/2 (Release ID: 2243765) Visitor Counter : 749 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Update on NPCBVI 396 Eye Banks Functional Across the Country, as Reported by States/UTs Cornea Collection Registers Steady Growth, Rising from 62,370 in 2022-23 to 69,848 in 2024-25 Posted On: 23 MAR 2026 12:43PM by PIB Delhi As per the information provided by various States/UTs a total of 396 Eye banks are functional across the Country. The number of cornea collected during 2022-23,2023-24 and 2024-25 are 62,370, 66,434 and 69,848 respectively The National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) provides for strengthening of eye banking and Cornea transplant services in the country. Under the programme, financial assistance is extended for infrastructure, development, procurement of equipment and training of ophthalmologists and eye bank technicians. It also supports promotion of eye donation activities and free supply of cornea storage medium to Government eye banks across the Country. The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. **** SR HFW/ Update on NPCBVI/20 March 2026/2 (Release ID: 2243765) 396 Eye Banks Functional Across the Country, as Reported by States/UTs<br/><br/>Cornea Collection Registers Steady Growth, Rising from 62,370 in 2022-23 to 69,848 in 2024-25" /> <span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">As per the information provided by various States/UTs&nbsp; a total of&nbsp; 396&nbsp; Eye banks are functional&nbsp; across the Country.&nbsp; The number of cornea collected&nbsp; during 2022-23,2023-24 and 2024-25 are 62,370, 66,434&nbsp; and 69,848&nbsp; respectively</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">The&nbsp; National Programme for Control of Blindness &amp; Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) provides&nbsp; for&nbsp; strengthening&nbsp; of eye banking and Cornea transplant services in the country. Under the programme, financial assistance is extended for infrastructure,&nbsp; development, procurement of equipment and training of ophthalmologists and eye bank technicians. It also supports promotion of eye donation activities and free supply of cornea storage medium to&nbsp; Government eye banks across the Country.</span></p> <p style="margin-right:-2.3pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">Shri. Prataprao Jadhav</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px"> stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">****</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">SR</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">HFW/ Update on NPCBVI/20 March 2026/2</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; 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