Lok Sabha Question No. 3447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Eye Banks
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3447 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2020

## EYE BANKS

## 3447. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of functional Eye Banks in the country along with number of cornea collection received during the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has set any target for collection of donated eyes annually under the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual impairment, if so, the details thereof along with the number of donated eyes collected during the said period, Stat /UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has faced any difficulties/constraints in achieving the target, if thedetails thereof;
- (d) whether as per the National Program me forControl of Blindness (NPCB) only less than 50 per cent donated eyes collected are utilized for corneal transplantation, if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same and the corrective steps taken in this r gard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Gover nment  has  created  adequate infrastructure  for  carrying  out  corneal transplantation, if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps tak n n this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& (b): As per the information furnished by States/UTs under the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI), a statement showing the number o functional eye banks including eye donation centres, State/UT - w ise,  is given at Annexure - I.

The details of annual targets set for collection of donated eyes/corneas under NPCB&VI the  achievements  thereof  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (2016 - 17,  2017 - 18, 2018- 19 and 2019 - 20), State/UT - wise, is given at Annexure - II.

(c) : The constraints in achieving the targets for donated eyes/cornea collection in the include  lack  of  awareness,  myths  surrounding  eye  donation  and  inadequate  eye  banki facilities.

(d) : As per the data reported by States/UTs under NPCB&VI, on an average 40 - 50 percent donated eyes/corneas are utilized for corneal transplantation annually. The donated eyes/ are  assessed  by  eye  surgeons  prior  to  corneal  transplantation  for  its  suitabi lity  for  optical keratoplasty.  Not all the collected corneas are found suitable for corneal transplantati of various medical reasons, like poor quality of collected corneas due to age of the do -existing degeneration/diseases etc. Donated corneas, not found suitable for corneal transplantation, are utilized either for therapeutic keratoplasty or for study, training purposes.

The following corrective steps have been taken under NPCB&VI to improve utilizatio rate of donated corneas:

1. Recurring grant to eye banks for transportation, storage and collection of donated corn
2. Non - recurring grant to eye banks in public sector to meet the cost of ophthalmic equi and instruments,
3. Free  supply  of  short  term  and  long  term  cornea preservation  and  storage  medium  to Government eye banks,
4. In- service training to eye surgeons in eye banking and Keratoplasty,
5. Training to para medical ophthalmic assistants in  enucleation of donated eyes/corneas.

(e) : The following steps have been taken under NPCB&VI for creating adequate infrastructure for carrying out corneal transplantation:

1. Non - recurring grant to Eye Banks in public sector to meet the cost of identified oph equipments and instruments,
2. Provision of non - recurring grant to Regio nal Institutes of Ophthalmology and Government Medical Colleges to meet the cost of identified ophthalmic equipments for setting up Bank and Corneal transplantation Centres.

## ANNEXURE-I

Statement showing number of functional Eye Banks/Eye Donation Centres in the Country, State/UT - wise (as on 11.03.2020)

| S.No.   | States/UTs                |   No. of functional Eye Banks/Eye Donation Centres |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                                  0 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            |                                                 14 |
| 3       | ArunachalPradesh          |                                                  0 |
| 4       | Assam                     |                                                  5 |
| 5       | Bihar                     |                                                  4 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh              |                                                  5 |
| 7       | Chandigarh                |                                                  3 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                                  0 |
| 9       | Daman & Diu               |                                                  0 |
| 10      | Delhi                     |                                                 10 |
| 11      | Goa                       |                                                  1 |
| 12      | Gujarat                   |                                                 30 |
| 13      | Haryana                   |                                                  6 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          |                                                  2 |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                                  0 |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 |                                                  7 |
| 17      | Karnataka                 |                                                 30 |
| 18      | Kerala                    |                                                 13 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep               |                                                  0 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            |                                                 40 |
| 21      | Maharashtra               |                                                 74 |
| 22      | Manipur                   |                                                  1 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 |                                                  0 |
| 24      | Mizoram                   |                                                  1 |
| 25      | Nagaland                  |                                                  0 |
| 26      | Odisha                    |                                                  3 |
| 27      | Puducherry                |                                                  3 |
| 28      | Punjab                    |                                                 21 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 |                                                  6 |
| 30      | Sikkim                    |                                                  0 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                |                                                 38 |
| 32      | Telangana                 |                                                 12 |
| 33      | Tripura                   |                                                  1 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh             |                                                 35 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand               |                                                  1 |
| 36      | West Bengal               |                                                 14 |
|         | Total                     |                                                380 |

Statement showing targets under NPCBVI and collection of donated eyes/corneas during the last three years year, State/UT wise  (as on 11.03.2020)

| States               | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   | Collection of donated eyes   |
|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                      | Target                       | Achiev.                      | Target                       | Achiev.                      | Target                       | Achiev.                      | Target                       | Achiev.                      |
| Major States         | 2016-17                      | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                      | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | 2018-19                      | 2019-20*                     | 2019-20*                     |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 5000                         | 3454                         | 5000                         | 4143                         | 5000                         | 4961                         | 5500                         | 3947                         |
| Bihar                | 300                          | 75                           | 300                          | 71                           | 300                          | 127                          | 500                          | 120                          |
| Chhatisgarh          | 300                          | 334                          | 300                          | 378                          | 300                          | 360                          | 500                          | 318                          |
| Goa                  | 30                           | 12                           | 30                           | 4                            | 30                           | 4                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Gujarat              | 6500                         | 8447                         | 6500                         | 8057                         | 7000                         | 7921                         | 9000                         | 5760                         |
| Haryana              | 1500                         | 4397                         | 1500                         | 1876                         | 2000                         | 1424                         | 3000                         | 1533                         |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 200                          | 93                           | 200                          | 40                           | 200                          | 20                           | 300                          | 52                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 200                          | 0                            | 200                          | 55                           | 200                          | 64                           | 300                          | 0                            |
| Jharkhand            | 200                          | 12                           | 200                          | 38                           | 200                          | 25                           | 500                          | 44                           |
| Karnataka            | 3500                         | 3498                         | 3500                         | 5914                         | 3500                         | 5561                         | 6000                         | 4640                         |
| Kerala               | 1700                         | 1973                         | 1700                         | 2012                         | 1700                         | 2022                         | 2000                         | 1791                         |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 1000                         | 3710                         | 1000                         | 2414                         | 2000                         | 2315                         | 3000                         | 2321                         |
| Maharashtra          | 7000                         | 7514                         | 7000                         | 7560                         | 7000                         | 7323                         | 7500                         | 5492                         |
| Odisha               | 700                          | 1346                         | 700                          | 1344                         | 1500                         | 1563                         | 2000                         | 1106                         |
| Punjab               | 700                          | 1257                         | 700                          | 1274                         | 1500                         | 1517                         | 2000                         | 884                          |
| Rajasthan            | 1200                         | 1522                         | 1200                         | 1417                         | 1200                         | 1551                         | 1600                         | 1741                         |
| Tamilnadu            | 7000                         | 11204                        | 7000                         | 12349                        | 7000                         | 10504                        | 8000                         | 9334                         |
| Telangana            | 3400                         | 7638                         | 3400                         | 9953                         | 4000                         | 8058                         | 5000                         | 7699                         |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 1000                         | 857                          | 1000                         | 2051                         | 1500                         | 2541                         | 2500                         | 2143                         |
| Uttarakhand          | 500                          | 285                          | 500                          | 195                          | 500                          | 128                          | 500                          | 118                          |
| West Bengal          | 3000                         | 3794                         | 3000                         | 4011                         | 3000                         | 4281                         | 4000                         | 3494                         |
| North Eastern States |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Assam                | 400                          | 215                          | 400                          | 313                          | 400                          | 334                          | 400                          | 159                          |
| Manipur              | 100                          | 73                           | 100                          | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Meghalaya            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Mizoram              | 100                          | 102                          | 100                          | 80                           | 100                          | 105                          | 100                          | 64                           |
| Nagaland             | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Sikkim               | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Tripura              | 30                           | 6                            | 30                           | 4                            | 30                           | 2                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| UTs                  |                              | 0                            |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |                              |
| A &N Nicobar         | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Chandigarh           | 500                          | 1081                         | 500                          | 1169                         | 500                          | 1150                         | 500                          | 237                          |
| D&N Haveli           | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Daman & Diu          | 30                           | 2                            | 30                           | 2                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Delhi                | 3500                         | 3409                         | 3500                         | 3699                         | 3500                         | 4313                         | 4000                         | 2012                         |
| Lakshdeep            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 30                           | 0                            | 100                          | 0                            |
| Puducherry           | 200                          | 1399                         | 200                          | 1242                         | 500                          | 1175                         | 200                          | 963                          |
| Grand Total          | 50000                        | 67709                        | 50000                        | 71665                        | 55000                        | 69349                        | 70000                        | 55972                        |

*Note: -

1. Figures of achievement in the year 2019 - 20 is upto 11.03.2020