Lok Sabha Question No. 1017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Cornea Transplantation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Bhagwanth Khuba

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1017 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## CORNEA TRANSPLANTATI ON

## 1017. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  corneas  transplanted and  the  waiting  period  for  non -emergency transplant surgery during the last two years, State -wise ;
- (b) number of eye donations received during the last five years State - wise;
- (c) whether the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi (AIIMS - D), in collaboration with the  Indian  Institute  of Technology,  Delhi  (IIT -D)  have  explored to  use  drones to  transport corneas to hospitals for transplantation surgery in India;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to promote awareness about cornea transplantation?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Based on the reports furnished by State Governments/UT Administrations, a stateme showing number of donated corneas transplanted during the last two years under the Nat Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI), State/UT -wise, is given at Annexure -I.

Information  regarding  waiting  period  for  non - emergency  eye  transplant  surgery  is  not maintained under NPCB&VI.

- (b) : A statement showing number of d onated eyes collected during the last five years under NPCB&VI,State/UT - wise, is given at Annexure -II.
- (c) & (d) : As per the information, the project is in initial stage of discussion with Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT -D).

(e) : The following  steps  have  been  taken  under  NPCB&VI  to  promote  awareness  about cornea transplantation:

- Generating  mass  awareness  on  eye  health  including  corneal  transplantation  during following  annual  events  observed  all  over  the  country  under  the  programme .    The  major activities for public awareness on eye health include panel discussions, blind walks, competitions in schools, felicitation of the donor families during celebratory function
- Eye Donation Fortnight from 25 th August to 8 th September every year.
- World Sight Day on 2 nd Thursday of October every year.
- Information  Education  Communication  (IEC)  activities  to  educate  people  on  eye  heal including importance of eye donation through print and electronic media.
- Provision of a dedicated he lpline No.1919 (BSNL & MTNL users) automatically linked with the area eye banks in metro cities for providing the information on eye donation.
- Toll  Free  helpline  No.  1800 - 1- 4770    for  organ  donation  including  eye  donation  in  the country.
- Support  to  State s  for  appointment  of  eye  donation  counsellors  at  identified  eye  banks promote eye donation and corneal transplantation.
- Promoting  Hospital  Corneal  Retrieval  Programme  (HCRP),  where  attempts  are  made  to motivate  and  counsel  relatives  of  a  deceased  person in  Ho pital  for  Eye  Donation  by sensitizing them about corneal blindness and benefits of corneal transplantation.

## National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment

## State Wise Corneal Transplantation in 2017 - 18 and2018- 19

|                      | Corneal Transplantation   | Corneal Transplantation   |
|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| States               | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   |
| Major States         |                           |                           |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 2313                      | 3070                      |
| Bihar                | 64                        | 0                         |
| Chhatisgarh          | 136                       | 115                       |
| Goa                  | 2                         | 0                         |
| Gujarat              | 1871                      | 1716                      |
| Haryana              | 938                       | 303                       |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 30                        | 13                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 0                         | 0                         |
| Jharkhand            | 19                        | 15                        |
| Karnataka            | 2306                      | 999                       |
| Kerala               | 1298                      | 1447                      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 1592                      | 1576                      |
| Maharashtra          | 3846                      | 3813                      |
| Orissa               | 1049                      | 1195                      |
| Punjab               | 485                       | 948                       |
| Rajasthan            | 828                       | 0                         |
| Tamilnadu            | 5331                      | 4048                      |
| Telangana            | 2610                      | 214                       |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 1404                      | 1581                      |
| Uttarakhand          | 126                       | 62                        |
| West Bengal          | 1984                      | 1749                      |
| North Eastern States |                           |                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 0                         | 0                         |
| Assam                | 170                       | 147                       |
| Manipur              | 0                         |                           |
| Meghalaya            | 0                         | 0                         |
| Mizoram              | 53                        | 30                        |
| Nagaland             | 0                         | 0                         |
| Sikkim               | 0                         | 0                         |
| Tripura              | 4                         | 2                         |
| Union Territories    |                           |                           |
| A &N Nicobar         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Chandigarh           | 676                       | 698                       |
| D&N Haveli           | 0                         | 0                         |
| Daman & Diu          | 0                         | 0                         |
| Delhi                | 2006                      | 2538                      |
| Lakshdeep            | 0                         | 0                         |
| Pondicherry          | 276                       | 322                       |
| Grant Total          | 31417                     | 26601                     |

## National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment

## State wise  Cornea Collection from 2014 -15 to 2018 -19

| States               | Cornea Collection   | Cornea Collection   | Cornea Collection   | Cornea Collection   | Cornea Collection   |
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|                      | 2014-15             | 2015-16             | 2016-17             | 2017-18             | 2018-19             |
| Major States         |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 2628                | 3115                | 3454                | 4143                | 4961                |
| Bihar                | 24                  | 46                  | 75                  | 71                  | 0                   |
| Chhatisgarh          | 222                 | 282                 | 334                 | 378                 | 360                 |
| Goa                  | 8                   | 6                   | 12                  | 4                   | 4                   |
| Gujarat              | 9830                | 8436                | 8447                | 8057                | 7921                |
| Haryana              | 1458                | 3456                | 4397                | 1876                | 1424                |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 12                  | 0                   | 93                  | 40                  | 20                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 55                  | 64                  |
| Jharkhand            | 56                  | 42                  | 12                  | 38                  | 25                  |
| Karnataka            | 3938                | 3572                | 3498                | 5914                | 5561                |
| Kerala               | 1974                | 1922                | 1973                | 2012                | 2022                |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 1194                | 2208                | 3710                | 2414                | 2315                |
| Maharashtra          | 8286                | 7301                | 7514                | 7560                | 7323                |
| Orissa               | 832                 | 983                 | 1346                | 1344                | 1563                |
| Punjab               | 714                 | 773                 | 1257                | 1274                | 1104                |
| Rajasthan            | 1280                | 1267                | 1522                | 1417                | 1151                |
| Tamilnadu            | 11387               | 11919               | 11204               | 12349               | 10504               |
| Telangana            | 4466                | 6171                | 7638                | 9953                | 8058                |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 709                 | 827                 | 857                 | 2051                | 2541                |
| Uttarakhand          | 223                 | 207                 | 285                 | 239                 | 128                 |
| West Bengal          | 3667                | 2940                | 3794                | 4011                | 4281                |
| North Eastern States |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Assam                | 392                 | 394                 | 215                 | 313                 | 334                 |
| Manipur              | 134                 | 59                  | 73                  | 0                   | 0                   |
| Meghalaya            | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Mizoram              | 93                  | 127                 | 102                 | 80                  | 105                 |
| Nagaland             | 0                   | 2                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Sikkim               | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Tripura              | 4                   | 0                   | 6                   | 4                   | 2                   |
| Union Territories    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |
| A &N Nicobar         | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Chandigarh           | 415                 | 950                 | 1081                | 1169                | 1150                |
| D&N Haveli           | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Daman & Diu          | 8                   | 6                   | 2                   | 2                   | 0                   |
| Delhi                | 3571                | 3575                | 3409                | 3699                | 4313                |
| Lakshdeep            | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| Pondicherry          | 1232                | 1330                | 1399                | 1242                | 1175                |
| Grant Total          | 58757               | 61916               | 67709               | 71709               | 68409               |