The lV Prasad Eye Institute (lVPEI) opened its second rural eye centre in the State at Pitamahal in Rayagada on Monday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Naraindas and Morbai Budhrani Eye Centre, which is established at a cost of Rs 4 crore. Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, State Planning Board Deputy Chairman N Bhaskar Rao, ST and SC Development Minister lalbihari Himirika and MP Jhina Hikaka were present.
The JK Center for Tribal Eye Health is an integral part of the eye centre in Rayagada. Both are equipped with desired medical equipments and well trained staffs to deliver equitable comprehensive eye care services on a sustainable basis, said lVPEI founder Dr Gullapalli N Rao.