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(A) State-wise BLINDNESS PREVALENCE IN INDIA

National Survey (2001-02) / Rapid Survey (2003-04)

HIGH PREVALENCE MEDIUM PREVALENCE LOW PREVALENCE

State Level of State Level of State Level of
Prevalence Prevalence Prevalence
Assam 3.05% Andhra Pradesh 1.42% Maharashtra 0.95%
Arunachal Pradesh 2.28% Jharkhand 1.41% Uttar Pradesh 0.94%
Haryana 1.89% Orissa 1.40% Bihar 0.78%
Karnataka 1.78% Manipur 1.38% Mizoram 0.78%
Chattisgarh 1.61% West Bengal 1.19% Tamil Nadu 0.78%
Jammu & Kashmir 1.61% Madhya Pradesh 1.16% Tripura 0.77%
Rajasthan 1.55% Delhi 1.13% Meghalaya 0.74%
Goa 1.52% Gujarat 1.07% Himachal Pradesh 0.70%
Nagaland 1.05% Sikkim 0.65%
Punjab 1.01% Kerala 0.56%

Source: NPCB, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India

INDIA - 1%

High Prevalence
>1.5%
Medium Prevalence
1% - 1.5%
Low Prevalence
<1%

Data not available

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(B) Cataract Surgical Rate (CSR)

Based on 2008-09 Performance

CSR = Cataract Surgeries done per million population

Note: Population considered is projected to 2008 as on 1st March, based on data of 2001.
Source: http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Projected_Population/Projected_population.aspx

INDIA CSR – 5,063

12 States / UTs have

CSR above National
Average

< 1,000 1,001 – 3,000 3,001 – 6,000

6,001 – 9,000 9,001 – 12,000 > 12,000

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Performance of Cataract Surgeries during 2008-09

Source: NPCB, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
S.N. State Projected
Target Total Population CSR
MAJOR STATES 2,008
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 550,000 582,318 82,180,000 7,086
2 BIHAR 150,000 154,817 93,823,000 1,650
3 CHHATTISGARH 100,000 97,040 23,646,000 4,104
4 GOA 3,000 2,628 1,628,000 1,614
5 GUJARAT 700,000 745,143 56,408,000 13,210
6 HARYANA 125,000 135,779 23,772,000 5,712
7 HIMACHAL PRADESH 30,000 27,012 6,550,000 4,124
8 JAMMU & KASHMIR 20,000 25,021 12,366,000 2,023
9 JHARKHAND 75,000 73,370 30,010,000 2,445
10 KARNATAKA 400,000 384,447 57,399,000 6,698
11 KERALA 100,000 118,093 34,232,000 3,450
12 MADHYA PRADESH 450,000 376,143 69,279,000 5,429
13 MAHARASHTRA 725,000 718,606 106,894,000 6,723
14 ORISSA 150,000 110,716 39,899,000 2,775
15 PUNJAB 180,000 170,572 26,591,000 6,415
16 RAJASTHAN 300,000 223,690 64,641,000 3,460
17 TAMIL NADU 650,000 650,092 66,396,000 9,791
18 UTTAR PRADESH 714,000 681,910 190,891,000 3,572
19 UTTRANCHAL 50,000 48,165 9,497,000 5,072
20 WEST BENGAL 325,000 302,315 87,869,000 3,441
Sub-total 5,797,000 5,627,877 1,083,971,000
NORTH EASTERN STATES
1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2,000 1,172 1,200,000 977
2 ASSAM 50,000 48,749 29,929,000 1,629
3 MANIPUR 2,000 1,723 2,627,000 656
4 MEGHALAYA 2,000 2,308 2,536,000 910
5 MIZORAM 3,000 2,397 980,000 2,446
6 NAGALAND 1,500 1,048 2,187,000 479
7 SIKKIM 800 690 594,000 1,162
8 TRIPURA 7,000 8,429 3,510,000 2,401
Sub-Total 68,300 66,516 43,563,000
UNION TERRITORIES
1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 1,200 657 411,000 1,599
2 CHANDIGARH 8,000 9,317 1,063,000 8,765
3 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 500 540 262,000 2,061
4 DAMAN & DIU 500 326 188,000 1,734
5 DELHI 100,000 92,580 17,076,000 5,422
6 LAKSHADWEEP 100 120 69,000 1,739

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7 PONDICHERRY 14,400 12,403 1,074,000 11,548

Sub-total 124,700 115,943 20,143,000
E.S.I. A.F.,C.R. 10,000
GRAND TOTAL 5,931,700 5,810,336 1,147,677,000

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