Summary:
While the Chief Minister is slated to launch the programme in his native Medak district, public representatives will launch the programme in their respective constituencies simultaneously. The Chief Minister reviewed the arrangements that are being made for the launch of the eye screening programme with senior officials of the Health Department on Monday. more-inChief Minister K.
Chandrasekhar Rao will formally launch the Kanti Velugu, a mega eye screening programme covering the entire population of the State, at Malkapur village in Medak district on August 15, coinciding with the Independence Day. In all, 812 teams would be deployed for conducting the eye camps in all the 12,751 villages across the State. It was decided to launch the programme PHC-wise in the rural areas while the camps would be held ward-wise in the urban areas..