On January 18, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will launch the second phase of the State government’s ambitious Kanti Velugu program in Khammam.
The program will be launched by Chandrashekhar Rao in the presence of three Chief Ministers: Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi, and Bhagwant Mann, as well as former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
The district administration and health officials are preparing for the successful implementation of Kanti Velugu in Khammam and Kothagudem districts, with the Chief Minister scheduled to launch the program here.
From January 18 to June 20, 17.9 lakh people over the age of 18 will be screened and treated for eye-related complications in both districts. Ten lakh people will be screened in Khammam, and 7.90 lakh in Kothagudem.
Every day, 300 people in rural areas and 400 people in urban areas will be screened, according to officials. Each Kanti Velugu team will consist of one medical officer, one ophthalmologist, two ANMs, three ASHA workers, and one data entry operator.
A car and eye examination equipment will be provided to each team in order to organise eye examination camps in each village and municipal ward. Each person in the teams will be charged Rs 1500 per day for food and lodging, and Rs 1,000 will be released in advance to gram panchayats and municipalities to help them organise the eye camps.
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Kothagudem district Collector Anudeep Durishetty informed that 48 teams have been formed to conduct eye checkup camps in 481 villages across the district, with four buffer teams. Ophthalmologists and data entry operators have already received training. In the DM&HO office, a control room with the number 08744-246655 has been established.
Dr. B Malathi, Khammam District Medical and Health Officer (DM&HO), revealed that 55 teams have been formed to conduct camps in the district’s three municipalities, Khammam Municipal Corporation and 589 gram panchayats.
Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar, who met with Khammam and Kothagudem district officials to review the arrangements, told Telangana Today that officials were instructed to work from a humanitarian standpoint for the success of Kanti Velugu.
Medical personnel have been given mobile tablets with the Kanti Velugu app. Officials have been directed to provide advance notice of Kanti Velugu camps in villages and municipalities, as well as mobilize the public involving women groups and MEPMA teams, he added.
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