CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which state government has implemented a policy for blindness control? Notes: Rajasthan government has implemented a policy for blindness control with the objective of ‘Right to Sight’. The state Department of Medical and Health released the policy document for prevention of blindness.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Medical and Health Department on the directions of the chief minister released the policy document for the prevention of blindness on Friday. This policy has been brought with an aim to bring light in the lives of more than 3 lakh people suffering from visual impairment in the state.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI) was launched in the year 1976 as a 100% centrally sponsored scheme (now 60:40 in all states and 90:10 in NE States) with the goal of reducing the prevalence of blindness to 0.3% by 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -National Programme for Control of Blindness was launched in the year 1976 as a 100% Centrally Sponsored scheme with the goal to reduce the prevalence of blindness from 1.4% to 0.3%.