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of Science and Technology are
Rs 807.6 crore, Rs 1083 crore,
Rs 1322.9 crore and Rs 248.4
crore (first quarter of FY 2017-18)
respectively,” he revealed.
EYE MITRA SKILLS PROGRAM
FEATURED IN NITI AAYOG’S
BOOKLET
The 2.5
New Vision
Generation
(2.5NVG),
an inclusive
business arm
of Essilor –
world leader
in ophthalmic lenses, received
recognition by the government’s
premier think-tank NITI Aayog for
its efforts to promote skill building
in 14 Indian states through training
unemployed youth in basic vision
care.
The Eye Mitra Program of 2.5NVG
has been included as one of the
best practice casein NITI Aayog’s
‘Skilling for Employability: Best
Practices’ booklet. The booklet is a
comprehensive repository of skill
building initiatives from around
the country and is in line with the
government’s Skill India Mission,
which completes two years since
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its launch in 2015. NITI Aayog has
shared the best practices booklet
with the Prime Minister and Chief
Secretaries of all States/UTs. It
includes 46 best practices followed
by state governments, the private
sector and civil society in the space
of re-skilling.
As on June 30, 2017, the Eye Mitra
program has trained a total of
3,026 Eye Mitras in India, screened
more than 61 lakh people for vision
problems and equipped more than
13 lakh people with spectacles for
vision correction.
ONLY 10 LAKH 23 THOUSAND
REGISTERED DOCTORS POINT TO
HUGE HEALTHCARE GAP IN INDIA
As per the information furnished
by the Medical Council of India
(MCI) to Union Health Ministry,
a total of 10,22,859 Doctors who