LIONS CLUB OF SHREERAMNAGAR CHARITABLE TRUST (LCSCT)
PROFILE:
- Registered under Trust Act on before Sub Registrar, Cheepurupalli.
- Running OEU Lions Eye Hospital
- Drawing NRI Funds and providing service at nominal cost & at free of cost to poor.
- Land Area: 3.75 Acres & Built up Area: 16,538 Sq. Ft.
CONTRIBUTIONS:
OEU Lions Eye Hospital
- Started in 1980 with all infra structure facilities and manned by Two Medical Officers and 35 Para medical staff.
- No of Cataract Operations performed from 1980 to 2017: 41,800
- No. of Cornea Transplantations made: 478
- No of Outpatients treated: 5.70 Lac
- No of medical Camps conducted in nearby villages: 200
- No of patients screened: 20,000
- Current average outpatients treated/day: 70
- Current average cataract surgeries performed per year: 1,600
Many surrounding villages within the radius of 50 km from the township approached the company and received some support or other in cash or kind especially in the emergencies after fires/ floods/serious illness besides construction of school buildings/temples etc.
The Saraf’s family is adored by the people of these parts in the Vizianagaram district so dearly by all thick and thin. About 3000 families get their livelihood directly/indirectly from the company, while the village has grown multifold with increased population of 30000 and shining commercial establishments and workshops banking on the prosperity of the company.
OEU Lions Eye Hospital
- Registered under Trust Act on before Sub Registrar, Cheepurupalli.
- Running OEU Lions Eye Hospital
- Drawing NRI Funds and providing service at nominal cost & at free of cost to poor.
- Land Area: 3.75 Acres & Built up Area:16,538 Sq. Ft.
- Started in 1980 with all infra structure facilities and manned by Two Medical Officers and 35 Para medical staff.
- No of Cataract Operations performed from 1980 to 2017: 41,800
- No. of Cornea Transplantations made: 478
- No of Outpatients treated: 5.70 Lac
- No of medical Camps conducted in nearby villages: 200
- No of patients screened: 20,000
- Current average outpatients treated/day:70
- Current average cataract surgeries performed per year: 1,600
Lions club of Shreeramnagar Charitable Trust, registered as Trust by Lions Club of Shreeramnagar
1) FACOR supported the executives of the company besides the local elite to start a Lions Club of Shreeramnagar, a voluntary service organization. Several Welfare projects such as Construction of school buildings, railway station approach road, bus shelters, Development of burial grounds with beautiful gardens and requisite facilities, Periodical health checkup camps and free medical treatment to the poor in the villages around are being organized by this club with the patronage from FACOR.
2) This club, under the auspices of the society also runs a 55-bedded OEU Lions Eye Hospital in the buildings and land donated by FACOR. This hospital is backed by qualified and experienced medical officers and para- medical staff besides full-fledged surgical and mobile medical treatment facilities and an eye bank. Several thousands of poor persons with partial/total blindness and serious eye ailments particularly living in the rural villages of north Andhra region, have been benefited free of cost every year. This eye hospital is rated one of the best in the state and won several laurels at the state, national and international lionistic forums. This hospital celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2006.
3) The Eye Hospital performed 41800 cataract operations since 1980 & 478 Cornea Transplantations, treated 4.70 Lac outpatients, conducted 200 medical Camps in the surrounding villages and screened 20000 patients.