SIDBI extends financial support to Aditya Jyot Foundation for regular eye screening

Will support 70 such camps, benefitting close to 3,000 underprivileged children

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has extended support to Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkle Little Eyes (AJFTLE) initiative to undertake awareness and eye screening camps for underprivileged children mainly in rural and urban slum areas for prevention of avoidable blindness in them, said a press release issued by the bank on Thursday.

SIDBI has extended support  towards conducting 70 such camps this year benefitting close to 3,000 underprivileged children. At a function organized on February 5 by AJFTLE at Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital Wadala, this initiative was launched by Sushil Muhnot, the chairman and managing director of the bank, S Natarajan, managing trustee of AJFTLE, doctors and staff of Aditya Jyot Foundation. Bhama Krishnamurthy, country head (resources) of SIDBI was also present at the ocassion.  

“As part of our CSR initiative, SIDBI, in association with Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Eyes, is planning to work for slum children and parents in Maharashtra and create awareness about avoidable blindness,” said Muhnot.