- Comprehensive primary eye care facility for communities in and around the regions of Paharpur and Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
- Rent free premises given by SLS Trust, Paharpur; named in memory of Mr Shyam Charan Murmu
- Facility connected to LVPEI’s Bijayananda Patnaik Secondary Centre, Keonjhar for advanced treatment
- Open to public from February 1, 2026
Bhubaneswar, December 23, 2025: The L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) and SLS Trust, Paharpur, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Shyam Charan Murmu Vision Centre, a primary eye care facility that will serve the local communities, and surrounding regions of Paharpur and Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. The centre, housed in an existing facility of SLS Trust, will open its doors to the public from February 1, 2026.
Odisha faces significant challenges in eye health, with populations from rural areas often lacking access to timely care. This vision centre will provide comprehensive vision screening, refractive error correction, spectacle dispensing, and early detection of eye conditions to communities in and around Paharpur and Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Part of the LVPEI Eye Care Pyramid, this centre will ensure referrals to the LVPEI Bijayananda Patnaik Secondary Centre in Keonjhar, and the LVPEI Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Tertiary Care centre in Bhubaneswar for advanced care and treatment.
The MoU was signed by Dr Rajeev Reddy Pappuru, Vice-Chair, LVPEI, and Ms Itishree Murmu, President, SLS Trust, in the presence of Mr Subodh Kumar, Development Coordinator, SLS Trust. The Centre is named in memory of Mr Shyam Charan Murmu, late husband of the Hon’ble President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
About LVPEI: Established in 1987, with the vision, ‘to create excellent and equitable eye care systems that reach all those in need,’ the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a comprehensive eye health facility, is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Blindness.
In pursuance of this vision, LVPEI clinician scientists work at the cutting edge of eye research. Through its five-tier ‘Eye Health Pyramid’ and cross-subsidy models, LVPEI provides more than 50% of its services entirely at no cost to the patient, irrespective of the complexity of care needed. LVPEI is among the world’s top eye researchers with over 5,000 published scientific papers in prominent international journals.
For further information, please visit the Institute’s website at www.lvpei.org.
Contact: Aneetha Kanukolanu, Head of Communications, L V Prasad Eye Institute
Phone: +91 40 6810 2272, Email: aneetha.kanukolanu@lvpei.org
About SLS Trust: Based in Paharpur, Odisha, the SLS Trust is committed to education, health, and welfare initiatives for children and senior citizens, fostering inclusive growth and community development.