Philanthropist receives Sankara Ratna Award for contribution to eye care
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Prasad Reddy Katamreddy received the Sankara Ratna Award for his contributions to Sankara Nethralaya's eye-care initiatives.
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- Sankara Nethralaya presented the 2025 Sankara Ratna Award to philanthropist Prasad Reddy Katamreddy.
- The award honors his financial support, which includes a $550,000 donation for a Mobile Eye Surgical Unit.
- This unit aims to provide surgical eye care to underserved populations across four Indian states.
- Providing accessible eye care is vital to reducing rates of blindness in rural communities.
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Venkaiah Naidu
former Vice-President
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“preventing blindness required sustained efforts from both the government and the private sector. He stressed the need to take eye-care services closer to rural communities through mobile facilities.”
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…contribution towards a Mobile Eye Surgical Unit. The unit is intended to extend eye-care and surgical services to underserved communities across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka. Mr. Naidu said preventing blindness required sustained efforts from both the government and the private sector. He stressed the need to take eye-care services closer to rural communities through mobile facilities. He also urged greater awareness of posthumous eye donation and support for institutions working to address corneal blindness. Mr. Katamreddy also reaffirmed his and his wife Shobha Reddy’s commitment to philanthropy…
Prasad Reddy Katamreddy
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“reaffirmed his and his wife Shobha Reddy’s commitment to philanthropy and supporting communities in need.”
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…eye-care services closer to rural communities through mobile facilities. He also urged greater awareness of posthumous eye donation and support for institutions working to address corneal blindness. Mr. Katamreddy also reaffirmed his and his wife Shobha Reddy’s commitment to philanthropy and supporting communities in need. The Sankara Ratna Award was instituted in 2002, the silver jubilee year of Sankara Nethralaya. Published - September 26, 2026 12:48 am IST…
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