Gautam Adani has launched a Rs 150 crore [1] rural eye-care initiative in Bihar to expand affordable vision services across the region.

The project addresses critical healthcare gaps in rural India by creating a sustainable ecosystem for surgical intervention and medical education. By combining direct patient care with professional training, the initiative seeks to reduce the burden of preventable blindness in underserved populations.

The program is led by the Adani Group founder in collaboration with the Adani Centre for Eye (ACE) and Adani Training in Ophthalmic Medicine (ATOM) [1]. Together, these entities will build a network designed to perform 330,000 eye surgeries per year [1].

Beyond surgical capacity, the initiative focuses on the long-term shortage of skilled medical personnel in the state. The program intends to train 1,000 eye-care professionals annually [1] to ensure the ecosystem remains scalable. This approach targets the creation of one of the largest rural eye-care networks in the world [1].

The investment of Rs 150 crore [1] will be used to establish the necessary infrastructure and training facilities. These efforts are intended to improve access to affordable services for residents who previously lacked nearby ophthalmic care.

“The initiative aims to perform 330,000 surgeries annually.”

This initiative represents a strategic shift toward public-private partnerships in Indian rural healthcare. By integrating a training academy (ATOM) with a service provider (ACE), the Adani Group is attempting to solve the human resource bottleneck that often causes rural health projects to fail after the initial infrastructure is built.