Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur founded the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness in 1960 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
Indian government designates April 1 to April 7 as Prevention of Blindness Week.
The week aims to raise awareness regarding the myriad factors contributing to blindness.
It seeks to educate people on various eye injuries, visual impairments, effective preventive measures, treatment modalities, and potential cures.