About JPM

The Rotary Club of Cuttack is the oldest Rotary Club in Orissa, established in 1945. The Club during its inception and afterwards has had very eminent dignitaries and prominent citizens of Orissa as its members. Of the various Projects undertaken by the Club restoring sight to the cataract patients has been one of the foremost in the last two decades. Initially cataract operations were done in camps in rural or urban areas.

The Rotary Club of Cuttack Charitable Trust was formed in the year 1978 for the purpose of collecting funds and supervising various projects undertaken by the Rotary Club of Cuttack. The Trust has a Chairman, Managing Trustee, Treasurer and Board of Trustees elected annually by the Rotary Club of Cuttack.

The offices of the Rotary Club of Cuttack as well as Trust are located at the JPM Rotary Eye Hospital. In 1990 the Royal Common Wealth Society for the Blind (at present, Sight Savers International) who were aiding us in organising camps, came up with a proposal to set up an Eye Hospital. The proposal was accepted by the Club and construction of the Hospital was started at Bidanasi, Cuttack in March,1991 and was inaugurated on 14th January, 1992

This Institution was set up for undertaking mostly cataract surgeries but has grown into a referral Tertiarry Center of excellence. Most complicated Retinal Surgeries, Cataract with Glaucoma surgeries and surgeries for cataract and other diseases for the children are conducted here with excellent results.  Squint surgery on children have become very popular. We are pioneers and are leaders in the State as regards Vitreo Retinal Surgery and Paediatric Surgery.