More than one lakh cataract surgeries will be conducted across Maharashtra as part of a fortnight-long health initiative to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, state BJP president Ravindra Chavan announced on Tuesday.

The drive, scheduled from September 17 to October 2, will also include eye check-ups for at least 10 lakh people and the distribution of spectacles to the needy, Chavan told reporters in Mumbai, according to the news agency PTI.