Netaji Eye Hospital traces its roots back to 1938 when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose implored his comrade and fellow freedom fighter Annada Prasad Chakraborty, later known as Swami Asimananda Saraswati, to address the problem of blindness among the destitute population of Purulia district in West Bengal.
Starting with a 10-bed eye hospital in 1954, Netaji Eye Hospital has grown to its current 100-bed facility located in Ramchandrapur village, District Purulia, West Bengal.