Divya Jyoti trust

What Divya Jyoti trust does

Divya Jyoti Trust is a registered charitable trust headquartered in Mandvi, Surat district, Gujarat, India, operating Tejas Eye Hospital as its flagship asset alongside an integrated network of vision centres, satellite surgical centres, and community outreach programmes. Founded in 2010 by philanthropic individuals inspired by Gandhian service ideals and inaugurated in May 2011, the trust delivers comprehensive ophthalmic care — cataract, vitreo-retinal, glaucoma, cornea, paediatric ophthalmology, oculoplasty, and neuro-ophthalmology — to poor tribal populations across interior South Gujarat, with approximately 75% of indoor patients treated entirely free and 80% of indoor patients belonging to Scheduled Tribes.

The trust's underlying platform combines a 16,000 sq. ft. base hospital with 200 beds and 10 operation theatres staffed by 14 full-time ophthalmologists, eight rural vision centres (Dediapada, Umarpada, Sagbara, Bardoli, Uchchal, Khapar, Kim, Kosamba) delivering ~1,000 tele-consultations per month, three satellite surgical centres (Netrang PHC and Jhankhvav CHC under PPP with Govt. of Gujarat, and C. V. Shah Eye Hospital at Vyara), and mobile diagnostic eye camps conducted two to three times weekly across a 125 km radius covering Surat, Bharuch, Narmada, Tapi, Dang, and Navsari districts plus Akkalkuwa Taluka of Maharashtra. A 40-seater patient transport bus links camps to the base hospital. Adjacent programmes include the NetraJyoti Training Centre (ophthalmology fellowships in SICS, phacoemulsification, medical retina, and comprehensive ophthalmology), Diwali Ba Optometry College (B.Optom degree), the Community Based Rehabilitation programme (450 incurably blind rehabilitated), and Vivekananda Pragnyachakshu Bhavan hostel for blind children.

Revenue is sourced primarily from charitable donations and CSR grants (Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Fullerton via Mission for Vision, Aravind Mafatlal Foundation, SEVA Canada, SEVA Foundation USA, Diwali Ba Charitable Trust, Tata Trust, and individual donors via a structured per-surgery sponsorship scheme), supplemented by per-surgery reimbursements from the District Blindness Control Society under PPP, token fees at vision centres (Rs 50 per consultation), and proceeds from the in-house Janseva Medical and Optical Store. The trust's regulatory footprint — FCRA registration, 80G and 12A tax exemptions, NGOsource Equivalency Determination, registered Ethics Committee under DHR and CDSCO, NABH preparation via CAHO, plus ISO, IGBC, Credibility Alliance, and GuideStar India certifications — supports both donor confidence and eligibility for international grant-making. Cumulative throughput since inception exceeds 1.39 million outpatient visits and 160,000 surgeries.

Name

Divya Jyoti trust

Legal name

DivyaJyoti Trust

Website

https://divyajyotitrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Divya Jyoti Trust is a registered charitable trust operating Tejas Eye Hospital in Mandvi, Surat, Gujarat, delivering free and subsidised comprehensive ophthalmic care to poor tribal populations of interior South Gujarat through a 200-bed base hospital, eight rural vision centres, three satellite surgical centres, and bi-weekly mobile diagnostic camps covering a 2.5 million population across a 125 km radius.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Eye Care Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Optometrists (62132), Offices of Optometrists (621320)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Ophthalmology Clinics (Medical & Surgical Eye Care) (HLAKAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ophthalmology Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAF), Optometry Clinics (Primary Eye Care) (HLAKAKAB), Ophthalmology & Vision Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAL)

Keywords

• Eye care services
• Ophthalmology hospital
• Cataract surgery
• Community eye camps
• Vision rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mandvi, Surat

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: The trust is a registered charitable trust relying on donations from philanthropists. Donation schemes include recurring treatment sponsorship (Rs 1,500 per cataract surgery, Rs 21,000 per retina operation), corpus/endowment funds, and Vivekananda Pragnyachakshu Bhavan hostel sponsorship. Donations are exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act. The trust also receives support from corporate CSR funds (e.g., Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, Fullerton).
2. Government PPP Reimbursement: Under public-private partnership with Govt. of Gujarat, the trust operates at Netrang PHC and Jhankhvav CHC and receives per-surgery reimbursement from DBCS (District Blindness Control Society) for work done at these centres.
3. Subsidized Patient Services: Medicines and spectacles are provided at subsidized rates through Janseva Medical and Optical Store within the hospital. Vision centres charge a token fee of Rs 50 per consultation and provide medicines and spectacles at subsidized rates. Approximately 75% of indoor patients are treated totally free; 80% of indoor patients are tribal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Divya Jyoti Trust operates a charitable eye care delivery network anchored by Tejas Eye Hospital in Mandvi, Surat district, providing free and subsidized ophthalmology services including cataract surgery, vitreo-retina treatment, glaucoma management, cornea and paediatric ophthalmology, and corneal transplants to poor tribal populations in rural Gujarat. Services are delivered through the base hospital, 8 vision centres, 3 satellite surgical centres, and twice-weekly mobile diagnostic eye camps covering approximately 2.5 million population across 125 km radius.

Product overview

Divya Jyoti Trust operates Tejas Eye Hospital as its core facility, a 16000 sq. ft. eye hospital with 200 beds and 10 operation theatres providing free and subsidized eye care to poor tribal populations in rural Gujarat. The organization delivers services through a network of eight Vision Centres in underserved tribal areas, satellite facilities including C.V. Shah Eye Hospital at Vyara, and twice-weekly outreach diagnostic eye camps covering a 125 km radius. Specialty services are provided through dedicated clinics for Cataract, Vitreo-Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Oculoplasty, and Neuro Ophthalmology. Supporting services include Netra Jyoti Training Centre (ophthalmologist fellowships), Diwali Ba Optometry College (UG programme), Community Based Rehabilitation Programme, and Vivekananda Pragnyachakshu Bhavan hostel for blind children. The trust has performed over 1,00,000 surgeries in 11 years with approximately 75% of indoor patients treated totally free.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tejas Eye Hospital
• Vision Centres
• C.V. Shah Eye Hospital, Vyara
• Diagnostic Eye Camps
• Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Programme
• Vivekananda Pragnyachakshu Bhavan
• Netra Jyoti Training Centre
• Diwaliba Optometry College
• Specialty Eye Clinics
• Operative Work at Netrang and Jhankhvav PPP Centres
• Janseva Medical and Optical Store

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,396,575+ total OPD patients served
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Govt. of Gujarat (DBCS - District Blindness Control Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership under which Divya Jyoti Trust operates Netrang PHC and Jhankhvav CHC. The trust receives per-surgery reimbursement from DBCS for surgeries performed at these government health facilities.
• Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSR team of KAPS visited (May 2026) to sign MOU for training of AOP students for the current year. KAPS has provided continued support over the years. Dr. Krunal Chauhan and Mr. Bhatt from KAPS CSR team visited for the MOU signing.
• International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted multicentre study on 'The emerging epidemic of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in India' together with IIPH-PHFI, Hyderabad. The trust was one of the centres for this study.
• Indian Institute of Public Health - Public Health Foundation of India (IIPH-PHFI), HyderabadmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-conductors of the multicentre diabetic retinopathy study with ICEH, London. Also commissioned the SPEED (Spectrum of Eye Disease in Diabetes) study at 14 centres across India.
• L. V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), HyderabadmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust staff (Mr. Vimal Prajapati and Mr. Chirag Tailor) attended AOP training strengthening training at LVPEI (May 2026), organised by Mission for Vision.
• H. V. Desai Eye Hospital, PuneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousekeeping and maintenance staff (Mr. Mahesh Vasava and Mr. Milan Patel) visited to understand NABH requirements and department-specific details.
• Uka Tarsadia UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust staff attended a session on 'The anchoring panel' at the university (May 2026).
• Dr. B. R. Shamanna (Hyderabad)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic health expert who visited (May 2026) for the impact study of Umarpada comprehensive services project, along with his team.
• NGOsourcemajorOthersAwarded ED (Equivalency Determination) certified status. The organization's ED certificate is on file in the NGO source repository for US-based grantmakers to request and access.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• SEVA Foundation: US and Canada-based non-profit funding eye-care programmes in low-resource settings globally. Comparable as a funder/strategic partner rather than a service competitor — SEVA Canada and SEVA Foundation have already funded Divya Jyoti Trust's Sagbara, Uchchal, and Kim vision centres.

Broad incumbents

• Orbis International: Global non-profit focused on eye health, training, and avoidable blindness in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the avoidable-blindness ecosystem that competes for the same impact capital and donor mindshare as Divya Jyoti Trust.
• National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) - Government of India: Government of India's national blindness control programme under which DBCS operates and which funds/trusts the kind of PPP surgical work Divya Jyoti Trust delivers. Comparable as the incumbent public-sector actor that shapes reimbursement rates, programme priorities, and the operating environment for eye-care NGOs.

Direct peers

• Aravind Eye Hospital: Madurai-based network of charitable eye hospitals delivering high-volume, subsidised cataract and specialty eye care to underserved populations across India. Directly comparable to Divya Jyoti Trust in mission, free/subsidised pricing model, community outreach, and training-of-eye-care-workforce approach, though Aravind operates at significantly larger scale.
• L.V. Prasad Eye Institute: Hyderabad-based comprehensive eye care institution with strong non-profit ethos, clinical research, training programmes, and rural community outreach. Directly comparable in vertical integration across care, education, and rehabilitation — and is already a partner/training site for Divya Jyoti Trust staff.
• Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya: Chitrakoot-based high-volume charitable eye hospital serving rural and tribal populations across central India. Highly comparable model — free eye camps, subsidised surgery, community outreach — and directly relevant as a peer demonstrating the rural-tribal eye-care NGO archetype.
• Sankara Nethralaya: Chennai-headquartered charitable eye hospital and research institute providing free/subsidised ophthalmic care, ophthalmology training, and clinical research. Closely comparable to Divya Jyoti Trust in combining clinical care, training, and research under a non-profit model, though with a national catchment and urban anchor.

Emerging players

• Mission for Vision: Mumbai-based eye-care NGO that supports partner eye hospitals (including Divya Jyoti Trust's Vyara and Khapar centres) through CSR-funded capacity building. Comparable as an ecosystem funder/coordinator and a potential collaborator/competitor for donor capital in the avoidable-blindness segment.
• H.V. Desai Eye Hospital: Pune-based charitable eye hospital providing comprehensive ophthalmic care, training, and community outreach. Comparable as a regional non-profit eye hospital; Divya Jyoti Trust's staff have already visited H.V. Desai for NABH preparation benchmarking, evidencing operational similarity.

Regional players

• PBMA's H.V. Desai Eye Hospital (duplicate): Western India charitable eye hospital serving underserved populations. Comparable as a regional non-profit eye-care peer with similar outreach and free-care model; useful as a regional benchmark rather than a direct competitor due to differing geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/divya-jyoti-trust

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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