Ashok Mahindru had set a target of 1000 eye donations at his father's dream initiative Y.P. Mahindru Niramaya Eye Bank for 2012 and it has been a great joy to see it fulfilled with 1000th eye transplant by the year end. Many of these corneas have been transplanted by AIIMS, Delhi and PGIMS, Rohtak (Haryana) through an ongoing collaboration.
Founder of the eye bank honorable Late Mr. Y.P Mahindru, a visionary philanthropist believed that one gets deep inner satisfaction and happiness when one gets physically involved in philanthropy. Late Mr. Mahindru had worked for health care for over 6 decades and had regularly organized free eye surgery/care camps for the under privileged. Mr. Ashok Mahindru has been taking forward his father's vision by expanding the footprint through Run for Vision Foundation.