"I have been much impressed by this Mobile Hospital. I think this system might well be adopted elsewhere".
- Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.

INTRODUCTION

    Necessity is the mother of invention and enthusiastic and devoted hard labour is the energy, which moves any plan of progress. A good example of this is the creation of MOBILE SURGICAL UNIT of Rajasthan.

    Towards the end of the year 1950, Pt. Ram Narayan Vaid wanted an eye camp to be organized in his village "KANSALI". Dr B.N.Consul was deputed by the Government of Rajasthan to collect a team and material for the eye camp. This camp left very good impression upon the people and the Government, especially in the mind of Shri Jai Narain Vyas, the then Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan. He soon provided a second opportunity in 1952 and this time it was to be a big camp with other surgical wings as well. The place selected for the camp was Sri Mahaveerji in District Sawai Madhopur (Old Jaipur State). Dr.B.N.Consul was deputed by the Government for this camp and a team with eye equipment from M.G. Hospital Jodhpur. Dr.B.N.Sharma from Udaipur was leading the General Surgical team . The financial help to this camp was provided by Marwar Relief Society.

    The spirit of service, necessity of medical relief and cooperation of the people together attracted nearby population for getting medical and surgical relief. This camp was completed in 13 days and nearly 1100 Eye and 250 General Surgical Cases were operated for various diseases.

The popularity of the camp amongst villagers and its utility led the State Government to establish this Unit on a permanent basis in the year 1956 with a budget provision of 0.75 Lac with 200 beds.

    Dr. B.N. Sharma who was appointed as the first Director of Mobile Surgical Unit used to call the Unit as a "GADARIA LOHAR PARTY" or "BANJAROON-KA-SURGICAL CIRCUS". After Dr.B.N.Sharma Dr.B.N.Consul, was appointed on 14.6.1956 as superintendent of Mobile Surgical Unit by the Government of Rajasthan.

    Earlier Mobile Surgical units of Ajmer & Udaipur were working under the control of respective Principal,  Medical colleges and vide Govt. Order No F10(16)/ME/Gr-1/99 dated 19-1-1996 these units were brought under the control of Director, Mobile Surgical unit, Jaipur.

World Bank Member's Visit

	A team of world bank visited jaipur on 23rd July 1997 for the assessment of blindness control programme and they appreciated progress of our unit.
Shri Anoop Chand Jain and Shri BS Rathore MLA inaugurating MSU Camp at Balesar, Jodhpur on 18-11-2004