Bhubaneswar: Orissa government on Wednesday launched
a programme to provide health service to about 58 lakh school
students in the state.
"About 58 lakh students of 60,000 residential and
non-residential schools in all the districts of the state will
be benefited by the 'School Health Programme'", Chief Minister
Naveen Patnaik said during the launch of the programme at a
tribal girls high school at Dutipada in Kandhamal district.
Under the programme, students from standard one to ten of
schools run by all departments would get at least two health
check ups in a year. They would also get treatment for minor
ailments before being referred to hospitals for major
problems.
"A sum of Rs 12.29 crore is sanctioned for this year for
the programme," official sources said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, October 01, 2009, 21:44