<p>The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra will provide free spectacles for all school students aged between 6-18 years.</p>.<p>The decision was taken at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening.</p>.<p>The project will cost Rs.20 crore plus a recurring expenditure of around Rs.5 crore per annum. </p>.<p>As per the central government’s Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Programme, all school students undergo a health checkup every year.</p>.<p>This year, 1195 medical teams on the job found that the incidence of visual problems has increased significantly among the school students.</p>.<p>Official sources said the government plans to provide spectacles estimated to cost around Rs.200 to each such affected students, of which 25 percent would need higher power glasses after a year.</p>
<p>The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra will provide free spectacles for all school students aged between 6-18 years.</p>.<p>The decision was taken at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening.</p>.<p>The project will cost Rs.20 crore plus a recurring expenditure of around Rs.5 crore per annum. </p>.<p>As per the central government’s Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Programme, all school students undergo a health checkup every year.</p>.<p>This year, 1195 medical teams on the job found that the incidence of visual problems has increased significantly among the school students.</p>.<p>Official sources said the government plans to provide spectacles estimated to cost around Rs.200 to each such affected students, of which 25 percent would need higher power glasses after a year.</p>
