Dehradun, June 29: Uttarakhand government has approved a scheme under which regular health check-ups of school children will be done so that they can be provided treatment if found suffering from malnutrition or other diseases. Under the ”Chirau School Swasthya Yojna” scheme, an awareness programme for teachers and guardians on students” health will also be carried out, an official spokesman said today.
A team, comprising doctors, para-medical staff and officials of the Education department, formed at district level will travel to schools for conducting health check-ups. The team will provide treatment if the children are found suffering from malnutrition or other diseases, he said.
The team will examine at least 200 school children in plains and 150 in hilly areas every month. A coordinator at divisional level will be appointed to coordinate with the teams at district levels while Chief Medical Officers and Additional District Education Officers will be its nodal officers, the spokesman said.
Under the scheme, health cards will be issued for the children, he said, adding, the scheme will be implemented through ”Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan” programme for students of up to class V while from Class VI to VIII, it will be implemented under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
—PTI—