AP Lauded for Eye Test Scheme for School Kids

The Andhra Pradesh government has been praised by the Centre for a special program that helps school kids with their eyesight.

This program, called the national blindness control programme, tests the eyes of students and gives them glasses if they need them.

The government and the state share the cost, with the Centre paying 60% and the state paying 40%.

In the first year, they aimed to help 90,000 students but actually helped more than 1.89 lakh students.

Because of this success, the Centre has set a bigger target for the next year, aiming to help 2.50 lakh students.

The health minister also praised the health department for doing a great job.