Nitin Gadkari to launch countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will today launch the countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign and distribution of spectacles for truck drivers, cleaners and helpers on Monday at Panjari Toll Plaza, Nagpur Bypass in Maharashtra.

The objective of this initiative is to ensure clearer vision and safe travel for truck drivers who are the most frequent users of national highways.An official release issued in New Delhi said, the campaign will continue for five days. The cleaners



can also avail of this facility by producing a valid driving license. Fifty free eye check-up camps will be set up on identified national highways on either side and will be manned by eye specialists and support staff volunteers.

Any other defect like cataract will be identified and medicines will be prescribed. Non-governmental organizations, governments, social enterprises and private businesses are being roped in for facilitating the provision of these facilities.