Delhi government has launched a scheme under which all school children in the city will be provided free medical treatment and check-ups.

Launching the Chacha Nehru Sehat Yojna , Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said health check-ups and free treatment will be provided to nearly 14 lakh students studying in government-run schools in the first phase of the scheme.

She said Children studying in schools run by MCD, NDMC and private entities would also be covered under it at a later stage. The Chief Minister said the ambitious scheme will take care of all health- related problems of students.

Initially, the scheme will be implemented in more than 100 schools and within one year the remaining 854 government-run schools will be covered by nearly 125 medical teams, each comprising a doctor, nurse and data entry operator.