{
  "id": 3559044,
  "title": "Maharashtra To Provide Free Eye Tests, Spectacles To 20 Lakh Govt School Students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/maharashtra-to-provide-free-eye-tests-spectacles-to-20-lakh-govt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:05:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-to-provide-free-eye-tests-spectacles-to-20-lakh-govt-school-students"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has launched a statewide initiative to conduct free eye examinations for around 20 lakh school students and provide prescription spectacles to children diagnosed with vision problems. A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the state government, Ratnanidhi Charitable Trust and the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation to implement…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Maharashtra To Screen 20 Lakh Govt School Students For Eye Problems, Provide Free Spectacles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/maharashtra-to-screen-20-lakh-govt-school-students-for-eye-problems",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:17:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}