Gujarat will provide free sanitary napkins every month to over 10 lakh girl students studying in Classes 6 to 12 in government schools. The Rs 46.68 crore initiative aims to improve menstrual hygiene, support attendance and promote safe disposal practices
Supreme Court urged Centre and states to ensure girls’ education is not hindered by lack of sanitary napkins and toilets in schools, stressing strict compliance with earlier directives on menstrual hygiene, and ordered periodic monitoring and reporting of progress
The Supreme Court ruled that the right to menstrual health is part of the right to life. It directed all states and UTs to provide free oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins and functional gender-segregated toilets in all schools
Holding placards with slogans that aimed to create awareness about menstrual hygiene and normalising periods, volunteers of Youngistaan Foundation reached several famous tourist spots in the city.
Meet enterprising entrepreneur M Anil Kumar, an MBA graduate, who under the Dalit Bandhu scheme has established SS Enterprises, which manufactures sanitary napkins with the brand name 'Feel High' in Khammam.
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Government launched a unique scheme ‘Swechha’ under which branded sanitary napkins would be supplied free to female students of Government educational institutions. The scheme intended to ensure affordable access to health and menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls and women, was launched by the Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy here on […]
Hyderabad: Parimala Lakshmi and Banjara Mahila NGO Dr Anand joined hands and distributed sanitary napkins to poor girls and women across Telangana. It was distributed by EC Gopal and Sujata through Sujata Social Services. An awareness camp was organised to underline the importance of women’s health and care. Dr Anand and friends have been helping […]
As per a statement, the Chief Minister, in a review meeting held on Friday, also instructed officials to lay more focus on the health and hygiene of girls. The government will spend a total of Rs 41.4 crore per annum for this scheme.
Lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament unanimously approved a bill late Tuesday that will require local authorities to provide free access to items such as tampons and sanitary pads.
