Uttar Pradesh govt school girls to get free sanitary pads
9 years, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh govt school girls to get free sanitary pads

India TV News  

Lucknow: In a laudable move, the Uttar Pradesh government will soon provide free sanitary napkins to reduce the absenteeism of girls in schools during their periods, an official said, adding the move follows growing concerns over personal hygiene of girls attaining puberty. Nodal teachers will be appointed by the education department to distribute sanitary napkins and give related information in the presence of Accredited social health activist workers, Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said. The Primary and Higher Secondary Education Department would provide sanitary napkins on the basis of the number of registered girls in government and basic schools to the BRC so that nodal teachers of primary education department could easily receive them and provide them to the schools. The napkins would be provided by Chief Medical Officers up to the Block level Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres for eligible schools coming under the higher secondary education department so that principals of schools could distribute them easily.

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Distribution of reusable menstrual pads launched at KGBV
1 month ago

Distribution of reusable menstrual pads launched at KGBV

The Hindu  

Toyotsu Rare Earths India Limited, in collaboration with Rural Development Welfare Society, launched reusable menstrual sanitary pads, as part of its CSR initiative, to promote menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya at Rambilli, in Anakapalli district, on Tuesday. B. Muralidhar Rao, Associate Vice President – HR, Toyotsu Rare Earths India Limited, unveiled a specially …

UP: Class 11 student 'punished' after requesting Sanitary Pad during exam, probe underway
2 months ago

UP: Class 11 student 'punished' after requesting Sanitary Pad during exam, probe underway

India TV News  

While there is a demand to provide free Sanitary Pads to female students in school, a bizarre incident is reported from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly where a class 11 girl was allegedly punished for asking Sanitary napkin during the exam. MoE on Sanitary Pads during board exams Last year, ahead of board exams, the Union Ministry of Education issued an advisory …

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Seeking Policy For Free Sanitary Pad Distribution To School-Going Girls
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Seeking Policy For Free Sanitary Pad Distribution To School-Going Girls

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the pan-India implementation of the Union's national policy 'Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School-going Girls' in Government and Government-aided schools for adolescent girl children from Classes 6-12.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan on November 12 had directed the Union Government through Additional Solicitor. The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment …

Government school in Hyderabad takes a step towards menstrual hygiene
4 months, 1 week ago

Government school in Hyderabad takes a step towards menstrual hygiene

The Hindu  

A typical morning at the Government High School in Azampura on Tuesday, turned special for students. The incinerator, part of a broader initiative called ‘Menstrual Equity,’ was set up by Hyderabad-based NGO Youngistan Foundation in collaboration with the Telangana State Innovation Cell and Corporate Social Responsibility partner Altimetrik India Private Limited. We have to break the stigma about discussing periods …

Good news for girl students: Menstrual Hygiene Policy for school-going girls approved, Centre informs SC
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Good news for girl students: Menstrual Hygiene Policy for school-going girls approved, Centre informs SC

India TV News  

The Center informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the “Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School-Going Girls” approved by the Union Health Ministry is now in place. The policy, which focuses on improving the menstrual hygiene of school girls, was approved on November 2, 2024 in response to a court order from April 10, 2023. Court hears a PIL on menstrual …

Menstrual policy for schoolgirls approved, Centre tells Supreme Court
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Menstrual policy for schoolgirls approved, Centre tells Supreme Court

India Today  

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court of framing the "Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School Going Girls" approved by the Union Health Ministry. The Centre previously informed the apex court that over 97.5 per cent schools in the country, including government, state-aided and private ones, provided separate toilets facilities for female students. The Centre pointed out that in West …

U.P. govt to provide sanitary pads to school girls
6 months ago

U.P. govt to provide sanitary pads to school girls

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government has now decided to provide sanitary pads to girl students of government upper primary and composite schools to ensure their regular attendance in schools. “Most of these girl students are from rural areas and they have little knowledge about sanitary pads and their use. This step of the Yogi government is being considered a concrete initiative …

Sanitary pad supply to schools to be completed by Sept. under Suchi scheme
8 months, 1 week ago

Sanitary pad supply to schools to be completed by Sept. under Suchi scheme

The Hindu  

The distribution of sanitary pads under Suchi scheme for schoolchildren will be completed by September, while the government will look into the feasibility of distribution of menstrual cups across the State, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has said. “We have already started distribution of sanitary pads and it will be completed by September.” On the distribution of …

Karnataka govt re-launches Shuchi scheme, around 19 lakh female students to be provided sanitary napkins free of cost
1 year ago

Karnataka govt re-launches Shuchi scheme, around 19 lakh female students to be provided sanitary napkins free of cost

Hindustan Times  

After being stalled for the last four years, the Karnataka Government on Wednesday re-started the Shuchi scheme for menstrual hygiene by supplying sanitary napkins to around 19 lakh adolescent girls at the school and college levels. Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the Shuchi scheme is important for the hygiene and health of female students. According to officials, …

Women in red: The Hindu Editorial on an optimum menstrual hygiene policy
1 year, 4 months ago

Women in red: The Hindu Editorial on an optimum menstrual hygiene policy

The Hindu  

Only in an ‘unseeing’ world would the judiciary need to set the government a deadline to do the obvious. The Supreme Court of India gave the Centre four weeks to finalise an optimum menstrual hygiene policy with focus on the distribution of sanitary napkins. While advancements over the years, and expanding urbanisation, have brought menstrual hygiene products within reach of …

Menstrual hygiene management: Govt school educators taught to make cloth sanitary pads
1 year, 9 months ago

Menstrual hygiene management: Govt school educators taught to make cloth sanitary pads

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW In a bid to make menstrual hygiene information and products more accessible and climate friendly, teachers from over 100 inter-colleges and several government secondary schools were educated on how to make cloth sanitary napkins. Under the Swachh Garima Vidyalaya scheme for secondary government schools, an MHM initiative was conducted wherein social workers, in association with UNICEF and WASH, set …

Close to 12% of young girls think menstruation is a curse from God or caused by disease: study
1 year, 9 months ago

Close to 12% of young girls think menstruation is a curse from God or caused by disease: study

The Hindu  

May 28, 2023 01:03 pm | Updated 01:22 pm IST - Mumbai Close to 12% of young girls did not know the correct cause of menstruation and said it is a curse from God or caused by disease, revealed a survey conducted by the NGO Child Rights and You on the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day on Sunday. Close …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: DU students create launch pad to spread awareness
1 year, 9 months ago

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: DU students create launch pad to spread awareness

Hindustan Times  

When youngsters get together for a cause, there’s nothing that can stop them from making the society a better place. On World Menstrual Hygiene Day, some students of Delhi University share how they are working all round the year to create awareness around menstrual health. Students of Hansraj College’s Women Development Cell have conducted sanitary napkin distribution drives at various …

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 10 directed the Union Government to devise a uniform policy to ensure menstrual hygiene for school children. Absence of menstrual hygiene and awareness drives “period poverty” — or the lack of access to sanitary products, toilets, waste management, handwashing facilities and menstrual hygiene education — globally. The “Menstrual Hygiene Scheme” provides …

Menstrual Hygiene | Supreme Court Directs Union Government To Frame National Policy On Free Sanitary Napkins & Safe Disposal Mechanisms In Schools
1 year, 11 months ago

Menstrual Hygiene | Supreme Court Directs Union Government To Frame National Policy On Free Sanitary Napkins & Safe Disposal Mechanisms In Schools

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the central government to frame a National Policy on menstrual hygiene for school-going girls in the country. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala stated that the said policy must ensure low cost sanitary napkins and safe disposal mechanisms of sanitary napkins in schools. All states and UTs …

SC asks Centre to frame ‘uniform national policy’ to provide sanitary pads for girls in schools in India
1 year, 11 months ago

SC asks Centre to frame ‘uniform national policy’ to provide sanitary pads for girls in schools in India

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 10 said a “uniform national policy” may be framed by the Centre in consultation with States and Union Territories to ensure menstrual hygiene by providing sanitary pads, vending and disposal mechanisms and exclusive washrooms for girl students in schools. “It is appropriate if the Union of India deals with the States and Union Territories to …

States responsible for implementing schemes related to menstrual health: Centre to Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

States responsible for implementing schemes related to menstrual health: Centre to Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is dedicated to improve access to menstrual hygiene for young and adolescent girls but the responsibility of providing healthcare services lies with the respective state governments as public health is a state subject. "The government is dedicated to increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene, build self-esteem and empower girls …

Maharashtra to provide subsidised sanitary napkins to girl students, women from SHGs: Minister
2 years ago

Maharashtra to provide subsidised sanitary napkins to girl students, women from SHGs: Minister

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government will roll out a scheme within a month to provide sanitary napkins at a subsidised rate to school girls and women from self-help groups, Rural Development Minister Girish Mahajan told the assembly on Friday. Responding to Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Namita Mundada during the question hour, Mr. Mahajan said the government is considering fixing the price of …

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, states on plea seeking free sanitary napkins for school girls
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, states on plea seeking free sanitary napkins for school girls

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice in a PIL filed seeking directions to the Centre and states to provide free sanitary napkins to girls studying from Class 6 to Class 12 and to provide a separate girls' toilet in all government-aided and residential schools. The petition also submits that lack of proper menstrual hygiene management acts as a …

'Lack Of Proper Menstrual Hygiene Hinders Girls' Education' : Plea In Supreme Court For Free Distribution Of Sanitary Pads In Schools
2 years, 4 months ago

'Lack Of Proper Menstrual Hygiene Hinders Girls' Education' : Plea In Supreme Court For Free Distribution Of Sanitary Pads In Schools

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union of India and the States to provide free sanitary pads to girls studying from Class 6th to Class 12th and to provide a separate girls' toilet in all Government aided and residential schools. According to a report published by Water Aid, illnesses related to a lack …

With 'Suvidha Sarthi', Govt to Give Free Sanitary Napkins to Higher Secondary School Girls​ - News18
2 years, 4 months ago

With 'Suvidha Sarthi', Govt to Give Free Sanitary Napkins to Higher Secondary School Girls​ - News18

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government is all set to launch a new scheme — ‘Suvidha Sarthi’ — for the free distribution of sanitary napkins to higher secondary girls in schools, News18.com has learnt. According to the letter written by Ravi Dadhich, chief executive officer of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Bureau of India — a registered society set up under the …

Politicians Give Gifts for Votes, Why Not Sanitary Pads, Says Bihar Girl to News18 on Row with IAS Officer
2 years, 5 months ago

Politicians Give Gifts for Votes, Why Not Sanitary Pads, Says Bihar Girl to News18 on Row with IAS Officer

News 18  

If politicians can spend lakhs and crores on gifts and freebies for people’s votes, why can’t an essential item like a sanitary napkin be given for free, asked Bihar school student Riya Kumari in an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18 on Thursday. The population is high here, so it’s very difficult for people to spend on sanitary pads,” said Riya. The …

‘Free condoms too?’: Indian official mocks schoolgirl for requesting sanitary pads
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Free condoms too?’: Indian official mocks schoolgirl for requesting sanitary pads

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A civil servant in India's …

Row over 'condom remark': Bihar CM Nitish upset with IAS officer's comment; hints at possible action
2 years, 5 months ago

Row over 'condom remark': Bihar CM Nitish upset with IAS officer's comment; hints at possible action

India TV News  

Row over condom remark: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday hinted that action may be taken against senior woman IAS officer Harjot Kaur Bumrah whose indiscretion during a recent interaction with school girls has caused a major embarrassment for his government. Bumrah is an Additional Chief Secretary rank officer who also heads the state's women's and child development commission. …

Want condoms too?: Bihar Women Development Corporation chief on schoolgirl's request for sanitary pads; WATCH
2 years, 5 months ago

Want condoms too?: Bihar Women Development Corporation chief on schoolgirl's request for sanitary pads; WATCH

Firstpost  

When the teen retorted that it’s the people who elect the government, Kaur advised her ’not to vote and become Pakistan' New Delhi: In a shameful incident from Patna, the managing director of the Bihar Women Development Corporation asked a schoolgirl if “she wants condoms too” after the student made a request for affordable sanitary pads. IAS officer Harjot Kaur …

Rajasthan allots ₹200 crore for free sanitary napkins to women, girls
2 years, 6 months ago

Rajasthan allots ₹200 crore for free sanitary napkins to women, girls

The Hindu  

The Rajasthan government has made a provision of ₹200 crore in the 2022-23 budget to provide free sanitary napkins to women and girls, State minister Mamta Bhupesh said on Friday. There has been no change in the size of free sanitary napkins being given to women and girls in rural areas, she said. Supply orders have been issued to provide …

Bombay High Court Concerned Over Unclean Toilets In State-Run Schools, Asks DLSAs To Conduct Surprise Inspection
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court Concerned Over Unclean Toilets In State-Run Schools, Asks DLSAs To Conduct Surprise Inspection

Live Law  

Unhappy with the Maharashtra Government's response on unhygienic conditions in toilets for young girls in state-government aided schools, the Bombay High Court on Monday said it will direct officers from the district legal service authorities to conduct surprise visits in these schools. Petitioner Nikita Gore's PIL seeks for sanitary napkins to be recognised as an essential commodity, free of taxes …

Bombay HC Slams Maha Govt Over Unclean School Toilets
2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay HC Slams Maha Govt Over Unclean School Toilets

News 18  

Does the executive think that the judiciary is a “little kid” who can be calmed down with a lollipop, the Bombay High Court exclaimed while pulling up the Maharashtra government for its failure to provide clean toilets in government schools. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik observed that the state government had not …

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure Uninterrupted Supply Of Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools
2 years, 8 months ago

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Ensure Uninterrupted Supply Of Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government to ensure that there is uninterrupted supply of sanitary napkins to the girl students in government-aided schools under its Kishori Yojana. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a public interest litigation preferred by NGO Social Jurist through Advocates. A division …

Delhi HC seeks answer on stopping sanitary napkin supply to girl students
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC seeks answer on stopping sanitary napkin supply to girl students

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from the Delhi government on public interest litigation seeking forthwith restoration of a sanitary napkin facility for girl students in all government schools and said that the mere absence of a running contract is not good enough to discontinue a social measure. DELHI GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS GIRL STUDENTS DO NOT GET SANITARY …

Special Story: Discontinuation of free distribution of sanitary napkins at schools taking a toll on girls’ health, educa
3 years, 1 month ago

Special Story: Discontinuation of free distribution of sanitary napkins at schools taking a toll on girls’ health, educa

The Hindu  

It has been about two years since the free distribution of sanitary napkins to adolescent girls under the Shuchi Scheme, a menstrual hygiene programme covering around 17 lakh girls studying at government schools in the State, was abruptly stopped. Vittal Vaggan, a Dalit writer and teacher at Taj Sultanpur High School, said that many girls simply skip classes during their …

Karnataka High Court Summons Health Commissioner Over Non-Implementation Of SUCHI Scheme For Supply Of Sanitary Napkins To School Girls
3 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka High Court Summons Health Commissioner Over Non-Implementation Of SUCHI Scheme For Supply Of Sanitary Napkins To School Girls

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Commissioner of Health and Family wWelfare services to personally remain present before the court on August 5 and place on record the progress that has been made in the implementation of SUCHI scheme. You had said even if schools are closed the adolescent girls who don't come to school will be distributed …

State Cannot Ignore Distribution Of Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Going Girls During Second Wave Of Covid-19 : Karnataka HC
3 years, 9 months ago

State Cannot Ignore Distribution Of Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Going Girls During Second Wave Of Covid-19 : Karnataka HC

Live Law  

Observing that the "We appreciate that the State health department is focussing its attention on various aspects of Covid-19. However, we do not think that SUCHI scheme could be ignored as such," the Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government to ensure that all efforts are made for proper implementation of the scheme.A division bench of Justice B …

Udaan Scheme: Punjab to provide sanitary pads worth Rs 40.55 crore
3 years, 9 months ago

Udaan Scheme: Punjab to provide sanitary pads worth Rs 40.55 crore

India TV News  

Punjab Social Security Minister Aruna Chaudhary on Friday launched the women-empowerment oriented 'Udaan Scheme' on the occasion of International Menstrual Hygiene Day, under which sanitary pads of Rs 40.55 crore would be distributed free of cost annually to needy women and girls. Addressing the virtual launch ceremony, which was live telecasted at 1,500 locations, Chaudhary said the main objective of …

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Scheme For Providing Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Girls
3 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Scheme For Providing Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Girls

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to strictly abide by the time schedule it has enunciated for procurement of sanitary napkins/pads, for the year 2021-22, under the Shuchi Scheme. Under the scheme sanitary napkins are distributed to adolescent girls studying in schools and staying in hostels between the age group of 10 to 19 years. The bench …

Tripura Approves Proposal to Provide Free Sanitary Napkins to 1.68 Lakh Schoolgirls
4 years, 2 months ago

Tripura Approves Proposal to Provide Free Sanitary Napkins to 1.68 Lakh Schoolgirls

News 18  

The Tripura government has decided to provide free sanitary napkins to 1.68 lakh girls studying in classes between VI and XII to encourage hygienic practices, a minister said on Thursday. The government will spend Rs 1.86 crore annually for the programme under the ‘Kishori Suchita Abhyjan’, he said. “We have decided to provide free sanitary napkins to girls from class …

Punjab government announces free sanitary pads for girls in high schools and colleges
4 years, 2 months ago

Punjab government announces free sanitary pads for girls in high schools and colleges

India Today  

The Punjab Chief Minister, Captian Amarinder Singh, has announced that the government will distribute free sanitary pads for girls in high schools and colleges on Thursday. The media advisor of the CM, Raveen Thukral, took to his Twitter handle and tweeted: Punjab CM @capt_amarinder announces free sanitary pads for girl students of high schools & colleges during launch of slew …

Inadequate Menstrual Hygiene Facilities Impeding Right to Education: Jammu & Kashmir HC Seeks Center's Response
4 years, 3 months ago

Inadequate Menstrual Hygiene Facilities Impeding Right to Education: Jammu & Kashmir HC Seeks Center's Response

Live Law  

"Deprived economic status and illiteracy leads to prevalence of unhygienic and unhealthy practices which has serious health consequences," remarked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday while taking suo moto notice of lack of access to education and menstrual hygiene for women in the Union Territories. When addressing the Right to Education and menstrual hygiene, the Court stated, "Inadequate …

Haryana education dept to provide sanitary pads to students
4 years, 5 months ago

Haryana education dept to provide sanitary pads to students

Hindustan Times  

In an initiative aimed at raising awareness about menstrual health and hygiene, the state education department has decided to provide sanitary pads to female students of classes 6 to 12 on a monthly basis. HT Image In a letter addressed to district education officers on Monday, the directorate of school education asked schools to make arrangements for the supply of …

COVID Lockdown: Girls From Rural Areas Struggle for Sanitary Pads
4 years, 11 months ago

COVID Lockdown: Girls From Rural Areas Struggle for Sanitary Pads

The Quint  

Kumari, who studies at a government school in Haryana’s Kurkshetra, said, “The entire focus has been shifted to distribution of masks and sanitisers and nobody is talking about these basics. Geeta, a Class 7 student from Alwar in Rajasthan, said, “Even if we get the money to buy it, it is so difficult to step out for women, especially during …

Lockdown hits school girls' access to sanitary pads: Officials
4 years, 11 months ago

Lockdown hits school girls' access to sanitary pads: Officials

India Today  

The aim to ensure menstrual hygiene, especially among school girls in remote areas of Rajasthan, has hit a roadblock due to the lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said officials on Saturday. The Rajasthan State Child Rights Commission has initiated an inquiry into the matter after the issue was raised by various stakeholders that sanitary pads were not available to girls …

‘I wish I was a boy’: The Kenyan girls fighting period poverty
5 years, 1 month ago

‘I wish I was a boy’: The Kenyan girls fighting period poverty

Al Jazeera  

In Kenya, one million girls miss school each month because they cannot afford sanitary pads, while some share used ones. Some of my classmates get their periods in class and the boys mock them, which is a reason some students do not attend class during this time.” Lack of sanitary pads has led to an estimated one million girls missing …

MP man turns 'padman', promotes menstrual hygiene
5 years, 4 months ago

MP man turns 'padman', promotes menstrual hygiene

India TV News  

Inspired by Akshay Kumar- starrer 'Padman', a 37-year-old resident of Khor village here set up a sanitary pad manufacturing unit, employing 15 women from the area. In a bid to educate women in his village about menstrual hygiene and provide cheap sanitary pads, Bhupendra Khoiwal set up a manufacturing unit in Khor village, 15 km from the district headquarters in …

60 sanitary pads vending machines installed at Sultanpur Lodhi
5 years, 4 months ago

60 sanitary pads vending machines installed at Sultanpur Lodhi

India TV News  

To promote menstrual hygiene among women pilgrims visiting this holy town, the Punjab government has set up 60 sanitary napkin vending machines at all key locations, an official said on Sunday. "To promote menstrual hygiene among women pilgrims as many as 60 sanitary pads vending machines have been installed at the all key location of the city to distribute free-of-cost …

This pilot project will make 12,000 Telangana students aware about menstrual hygiene
5 years, 8 months ago

This pilot project will make 12,000 Telangana students aware about menstrual hygiene

India Today  

The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has announced a collaboration with public sector enterprise Bharat Dynamics Limited on a pilot project to create awareness on menstruation and menstrual hygiene among children at government schools in Telangana. About the pilot project: The pilot project will benefit over 11,516 girl students enrolled in 75 government schools in five mandals …

Punjab: Government school teachers strip girls to check for sanitary pads, CM Amarinder Singh orders inquiry
6 years, 4 months ago

Punjab: Government school teachers strip girls to check for sanitary pads, CM Amarinder Singh orders inquiry

India TV News  

Teachers at a government girls’ school in Punjab's Fazilka district allegedly stripped some students, to check which one of them was wearing a sanitary pad, after one was found discarded in the toilet of the school. According to an official spokesperson, the matter was brought to the notice of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, following which two teachers were transferred …

Punjab government school teachers strip girls to check for sanitary pads, Amarinder Singh orders inquiry
6 years, 4 months ago

Punjab government school teachers strip girls to check for sanitary pads, Amarinder Singh orders inquiry

Firstpost  

The teachers were trying to find out which of the girls was wearing a sanitary napkin, after one was found in the school toilet, officials said. Chandigarh: Some students at a government girls’ school in Punjab’s Fazilka district were allegedly stripped by teachers to check which one of them was wearing a sanitary pad, after one was found discarded in …

Padwoman: Telangana's tribal women distributing sanitary napkins free of cost among students
6 years, 5 months ago

Padwoman: Telangana's tribal women distributing sanitary napkins free of cost among students

India TV News  

Akshay Kumar starrer "Padman" seems to have an inspired people throughout the length and breadth of the country to come forward for producing sanitary napkins for the women. Since February this year, tribal women have been producing sanitary napkins which is distributed free to the students of tribal welfare hostels and ashram schools in Telangana. Now, the region is set …

Another Delhi school gets sanitary pad vending machine, here are others that have it
6 years, 7 months ago

Another Delhi school gets sanitary pad vending machine, here are others that have it

India Today  

With the news of girls finally having no GST on their periods comes another good initiative in the national capital city of India. While many schools have already got sanitary pad vending machines, another one adds to the list. National Commission for Women's letter to Javadekar about these machines On May 28, the National Commission for Women wrote a letter …

GST exemption for sanitary pads not end of fight; affordability, policy changes still needed for safe menstrual hygiene
6 years, 8 months ago

GST exemption for sanitary pads not end of fight; affordability, policy changes still needed for safe menstrual hygiene

Firstpost  

Research shows that only 12% of the 497 million women in India have access to sanitary napkins, and their poor menstrual hygiene was mainly because of lack of affordability. Research shows that only 12 percent of the 497 million women in India have access to sanitary napkins and other menstrual hygiene products, while the rest are forced to use unsafe …

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