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 form a uniform national policy with sufficient leeway for States and Union Territories based on prevailing conditions,” a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The court gave States and Union Territories four weeks to submit to the Union Health Secretary their menstrual hygiene plans and programmes, funded either through the Centre or with their own funds. The court also asked the States and Union Territories to provide the ratio of girls’ toilets in schools and the amounts spent on low-cost sanitary pads and vending and disposal mechanisms in upper primary, secondary and higher secondary schools.

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Duty Of Government & Local Authorities To Provide Basic Toilet & Sanitation Facilities Within Court Premises : Supreme Court
2 months ago

Duty Of Government & Local Authorities To Provide Basic Toilet & Sanitation Facilities Within Court Premises : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while issuing a set of directions for the construction of toilet facilities in Court premises across India, noted that the same would protect privacy and remove threats to ladies and transgender persons. The petitioner, inter-alia, had sought directions against all the States and Union Territories to ensure that basic toilet facilities are made available in all Courts/ …

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Seeking Policy For Free Sanitary Pad Distribution To School-Going Girls
3 months, 1 week 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 …

States asked to submit action plans for implementation of national menstrual hygiene policy
3 months, 1 week ago

States asked to submit action plans for implementation of national menstrual hygiene policy

The Hindu  

The Centre has urged states to submit action plans to effectively implement the menstrual hygiene policy for school girls to ensure access to low-cost hygiene products and gender-responsive sanitation facilities in public and government-aided schools. For government and government-aided schools, the policy says that States/UTs should assess and estimate the actual requirement of menstrual hygiene products to enable efficient use …

Supreme Court Seeks Actionplan To Implement Menstrual Hygiene Policy For School-going Girls
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Seeks Actionplan To Implement Menstrual Hygiene Policy For School-going Girls

Live Law  

The Supreme Court yesterday heard a petition seeking directions from the Union, the States and Union Territories for providing free sanitary pads to adolescent girl children from Classes 6-12 in all Government, Government-aided/unaided schools, and residential schools. It passed an order for further action by States and UTs after the Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati informed the Court that the …

Good news for girl students: Menstrual Hygiene Policy for school-going girls approved, Centre informs SC
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Over 98% of Indian Schools Have Separate Toilet Facilities for Girls: Centre
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 98% of Indian Schools Have Separate Toilet Facilities for Girls: Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Over 97.5% of schools in India provide separate toilet facilities for girl students, according to a Centre affidavit filed with the Supreme Court. The Centre has informed the court that 16 lakh toilets for boys and 17.5 lakh toilets for girls have been constructed in more than 10 lakh government schools and 2.5 lakh toilets for boys and 2.9 lakh …

U.P. govt to provide sanitary pads to school girls
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Finalise ‘optimum’ policy to distribute sanitary napkins in schools: SC
1 year, 4 months ago

Finalise ‘optimum’ policy to distribute sanitary napkins in schools: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre four weeks to finalise and place on record an “optimum” menstrual hygiene policy with focus on the distribution of sanitary napkins. “The Union of India should duly consider the practices followed in these States and come out with an optimum policy to ensure that an adequate number of sanitary napkins are made …

Menstrual Hygiene | Draft National Policy On Supply & Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins In Schools Ready: Union Govt Informs Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Menstrual Hygiene | Draft National Policy On Supply & Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins In Schools Ready: Union Govt Informs Supreme Court

Live Law  

On Monday, the Union Government informed the Supreme Court that a draft National Policy on menstrual hygiene for supply and safe disposal of sanitary napkins in schools has been formulated. The Union requested four weeks to gather public opinions on the policy from the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. However, the Supreme Court, …

A draft menstrual hygiene policy, at long last
1 year, 5 months ago

A draft menstrual hygiene policy, at long last

The Hindu  

While the debate about whether menstrual leaves must be given or not occupied space, time and effort, more recently, traditionally, menstrual hygiene or the access or affordability of menstrual products and private and clean toilets have not been the flavour of any season. The Centre’s Menstrual Hygiene Policy, which was recently hosted online for comments from the public and experts, …

Explained | Menstrual hygiene facilities in Indian schools
1 year, 10 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 …

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 …

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 …

Bombay HC raps Maharashtra government over delay in framing policy on clean toilets in schools
2 years, 6 months ago

Bombay HC raps Maharashtra government over delay in framing policy on clean toilets in schools

India Today  

Bombay High Court on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government over the delay in framing a policy on clean and hygienic toilets in government schools. Based on a report, the court observed that the condition of toilets in schools across Maharashtra was very bad and still there was no policy regarding the issue. As per the court’s order in July this …

Bombay High Court Concerned Over Unclean Toilets In State-Run Schools, Asks DLSAs To Conduct Surprise Inspection
2 years, 7 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 …

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, 9 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 …

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 …

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Scheme For Providing Sanitary Napkins To Adolescent School Girls
3 years, 10 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 …

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 …

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 …

Is India suffering from ‘period poverty’?
6 years, 9 months ago

Is India suffering from ‘period poverty’?

The Hindu  

A new report published by UNICEF and WaterAid found that more than a third of girls in South Asia miss school during their periods, mainly due to lack of access to toilets and pads in schools and no proper education about menstruation. ‘Period poverty’ is the term used when there is a lack of sanitary products, and other essentials like …

Despite allocation of Rs. 16 crores, Kejriwal govt fails to distribute sanitary napkins in schools for 2 years
7 years, 1 month ago

Despite allocation of Rs. 16 crores, Kejriwal govt fails to distribute sanitary napkins in schools for 2 years

Op India  

To promote menstrual hygiene amongst adolescent school girls, in 2011, Sheila Dikshit led Delhi Government started the Kishori Yojana, which provided free sanitary napkins to girls. This comes as a shock at a time when Delhi government has not only not clarified that the scheme is suspended, they are actually taking credit for promoting female menstrual hygiene through this scheme. …

What Are You Doing To Sensitize School Children About Menstrual Hygiene? Delhi HC Asks Civic Bodies [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

What Are You Doing To Sensitize School Children About Menstrual Hygiene? Delhi HC Asks Civic Bodies [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, last week, sought to know the steps taken by Civic bodies in the schools run by it to sensitize students on menstrual hygiene.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar took note of an affidavit filed by the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, referring to the 'Menstrual Hygiene Scheme' …

What Are You Doing To Sensitize School Children About Menstrual Hygiene? Delhi HC Asks Civic Bodies [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

What Are You Doing To Sensitize School Children About Menstrual Hygiene? Delhi HC Asks Civic Bodies [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, last week, sought to know the steps taken by Civic bodies in the schools run by it to sensitize students on menstrual hygiene.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar took note of an affidavit filed by the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, referring to the 'Menstrual Hygiene Scheme' …

PIL For Sensitizing Girls About Menstrual Hygiene, Free Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools, Delhi HC Notice To Centre,Delhi Govt, MCD's [Read Petition]
7 years, 8 months ago

PIL For Sensitizing Girls About Menstrual Hygiene, Free Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools, Delhi HC Notice To Centre,Delhi Govt, MCD's [Read Petition]

Live Law  

With the focus on preparing an adolescent girl for puberty and adulthood through education and ensuring that school drop outs due to lack of access to sanitary products is eliminated, an advocate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking its intervention to ensure no girl child misses on her education and health due to lack of basics.A bench headed by …

PIL For Sensitizing Girls About Menstrual Hygiene, Free Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools, Delhi HC Notice To Centre,Delhi Govt, MCD's [Read Petition]
7 years, 8 months ago

PIL For Sensitizing Girls About Menstrual Hygiene, Free Sanitary Napkins In Govt Schools, Delhi HC Notice To Centre,Delhi Govt, MCD's [Read Petition]

Live Law  

With the focus on preparing an adolescent girl for puberty and adulthood through education and ensuring that school drop outs due to lack of access to sanitary products is eliminated, an advocate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking its intervention to ensure no girl child misses on her education and health due to lack of basics.A bench headed by …

Madurai Bench of Madras HC slams government for poor school sanitation facilities
8 years, 3 months ago

Madurai Bench of Madras HC slams government for poor school sanitation facilities

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: Even after the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had launched a novel free sanitary napkin scheme for adolescent girls in government schools for the first time in the country, it was not implemented properly in the schools, the court observed. This was brought to the light by the advocate commission appointed by the Madurai Bench of Madras High …

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 …

Toilets in schools should be clean with proper facilities: SC
10 years, 1 month ago

Toilets in schools should be clean with proper facilities: SC

India TV News  

New Delhi: Toilets in all schools should not be a mere "structure" but they should be clean and have proper facilities, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. Toilets meant for schools, which are co-educational and the girls schools, have to have such toilets which are clean and acceptable, having proper facilities," a bench of justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C …

Schools should have such toilets which are clean and acceptable having proper facilities: SC
10 years, 1 month ago

Schools should have such toilets which are clean and acceptable having proper facilities: SC

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant, while rapping the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the State of toilets in schools, observed, "Before dwelling upon the framing of the Schemes and the time-frame granted to the States, it can be said without any fear of contradiction that a toilet in structure …

Schools should have such toilets which are clean and acceptable having proper facilities: SC
10 years, 1 month ago

Schools should have such toilets which are clean and acceptable having proper facilities: SC

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant, while rapping the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the State of toilets in schools, observed, "Before dwelling upon the framing of the Schemes and the time-frame granted to the States, it can be said without any fear of contradiction that a toilet in structure …

Fund crunch stalls sanitary napkins distribution scheme
10 years, 11 months ago

Fund crunch stalls sanitary napkins distribution scheme

The Hindu  

A scheme of the Rajiv Vidya Mission to distribute sanitary pads to girl children in government schools so as to improve their menstrual hygiene is now defunct due to lack of funds. Introduced in 2012 as part of the National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level, the scheme aimed at distributing packets of branded sanitary napkins to adolescent …

Compromising on hygiene
11 years, 10 months ago

Compromising on hygiene

The Hindu  

Young girls in rural Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are yet to switch over to the use of sanitary napkins during menstruation whereas in Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha, the use of sanitary napkins for better hygiene is really catching up, latest official data suggests. The government initiated a scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene in 2011 under which highly subsidised …

How to ensure Indian girls go to school? Install a proper lavatory
12 years, 5 months ago

How to ensure Indian girls go to school? Install a proper lavatory

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 India's highest court has ordered …

Toilets are main concern for girl students: CRY
12 years, 5 months ago

Toilets are main concern for girl students: CRY

The Hindu  

On a day when the Supreme Court directed the Union and State governments to provide basic infrastructure, including drinking water and toilets, in all schools within six months, a survey conducted among parents in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore said that “toilets remain the single-most commonly voiced concern for girl students and their parents across India among the lower-income …

Provide toilets in schools in six months, orders court
12 years, 5 months ago

Provide toilets in schools in six months, orders court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all States and Union Territories to ensure that basic toilet facilities, in particular to girl students, are provided in all schools within six months. The court had said: “Right to free and compulsory education of children in the age group of six to 14 is part of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21-A. …

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