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 sanitary napkins are being supplied to adolescent girls, in the age group of 10-19 years, in the rural areas. The scheme took off last year in 115 districts of 17 States in the first phase and data received by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare suggests that the use of sanitary napkins was the lowest in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the first year with only 39 per cent and 43 per cent utilisation respectively while Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha and Punjab showed 100 per cent utilisation of the first batch of napkins which were supplied by Hindustan latex Limited — a public sector undertaking. In Rajasthan, 97 per cent young women bought and used these low cost sanitary napkins, closely followed by Maharashtra at 96 per cent, Jharkhand at 87 per cent and Jammu and Kashmir at 85 per cent. While in Madhya Pradesh utilisation was 80 per cent, Andhra Pradesh saw only 71 per cent, Uttarakhand 68 per cent, Karnataka 62 per cent, Assam just 53 per cent, and Gujarat 52 per cent.

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Distribution of reusable menstrual pads launched at KGBV
3 weeks, 5 days 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Government school in Hyderabad takes a step towards menstrual hygiene
4 months 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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Menstrual Hygiene Day: India! Whisper no more, stay free from period taboos
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Menstrual Hygiene Day: India! Whisper no more, stay free from period taboos

Firstpost  

Respect for India’s ‘Nari Shakti’ rings hollow if we celebrate their triumphs in breaking glass ceilings while remaining silent on menstruation and hiding sanitary napkins in shame Balalakshmi encountered an ongoing struggle with persistent vaginal irritations and infections. Access to clean water, sanitary products and education on menstrual health are fundamental rights that empower women to maintain hygiene, prevent infections …

Amazon-backed women make biodegradable sanitary napkins at Hyderabad unit
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon-backed women make biodegradable sanitary napkins at Hyderabad unit

Deccan Chronicle  

Amazon highlighted the substantial impact of its community engagement programs in India, focusing on women's empowerment, menstrual hygiene awareness, and creating a sustainable sanitary product manufacturing ecosystem. Recognizing the diverse needs of women managing households, the sanitary napkin manufacturing unit supported by Amazon in Hyderabad has a capacity of manufacturing 1200 pads per hour; offers part-time employment options with manageable …

How young girls in rural Bihar are taking charge of their menstrual health
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How young girls in rural Bihar are taking charge of their menstrual health

Live Mint  

Growing up in Darbanga, Bihar, 17-year-old Aarti Kumari’s knowledge about menstruation was the bare minimum. “We held discussions with young girls and talked to them about the importance of using hygienic products during menstruation, how anaemia affects menstruating women and safe practices. In Bihar, more than 40% of women aged 15-19 don’t use hygiene products such as sanitary pads during …

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, …

Could sisal leaves make sanitary napkins more sustainable in India?
1 year, 2 months ago

Could sisal leaves make sanitary napkins more sustainable in India?

The Hindu  

The ancient Aztec and Mayan civilisations were perhaps the first to begin making paper out of sisal leaves. Now, in a move to make menstrual hygiene products more environmentally sustainable, scientists at Stanford University have reported a method to produce from sisal leaves a “highly absorbent and retentive material”. A sturdy succulent Owing to the growing environmental concerns around menstrual …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Spreading Menstrual Hygiene Awareness at Grassroots Level
1 year, 8 months ago

Spreading Menstrual Hygiene Awareness at Grassroots Level

Deccan Chronicle  

To this day, I remember as a young girl how I used to enjoy watching the little pieces of cloth hanging outside my house-helps’ quarters on the terrace swaying in the wind and then predicting the direction they would sway in next. Hearing these gruesome stories and noticing the women teach their daughters the same things they had learnt about …

Let’s demystify feminine hygiene
1 year, 9 months ago

Let’s demystify feminine hygiene

Live Mint  

The subject of feminine hygiene that is – because as a woman you are either shushed or met with awkward giggles when you want to talk about it. Feminine hygiene essentially is the health of the vagina, a closed muscular canal that lies between the vulva and the cervix of the uterus. Many factors affect vaginal hygiene including sex, pregnancy, …

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 …

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: What are India’s challenges?
1 year, 9 months ago

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: What are India’s challenges?

The Hindu  

May 28, 2023 10:30 am | Updated 05:37 pm IST There has been an uptick in the last few years in the focus on menstrual health and hygiene worldwide. In India, MHH gained its rightful place in the public health discourse when the National Health Mission 2011 promoted a menstrual hygiene scheme among adolescent girls in rural areas. Menstrual hygiene …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, 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 …

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 …

​70% Women in UP, Assam and Chhattisgarh Aged 15-24 Use Cloth for Menstrual Protection: Govt Data
2 years, 10 months ago

​70% Women in UP, Assam and Chhattisgarh Aged 15-24 Use Cloth for Menstrual Protection: Govt Data

News 18  

Close to 70% women aged 15 to 24 in Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Chhattisgarh use cloth for protection during their menstrual period, even as India’s average stands at 49.6%, government data shows. Overall, 78% of women in this age group use a hygienic method of menstrual protection,” the report said. “Overall, 58% of women in this age group use a …

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 …

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Why access to safe sanitation is vital
3 years, 2 months ago

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Why access to safe sanitation is vital

News 18  

Menstrual hygiene is important for the health of women and girls. Despite the massive success of the Central government’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission programme in providing access to toilets, menstrual hygiene remains a major issue in some parts of the country, specifically in rural areas. Menstrual hygiene management needs the toilets to have facilities to change pads in privacy, availability …

Rs 47 Crores Budget Approved For SUCHI Scheme To Provide Sanitary Napkins For School Girls, State Tells Karnataka High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Rs 47 Crores Budget Approved For SUCHI Scheme To Provide Sanitary Napkins For School Girls, State Tells Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Commissioner of Health and Family welfare service, Dr. K V Thrilok Chandra, appeared before the Karnataka High Court on Thursday and informed the court that the department is interested in implementing the SUCHI scheme in right earnest. Pursuant to the order, the Commissioner appeared before the court and informed that, "Finance department has already approved the budget of Rs …

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 …

Why and How COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Women’s Menstrual Health in Rural India
3 years, 9 months ago

Why and How COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Women’s Menstrual Health in Rural India

News 18  

More than 65 per cent of India’s population lives in rural areas. But for most women in rural India, easy access to menstrual health and hygiene is a far cry. As social entrepreneur Ira Guha points out, the average period lasts five days, which means that “women were being advised that for 15 days out of every month, it was …

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 …

The Many Gaps in Menstrual Hygiene Awareness in Rural India
4 years, 1 month ago

The Many Gaps in Menstrual Hygiene Awareness in Rural India

The Quint  

First and foremost is working with adolescent girls by taking the most suitable approach. From our experiences, we have seen that educating the peers is a good strategy of making the right knowledge reach the girls. Interacting with mothers and fathers helps address the intergenerational gap - because many of the myths and much of the wrong information is passed …

Safe menstrual hygiene means access to right products and safe disposal, says Niine
4 years, 2 months ago

Safe menstrual hygiene means access to right products and safe disposal, says Niine

India TV News  

While there has been enough noise and awareness on low levels of access to menstrual hygiene for women in India, safe disposal of menstrual waste continues to a less talked off the issue, even as developed countries move to large scale installation of incinerators to prevent build-up of this waste, which poses hazards similar to biomedical waste. Sharat Khemka, Co-founder …

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 …

Tackling menstruation sustainably: How India's battle to provide environment-friendly sanitary pads is far from won
4 years, 6 months ago

Tackling menstruation sustainably: How India's battle to provide environment-friendly sanitary pads is far from won

Firstpost  

Though the Suvidha Initiative, which Narendra Modi championed in his Independence Day Speech, helped improve access to affordable sanitary pads, the oxo-degradable pads do not meet environmental quality standards Prime Minister Narendra Modi made history on 15 August 2020 by openly discussing menstruation and sanitary pads in his Independence Day speech in a country where millions hesitate to bring up …

Women and Girls Below Poverty Line in Haryana to Soon Receive Free Sanitary Napkins
4 years, 7 months ago

Women and Girls Below Poverty Line in Haryana to Soon Receive Free Sanitary Napkins

News 18  

The Haryana government will launch a scheme to give a packet of free sanitary napkins to about 22.50 lakh women and girls below the poverty line every month for a year, Women and Child Development Minister Kamlesh Dhanda said on Monday. A scheme will also be started to provide fortified flavoured skimmed milk powder under the 'Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar …

Will Decide On Declaring Sanitary Napkins "Essential Commodity" After Ascertaining Demand-Supply Gap, Current Market Scenario; Union Health Ministry Tells Bombay HC [Read Petition]
4 years, 8 months ago

Will Decide On Declaring Sanitary Napkins "Essential Commodity" After Ascertaining Demand-Supply Gap, Current Market Scenario; Union Health Ministry Tells Bombay HC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India submitted before the Bombay High Court that a decision on declaration of sanitary napkin as "essential commodity" within the meaning of Section 2A of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, can only be taken after understanding the current market scenario and ascertaining the demand supply gap if any. The PIL states- "As …

Maintaining menstrual hygiene in times of Covid-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Maintaining menstrual hygiene in times of Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Even though the lockdown is lifted, many have lost their livelihood and are barely able to make ends meet. NGOs are not only providing women with sanitary pads, but are also training them to make their own pads And Pushpa Bhau Khokane from Belaj in Maharashtra feels empowered, too. When we produce them, we help other women and also earn …

Gurugram teens help migrant women keep menstrual hygiene amid Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Gurugram teens help migrant women keep menstrual hygiene amid Covid-19 pandemic

Hindustan Times  

Zoya, Ishaan, Zaara, Tanya, Sana, Arjun and Aryaman — these 13-15 year olds are no ordinary kids. Zoya Sethi describes the initiative as an “effort to uphold dignity and comfort of migrant women who are making an arduous journey home, on foot.” Seven teenagers in Gurugram are providing sanitary napkins to migrant women with help of an NGO. “Many, we …

Manushi Chhillar urges state governments to supply free sanitary pads with ration to poor amid lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Manushi Chhillar urges state governments to supply free sanitary pads with ration to poor amid lockdown

India TV News  

Former Miss World Mansuhi Chhillar has urged state governments to distribute sanitary pads along with daily ration to the underprivileged. Manushi lauds the government's decision to include sanitary pads as essential commodities amid the COVID-19 crisis. I also urge the governments of various states to kindly look into distributing sanitary pads along with daily rations to the underprivileged," she said. …

Project Baala: 18,000 reusable sanitary pads distributed amid coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Project Baala: 18,000 reusable sanitary pads distributed amid coronavirus lockdown

India TV News  

The entire country is under lockdown that has impacted the economy and daily life amid an unprecedented outbreak of the coronavirus. While many have been impacted badly due to the virus outbreak, the situation has also pushed the marginalised women into greater vulnerability as many women are in dire need of menstrual-related products. To mitigate the suffering of menstruating women, …

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 …

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