GUWAHATI: With a view to improve menstrual hygiene among adolescent girl students of the state, the Assam government will provide free sanitary napkins to girls studying in Classes 6 to 12 in government and government-aided schools.
Under the scheme, every girl student in these classes will receive 18 beltless sanitary napkins per month. A total of Rs 25 crores have been allocated for this scheme.
While presenting the budget on March 6, finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “This will improve menstrual hygiene among adolescent girl students of the state leading to higher retention in school and greater empowerment of women.”
