Education
Andhra Pradesh: Free sanitary napkins to female students in government schools
On International Women’s Day 2021, the Andhra Pradesh government took an appreciable decision to end all taboos concerning the health and hygiene of the girl child in the state by providing free sanitary napkins to all.
The government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to provide free sanitary napkins to female students in government schools in colleges, above class 7.
Quality sanitary napkins to be available at every government’s YSR Cheyutha store across the state, at affordable prices under this new venture launched by the Andhra Pradesh government to promote the menstrual health of female students.
Promoting menstrual hygiene
The government released a statement that said, “1 lady teacher in every school/college will be tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the storage and distribution processes. She will also be responsible for educating the students about the methods of safe disposal of the used napkins.”
It highlighted that Cervical Cancer, Reproductive Tract Infections, Hepatitis B infection, various types of yeast infections, and Urinary Tract Infections are just a few complications that the lack of access to quality sanitary napkins and so the Government decided to provide basic hygiene kit to economically backward and other sections of the society.
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.
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