Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene

Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene

Subject: Government Schemes

Section: Health

• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements the Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years since 2011.The scheme is supported by the National Health Mission through State Programme Implementation Plan (PIP).
• The major objectives of the scheme are

 (i) to increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene;

(ii) to increase access to and use of high quality sanitary napkins by adolescent girls, and

(iii) to ensure safe disposal of sanitary napkins in an environment friendly manner. Under the scheme, a pack of sanitary napkins are provided to adolescent girls by the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) at subsidized rate of Rs. 6 per pack.