Question : Sanitary Pad Vending Machine at Railway Stations

(a) whether the Government is planning to install Sanitary Pad Vending Machines at all or many of the Railway Stations across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the funds likely to be sanctioned for this purpose and the time by which the same are likely to be installed;

(d) whether the Railways has tied up with the Ministry of Women & Child Development in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has installed such machine recently at any of the Railway Stations across the country, if so, the details thereof along with the response of passengers thereto?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (e) The feasibility of installing Sanitary Pad Vending Machines is presently being examined through trial basis. Sanitary Pad Vending machines have been installed at several stations as a charitable measure, on no-profit-no-loss basis, by Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organization on trial. Depending on the success, further proliferation will be done.
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