ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (b): Government has taken appropriate measures to improve menstrual hygiene practices through the schemes/ interventions of various Ministries/ Departments. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implements the Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene since 2011 to increase awareness among adolescent girls, to increase access to and use of high quality sanitary napkins to adolescent girls and to ensure safe disposal of Sanitary Napkins in an environmentally friendly manner. Further, teachers and Front line Workers - Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (FLW-ANMs), Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker and AWWs are oriented appropriately in the scheme with the budget provided for the same under Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK).
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has developed National Guidelines on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) for creating awareness on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in rural areas as part of its overall interventions related to behaviour change on sanitation hygiene aspect. Further, Department of School Education and Literacy implements an integrated scheme namely ''Samagra Shiksha'' under which State specific projects for varied interventions on menstrual health and hygiene including installation of sanitary pad vending machines and incinerators are sanctioned. Ministry of Woman and Child Development implements the scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) under which one of the component is improving their health and nutritional status and to motivate them to go back to formal schooling.
Department of Pharmaceutical, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janausadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP), provides Oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins named Suvidha.
Details of State/UT wise funds allocated and utilised under NHM scheme of MoH&FW and SAG of MWCD in the past three years are annexed at Annexure-I & II
(c) : As per information provided by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the following issues have been faced by States:
i. Delay in the procurement process /tendering
ii. Inability to cover majority of the adolescent girls due to limited funds
iii. Timely and uninterrupted distribution to all beneficiaries
iv. Adequate capacity building of the ASHAs/ teachers and AWW
v. Availability of safe disposal mechanisms.
(d) to (e): The above initiatives/ Schemes are implemented through the States/ UTs by involving Development Partners, NGOs and community etc.
(f) Department of Health Research under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) carries out research and studies to look into the newer methods of managing menstrual health and other sustainable alternatives to sanitary napkins for their safety, acceptability, affordability, efficacy and feasibility among women in public health program setting.
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Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) TO THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4132 FOR 19.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY, SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA, SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE AND SHRI JAYANT SINHA REGARDING ‘MENSTRUAL HYGIENE’
State-wise SPIP Approvals & Expenditure for the component Drugs and Supplies for RKSK (Sanitary napkins procurement) under NHM for the F.Ys. 2017-18 to 2019-20
(Rs. In Lakhs)
S. No. Name of the States/UTs 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
SPIP Approvals Expenditure SPIP Approvals Expenditure SPIP Approvals Expenditure
A. High Focus States
1 Bihar 183.45 - - - 957.6 0.61
2 Chhattisgarh - - - - - -
3 Himachal Pradesh 266.0 155.17 - - 385.17 464.69
4 Jammu & Kashmir 118.06 53.44 - - 102.72 109.99
5 Jharkhand - 0.78 - - - -
6 Madhya Pradesh - - - - 107.25 23.33
7 Orissa 502.95 428.5 804.09 770.49 382.23 778.08
8 Rajasthan - - - - 3,000 1,494.81
9 Uttar Pradesh - - - - - -
10 Uttarakhand - - - - 134.06 -
Sub Total 1,070.46 637.89 804.09 770.49 5,069.03 2,871.51
B. NE States
11 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - -
12 Assam 390.7 - - 223.93 288.62 -
13 Manipur - - - - 116.2 116.2
14 Meghalaya - - - - - -
15 Mizoram 4.53 - - - - -
16 Nagaland - - - - - -
17 Sikkim - - - - - -
18 Tripura - 35.11 - - - 4.99
Sub Total 395.23 35.11 - 223.93 404.82 121.19
C. Non-High Focus States
19 Andhra Pradesh 404.05 - 407.81 500.0 - 407.81
20 Goa - - - - - -
21 Gujarat 358.01 - - - - -
22 Haryana 489.3 - 196.9 - - -
23 Karnataka - - - - - -
24 Kerala 66.50 66.50 26.60 26.60 119.70 -
25 Maharashtra 766.08 - 531.45 - 100.0 414.24
26 Punjab 140.0 0.62 - - - 77.66
27 Tamil Nadu - - - - - -
28 Telangana 284.74 1.40 273.8 - - -
29 West Bengal 456.26 233.96 - - 756.65 -
Sub Total 2,964.94 302.48 1,436.56 526.60 976.35 899.71
D. Small States/UTs
30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands - - - - - -
31 Chandigarh - - - - - -
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - - - - -
33 Daman & Diu - - - - - -
34 Delhi - - 82.08 - 97.96 42.70
35 Lakshadweep 14.40 - - - - -
36 Puducherry - - - - 36.00 -
Sub Total 14.40 - 82.08 - 133.96 42.70
Grand Total 4,445.03 975.49 2,322.73 1,521.02 6,584.16 3,935.12
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) TO THE LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4132 FOR 19.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY, SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA, SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE AND SHRI JAYANT SINHA REGARDING ‘MENSTRUAL HYGIENE’
State/UT wise funds allocated and utilised under Scheme for Adolescent Girl (SAG) of Ministry of Women & Child Development in the past three years
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl.No. States/UT 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Released Utilised Released Utilised Released Utilised
1 Andhra Pradesh 2259.52 2050.18 1011.98 139.57 127.39 65.24
2 Arunachal Pradesh 87.96 42.76 0 18.44 33.71 -
3 Assam 341.92 0 0 774.51 488.62 1594.47
4 Bihar 4003.74 2742.76 25.54 686.12 582.91 23.78
5 Chhattisgarh 2792.61 1795.87 724.75 61.7 48.4 -
6 Goa 302.77 302.76 0.4 0.2 43.03 0.1
7 Gujarat 2690.09 2936.5 5092.44 1514.03 1937.79 2447.4
8 Haryana 589.97 363.75 37.41 44.71 70.56 22.19
9 Himachal Pradesh 1129.42 371.94 0 9 0 -
10 Jammu & Kashmir 255.91 26.67 560.39 234.4 46.53 -
11 Jharkhand 1495.55 154.54 0 0 254.39 -
12 Karnataka 2466.93 1819.93 923.76 880.33 1253.33 37.63
13 Kerala 692.91 632.13 289.74 3.43 1.08 2.25
14 Madhya Pradesh 8641.18 7125.7 5442.4 2810.48 1118.38 2124.8
15 Maharashtra 3995.68 3530.7 3536.78 2715.98 925.32 569.73
16 Manipur 170.28 62.34 0 107.28 96.86 2.71
17 Meghalaya 528.83 540.36 12.55 25.92 1278.81 1277.49
18 Mizoram 123.95 123.15 69.32 69.32 13.56 4.98
19 Nagaland 193.14 131.01 214.3 139.36 223.29 66.74
20 Odisha 2442.6 2345.4 866.77 0 72.6 -
21 Punjab 40.6 440.65 26.3 43.13 0 -
22 Rajasthan 39.38 0 0 59.39 0 130.35
23 Sikkim 15.42 27.45 0 0 0 0
24 Tamil Nadu 3196.22 1556.44 0 32.28 95.48 16.93
25 Telangana 81.4 0 107.49 0 151.54 0
26 Tripura 674.38 228.06 19.16 136.28 32.27 20.03
27 Uttar Pradesh 4486.13 4815.01 1000.35 0 1827.57 2798.24
28 Uttaranchal 3.3 0 0 0 0 -
29 West Bengal 282.47 992.63 101.85 0 126.72 -
30 A & N Islands 51.35 15.52 3.18 0.19 1.02 -
31 Chandigarh 12.68 5.81 2.33 1.66 2.46 -
32 Daman & Diu 14.14 14.07 4.53 4.53 3.87 -
33 D & NH 16.44 12.64 4.94 0 0.42 -
34 Delhi 490.19 570.32 320.48 18.29 12.84 27.11
35 Lakshadweep 11.65 2.82 3.11 0.12 0.07 0.02
36 Pondicherry 8.81 4.74 1.63 0.04 0 245.18
Total 44629.52 35784.61 20403.88 10530.69 10870.82 11477.37
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