Initiative Indian Government taken for Menstrual Hygiene? UPSC Daily Important Topic | 23 August 2022

Initiative Indian Government taken for Menstrual Hygiene?

✓Shuchi Scheme:

It aims aimed at instilling awareness about menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls.

It was started in 2013-14 initially as a Centrally-sponsored one.

However, the Centre asked States to take over the scheme from 2015-16.

✓Menstrual Hygiene Scheme:

It focuses on promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls (10-19 years) in rural areas of selected districts in 2011.

✓SABLA programme:

It was implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

It focuses on nutrition, health, hygiene and reproductive and sexual health (linked to rural mother and childcare centres).

✓National Rural Livelihood Mission:

It supports SHG and small manufacturers to produce sanitary pads.

✓Swachh Bharat Mission and Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya (SB:SV):

Menstrual hygiene management is also an integral part

✓Guidelines for Gender Issues in Sanitation (2017):

These have been evolved by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to ensure gender equality and empowerment  and girls with respect to sanitation.

Safe and effective menstrual hygiene management is a trigger for better and stronger development for adolescent girls and women.