Empowering Women Through Accessible Menstrual Hygiene

Maharashtra BJP MLA Sneha Dube Pandit has called on women from marginalized and tribal communities to demand free sanitary napkins through the public distribution system (PDS). She vowed to raise this issue in the state assembly, emphasizing the health risks women face due to a lack of menstrual hygiene products.

Speaking at an International Women's Day event in Palghar district, Pandit highlighted the difficulties many women and girls encounter, often traveling long distances to obtain sanitary pads. She urged the fight for these products to be available to poor women on Antyodaya ration cards at ration shops, alongside food grains.

In a related initiative, pharma venture Generic Aadhaar announced it had distributed over 5 lakh sanitary pads across the country to mark International Women's Day. The initiative aims to support women's health and increase menstrual hygiene awareness, assisting women and young girls in accessing essential hygiene products.