All the government colleges in Haryana will now have a sanitary napkin vending machine and incinerator, the Haryana government announced on Thursday. The decision has been taken to promote menstrual health of women and adolescent girls.
The official release by Higher Education Department stated that the vending machines were being installed to ensure an effective and convenient mode for any time access to the sanitary napkins. The purpose is to promote safe and hygienic sanitary practices among the women and girls.
The spokesperson from the department said that a social taboo was observed to be attached with sanitary napkins, wherein a majority of girls and women hesitate to go to medicine outlets to buy them. This results in unsafe practices and use of unhygienic materials during their menstrual period.
He further added that disposal of used sanitary napkins has also been a common problem and it was observed that girls do not like to carry their used sanitary napkins to a dustbin in front of their family and friends.
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