Bihar Social Welfare Secretary Emphasizes Women's Choice During Menstruation on World Hygiene Day
Menstruation is not a disease or a matter of shame, rather it is a normal natural process, which is very important for all of us to understand and accept. What women will do during menstruation will be decided not by the common people but by the women themselves. These words were said by Bandana Preyashi, Secretary of the Social Welfare Department and Managing Director of the Women and Child Development Corporation.
She said that the plan to install sanitary pad vending machines in all the schools of Bihar will be expedited so that the girl students do not have to face difficult situations. On the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a program was organized in the auditorium of the Women and Child Development Corporation office located at Daroga Rai Path in Patna. It was chaired by the Managing Director of the Corporation and Secretary of the Social Welfare Department, Bandana Preyashi.
She said that sanitary pad vending machines have been installed by the Women Development Corporation in the women's toilets of 209 schools and many offices and parks in Patna. Apart from this, through the Chief Minister Kishori Swasthya Yojana, an amount of Rs 300 is given annually to the girls for sanitary napkins. A total of 22 lakh 58 thousand 425 girls have benefited under this scheme.
You can get free consultation on Wednesday and Thursday
The departmental secretary said that common people need to be more sensitive towards women. He said that for resolving any kind of problems related to menstruation, free consultation can be taken from a gynecologist by dialing 181 from 12 noon to 3 pm on Wednesday and Thursday.
Padmashree Sudha Varghese, founder of Nari Gunjan, said that in adolescence, along with physical changes, emotional changes also come. In such a situation, parents and teachers can help them in menstrual hygiene management by giving them the right advice. UNICEF's WASH specialist Prabhakar Sinha said that this program is not just a government event, but a program related to social awareness. On this occasion, the girls were shown the film 'Padman' based on menstrual hygiene management.
UNICEF's Mona Sinha, Manjusha Chandra, Morgan Sinha and others were present in this program
