The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has issued guidelines for menstrual hygiene management which is an integral part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
Briefing the media today, the Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation said that the government is working on a three-pronged project focusing on women hygiene.
"There is another task force we have constituted. I have spoken to (Union ministers) Maneka Gandhi and Smriti Irani. We will very soon make a package programme on how to make these sanitary napkins at low cost, how we can provide women at their homes or even distribute free to girl students in schools and also dispose them off so that they don't create any health hazard," Bharti told reporters.
Bharti said that Open Defecation Free (ODF), solid waste management and community based drinking water projects would also generate employment.
"When we will go for ODF plus programme of solid waste management, or community based drinking water programme , we will also see how employment can be generated from such programmes. It will also include skill development schemes. When we will try to make areas clean, we will also see how people will get employment through our programmes," Bharti said.
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