Speaking on the 'Relevance of Economic Philosophy of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in Todays World' as part of the RSS ideologue's birth centenary celebrations, he noted that he wanted to run a campaign to ensure that every woman in India had access to sanitary pads.
The minister said he was already in talks with Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi regarding the matter.
"The railways will help as much as possible, be it providing manufacturing facility on railway stations...such pads can be manufactured on 8,000 locations. Self-help groups can manufacture them...women themselves can make them in hygienic conditions. Railway stations have terraces where they can work. Machines used for the purpose are also not that expensive," he said.
The minister, who recently gave his nod to install sanitary napkin dispensers and incinerators at about 200 major railway stations across the country, said parliamentarians should think about the issue and even explore the possibility of using their MPLAD funds for this purpose.
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"Even if there are three women in the house, the expense is 80 paisa per day for this. Most households will be able to afford it," he said.
The Railway Womens Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) started an initiative 'Dastak' at its Sarojani Nagar branch here from January 1, which is dedicated to the production of low-cost, eco-friendly and hygienic sanitary pads.
Speaking on the RSS ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Goyal dedicated BJP's recent victories in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland to him and said that the party was following in his footsteps to achieve its goals.
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