There is no such proposal for grant of any menstrual leave or
introduction of any legislation in this regard. However, under the
centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
(RMSA), activities such as adolescent health awareness programme for
girls, provision of separate toilet blocks for girls as part of schools
and installation of incinerator machine and sanitary napkin &
vending machine for girls at schools and girl’s hostels are undertaken
for general hygiene management. National Council of Educational Research
and Training (NCERT) has developed syllabus on health and physical
education for classes I-XII as a follow up of National Curriculum
Framework, 2005, which provides adequate space for menstrual
hygiene.Ministry of Health and family Welfare is implementing the scheme
for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene for Adolescent Girls residing
primarily in rural areas of the country. Adolescent girls are provided
with sanitary napkins at subsidized rates by Accredited Social Health
Activists (ASHA’s) within the community and through the platform of
Government and Government aided school. Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation has also developed National Guidelines on Menstrual Hygiene
Management (MHM) which aims to support all adolescent girls and women.
The above information was given by Union Minister of State for Women and
Child Development Dr.Virendra Kumar in a written reply in Lok Sabha on
9.2.2018.
