Lok Sabha Question No. 4324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Menstrual Hygiene for Adolescent Girls Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4324 TO BE ANSWERED ON   11 TH AUGUST, 2017

## MENSTRUAL HYGIENE FO R ADOLESCENT GIRLS SCHEME

## 4324. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of States and districts covered under the promotion of Menstrual Hygiene for Adolescent Girls Scheme in the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the funds allocated by the Government for the scheme and the actual expenditure incurred in the last three years and the current year, State/ UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has a mechanism to assess the trend in adoption levels of sanitary napkins in rural are asunder the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that the CAG has reported irregularities in the distribution of  sanitary  napkins  in  the country  including  Gujarat  and  Chhattisgarh and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e)whether the Government is planning to tackle the issues of poor quality, under - utilisation and low adoption rates of sanitary napkins in rural areas; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the Government's response on imposition of GST on sanitary napkin s?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)& (b) : Under National Health Mission ,12 States implemented the Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene in 2014 - 15, 15 States implemented in 2015 - 16 and 17 States implemented in 2016 - 17 and these States are implementing the scheme during 2017 - 18 as well.

Details of funds allocated to Stat es/UTs and expenditure incurred for the last three years are annexed.

- (c): As per District Level Health Survey conducted in 2007 - 08, 24.6 % of adolescent girls had access to sanitary napkins.

(d): As  per  CAG  Report  of  2015  (for  a  period  of  2011 - 12  to2013- 14)  73%  of  sanitary napkins supplied by Government of India were lying unutilised in Gujarat and sanitary na were not distributed in Chhattisgarh .

(e)& (f) : The  scheme  has  now  been  decentralised  to  the  States  and  UTs  and  funds  are provided  to States/  UTs  under  National  Health  Mission  for  this  scheme  based  on  proposal received from the States/UTS in their respective Programme Implementation Plans. As par this  scheme  funds  are  also  given  for  capacity  building  of  health  workers  and  Inform on Education and Communication to promote menstrual hygiene.

Government  has  prescribed  a  concessional  rate  of  12%  on  sanitary  napkins  on  t recommendation of GST Council.

## Funds Allocated and  Utilization for Scheme of Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene under NHM for the F.Y.s 2014-15 to 2016-17

| Sl. No.              | Activity         |                     | 2014-15             |             | 2015-16       | 2015-16     | 2016-17       | 2016-17     |
|----------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|                      |                  | SPIP Approval       | SPIP Approval       | Utilization | SPIP Approval | Utilization | SPIP Approval | Utilization |
| A. High Focus States |                  |                     |                     |             |               |             |               |             |
| 1                    | Bihar            |                     | -                   | -           | -             | 0.15        | 125.16        | 0.60        |
| 2                    | Chattisgarh      |                     | 27.93               | -           | 339.62        | -           | -             | -           |
| 3                    | Himachal Pradesh |                     | 288.00              | 110.10      | 288.00        | 156.68      | 96.00         | 170.05      |
| 4                    | Jammu & Kashmir  |                     | -                   | -           | -             | -           | 104.00        | -           |
| 5                    | Jharkhand        |                     | -                   | -           | 393.99        | -           | -             | 0.17        |
| 6                    | Madhya Pradesh   |                     | -                   | -           | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 7                    | Orissa           |                     | 679.62              | 2.51        | 374.15        | -           | 682.73        | 200.00      |
| 8                    | Rajasthan        |                     | 605.61              | -           | -             | 282.10      | -             | -           |
| 9                    | Uttar Pradesh    |                     | -                   | -           | -             | 18.00       | -             | 30.66       |
| 10                   | Uttarakhand      |                     | -                   | 5.19        | -             | -           | 95.84         | -           |
|                      | Sub Total        |                     | 1,601.16            | 117.80      | 1,395.76      | 456.93      | 1,103.73      | 401.48      |
| B. NE States         |                  |                     |                     |             |               |             |               |             |
| 11                   | 11               | Arunachal Pradesh - | Arunachal Pradesh - | -           | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 12                   | 12               | Assam 5             | Assam 5             | 356.1 -     | 358.11        | 351.04      | 374.47        | -           |
| 13                   | 13               | Manipur -           | Manipur -           | -           | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 14                   | 14               | Meghalaya -         | Meghalaya -         | -           | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 15                   | 15               | Mizoram -           | Mizoram -           | -           | -             | -           | 6.05          | -           |
| 16                   | 16               | Nagaland -          | Nagaland -          | -           | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 17                   | 17               | Sikkim -            | Sikkim -            | -           | -             | -           | -             | -           |
| 18                   | 18               | Tripura 161.4 4     | Tripura 161.4 4     | -           | -             | 0.64        | 41.18         | -           |

|                          | Sub Total                 | 517.5 9                  | -                        | 358.11                   | 351.68                   | 421.70                   | -                        |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States  | C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States |
| 19                       | Andhra Pradesh            | 63.84                    | -                        | 200.00                   | 200.00                   | 202.53                   | -                        |
| 20                       | Goa                       | 3.20                     | -                        | 35.32                    | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 21                       | Gujarat                   | -                        | -                        | 229.27                   | -                        | 134.59                   | 134.59                   |
| 22                       | Haryana                   | 129.4 2                  | 37.32                    | 787.04                   | -                        | 538.23                   | -                        |
| 23                       | Karnataka                 | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 24                       | Kerala                    | -                        | -                        | 119.70                   | -                        | 64.00                    | 183.70                   |
| 25                       | Maharashtra               | -                        | -                        | 201.78                   | -                        | 638.40                   | -                        |
| 26                       | Punjab                    | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 136.80                   | -                        |
| 27                       | Tamil Nadu                | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 28                       | Telangana                 | 85.79                    | -                        | 37.63                    | -                        | 169.30                   | -                        |
| 29                       | West Bengal               | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 292.80                   | -                        |
|                          | Sub Total                 | 282.2 5                  | 37.32                    | 1,610.74                 | 200.00                   | 2,176.65                 | 318.29                   |
| D. Small States/UTs      | D. Small States/UTs       | D. Small States/UTs      | D. Small States/UTs      | D. Small States/UTs      | D. Small States/UTs      | D. Small States/UTs      | D. Small States/UTs      |
| 30                       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 31                       | Chandigarh                | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 32                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 8.51                     | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 33                       | Daman & Diu               | -                        | -                        | 3.88                     | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 34                       | Delhi                     | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 35                       | Lakshadweep               | -                        | -                        | 7.15                     | -                        | 1.80                     | -                        |
| 36                       | Puducherry                | 24.00                    | 24.01                    | 10.85                    | 0.53                     | -                        | 10.29                    |
|                          | Sub Total                 | 32.51                    | 24.01                    | 21.88                    | 0.53                     | 1.80                     | 10.29                    |
|                          | Total                     | 2,433. 51                | 179.1 3                  | 3,386.49                 | 1,009.13                 | 3,703.88                 | 730.06                   |

Note:

1. SPIP stands for State Programme Implementation Plan.
2. Utilization includes utilization against central Release, State share & unspent balances at the beginning of  the year.
3. The above figures are as per FMR reported by State/UTs, hence provisional.