Lok Sabha Question No. 6540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Supply of Sanitary Napkins
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH, CH. MALLA REDDY, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6540 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## SUPPLY OF SANITARY N APKINS

## 6540. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH: SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY: SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  for th supply  of  sanitary  napkins  and  sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators, State - wise including Delhi f or the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has noticed that some State including Delhi have not utilised the said funds and that the supply of sanitary napkins has been irr gular, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether irregularity in supply of sanitary napkins has resulted in the drop in the number of girls attending schools and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the measures sought by the Government to address this issue?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WE LFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The  State  wise  details  of  the  fund  allocated  for  the  supply  of  sanitary  napk annexed at Annexure 1,2 &3.
- In FY 2017 - 18  Rs. 5 lac was allocated to the State of Delhi for sanitary napkin ve machines and incinerators.
- (b): Procurement  and  Supply  of  sanitary  napkins  is  a  State  subject.  2014 -15  onwards funds  are  being  provided  to  States  in  their  Programme Implementation  Plans  f decentralized procurement of sanitary napkins primarily for rural adolescent g irls.
- (c): No National level study has been carried out on this issue.
- (d): NA.

## Annexure

| State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins under Hygiene Scheme   | State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins under Hygiene Scheme   | State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins under Hygiene Scheme   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                               | State/UT                                                                              | Budget 2015 -16 Rs.(in lacs)                                                          |
| 1                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 200                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 448.8                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 339.62                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 34.34                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                               | 229.27                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                               | 393.99                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 288                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                             | 393.99                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                | 119.7                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                           | 7.15                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 201.78                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 374.15                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                            | 10.85                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             | 37.63                                                                                 |
|                                                                                       | Total                                                                                 | 3079.27                                                                               |

Annexure 2

| State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins Menstrual Hygiene Scheme   | State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins Menstrual Hygiene Scheme   | State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins Menstrual Hygiene Scheme   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                   | State                                                                                     | Budget 2016 - 17 Rs.(in lacs)                                                             |
| 1                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 202.5                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     | 374.5                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 125.2                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                   | 134.6                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                   | 538.2                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 96                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                         | J&K                                                                                       | 104                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                    | 64                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                               | 1.8                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | 638.4                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 6.1                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                    | 682.7                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 136.8                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                 | 169.3                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                   | 41.2                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                               | 95.8                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 292.8                                                                                     |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 3703.9                                                                                    |

| State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins Menstrual Hygiene Scheme   | State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins Menstrual Hygiene Scheme   | State wise fund allocation for procurement of sanitary napkins Menstrual Hygiene Scheme   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                   | State                                                                                     | Budget 2017 - 18 Rs.(in lacs)                                                             |
| 1                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 404                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                     | 390.7                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                     | 183.45                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                     | 27                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                   | 358.01                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                   | 489                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                         | HimachalPradesh                                                                           | 266                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                         | Jammu & K ashmir                                                                          | 118                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                    | 66.5                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                               | 14                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                               | 766.08                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 4.53                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                    | 502.95                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 140                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                 | 284.74                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 456.26                                                                                    |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 4471.22                                                                                   |