Lok Sabha Question No. 48 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Sale of Sanitary Napkins
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 48 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  February, 2021

## Sale of Sanitary Napkins

## 48. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of sanitary napkins sold under Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkin Scheme at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojna (PMBJP) Kendras from the launch of the scheme to till date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for increasing the distribution of sanitary napkins during the period of lockdown in the country;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to make the sanitary napkins available at e-commerce sites at the reduced price of Re 1; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) As on 22.01.2021, about 9.65 Crore pads of Sanitary napkins have been sold under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana through Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) since launch of the scheme. The State/UT-wise list is enclosed as Annexure.
- (b) During COVID pandemic, the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) has rendered essential services to the nation. The stores remained functional during the lockdown and maintained operations as part of their commitment to ensure uninterrupted availability of essential medicines including Suvidha Sanitary Napkins.
- (c) & (d) There is no plan to make Suvidha Sanitary Pads available at e-commerce sites. However, various steps have been  taken to upscale the outreach of  Suvidha Pads through opening more stores, creating more awareness through advertisement & publicity, strengthening of procurement and logistic systems, etc.

## Annexure

## Statement referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 48 for 02.02.2021 raised by SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA regarding Sale of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins

| State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   | State/UT- wise sales data of Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins as on 22.01.2021   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                               | Name of State/UT                                                                      | Financial Year 2018-19                                                                | Financial Year 2018-19                                                                | Financial Year 2018-19                                                                | Financial Year 2019-20 from 01.04.2019 to 27.08.2019)                                 | Financial Year 2019-20 from 01.04.2019 to 27.08.2019)                                 | Financial Year 2019-20 from 01.04.2019 to 27.08.2019)                                 | Financial Year 2019-20 &20-21 from 28.08.2019 to 22.01.21)                            | Financial Year 2019-20 &20-21 from 28.08.2019 to 22.01.21)                            | Financial Year 2019-20 &20-21 from 28.08.2019 to 22.01.21)                            |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | Packs                                                                                 | Units                                                                                 | Value                                                                                 | Packs                                                                                 | Units                                                                                 | Value                                                                                 | Packs                                                                                 | Units                                                                                 | Value                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                           | 2500                                                                                  | 10000                                                                                 | 25000                                                                                 | 2000                                                                                  | 8000                                                                                  | 20000                                                                                 | 5000                                                                                  | 20000                                                                                 | 20000                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 23325                                                                                 | 93300                                                                                 | 233250                                                                                | 5070                                                                                  | 20280                                                                                 | 38640                                                                                 | 89780                                                                                 | 359120                                                                                | 359120                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 200                                                                                   | 800                                                                                   | 2000                                                                                  | 200                                                                                   | 800                                                                                   | 2000                                                                                  | 2605                                                                                  | 10420                                                                                 | 10420                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 24180                                                                                 | 96720                                                                                 | 241800                                                                                | 5983                                                                                  | 23932                                                                                 | 53590                                                                                 | 109629                                                                                | 438516                                                                                | 438516                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 23030                                                                                 | 92120                                                                                 | 230300                                                                                | 6095                                                                                  | 24380                                                                                 | 59630                                                                                 | 137694                                                                                | 550776                                                                                | 550776                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                            | 25500                                                                                 | 102000                                                                                | 255000                                                                                | 12300                                                                                 | 49200                                                                                 | 122400                                                                                | 308750                                                                                | 1235000                                                                               | 1235000                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 8856                                                                                  | 35424                                                                                 | 88560                                                                                 | 8170                                                                                  | 32680                                                                                 | 75220                                                                                 | 464673                                                                                | 1858692                                                                               | 1858692                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                     | Dadra& Nagar Haveli & Daman&                                                          | 100                                                                                   | 400                                                                                   | 1000                                                                                  | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1150                                                                                  | 4600                                                                                  | 4600                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                 | 54951                                                                                 | 219804                                                                                | 549510                                                                                | 24276                                                                                 | 97104                                                                                 | 185052                                                                                | 635497                                                                                | 2541988                                                                               | 2541988                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                   | 130                                                                                   | 520                                                                                   | 1300                                                                                  | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 1000                                                                                  | 4000                                                                                  | 4000                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                               | 256239                                                                                | 1024956                                                                               | 2562390                                                                               | 28320                                                                                 | 113280                                                                                | 245880                                                                                | 4757315                                                                               | 19029260                                                                              | 19029260                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                               | 13430                                                                                 | 53720                                                                                 | 134300                                                                                | 57170                                                                                 | 228680                                                                                | 567080                                                                                | 118360                                                                                | 473440                                                                                | 473440                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 610                                                                                   | 2440                                                                                  | 6100                                                                                  | 440                                                                                   | 1760                                                                                  | 3560                                                                                  | 31150                                                                                 | 124600                                                                                | 124600                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                       | 20501                                                                                 | 82004                                                                                 | 205010                                                                                | 12827                                                                                 | 51308                                                                                 | 128270                                                                                | 107350                                                                                | 429400                                                                                | 429400                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 25087                                                                                 | 100348                                                                                | 250870                                                                                | 6560                                                                                  | 26240                                                                                 | 63740                                                                                 | 2402439                                                                               | 9609756                                                                               | 9609756                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 499587                                                                                | 1998348                                                                               | 4995870                                                                               | 196683                                                                                | 786732                                                                                | 1737540                                                                               | 2489928                                                                               | 9959712                                                                               | 9959712                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 188025                                                                                | 752100                                                                                | 1880250                                                                               | 27338                                                                                 | 109352                                                                                | 234848                                                                                | 1569861                                                                               | 6279444                                                                               | 6279444                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 200                                                                                   | 800                                                                                   | 800                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                    | Lakshadwee p                                                                          | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 100                                                                                   | 400                                                                                   | 400                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 40074                                                                                 | 160296                                                                                | 400740                                                                                | 18060                                                                                 | 72240                                                                                 | 145308                                                                                | 448314                                                                                | 1793256                                                                               | 1793256                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 61192                                                                                 | 244768                                                                                | 611920                                                                                | 12799                                                                                 | 51196                                                                                 | 95020                                                                                 | 408525                                                                                | 1634100                                                                               | 1634100                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 150                                                                                   | 600                                                                                   | 1500                                                                                  | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 13100                                                                                 | 52400                                                                                 | 52400                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 800                                                                                   | 3200                                                                                  | 8000                                                                                  | 1300                                                                                  | 5200                                                                                  | 13000                                                                                 | 1200                                                                                  | 4800                                                                                  | 4800                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 17750                                                                                 | 71000                                                                                 | 177500                                                                                | 17900                                                                                 | 71600                                                                                 | 164000                                                                                | 28815                                                                                 | 115260                                                                                | 115260                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 120                                                                                   | 480                                                                                   | 1200                                                                                  | 4586                                                                                  | 18344                                                                                 | 41000                                                                                 | 13748                                                                                 | 54992                                                                                 | 54992                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 92027                                                                                 | 368108                                                                                | 920270                                                                                | 34005                                                                                 | 136020                                                                                | 315540                                                                                | 876184                                                                                | 3504736                                                                               | 3504736                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                            | 6480                                                                                  | 25920                                                                                 | 64800                                                                                 | 1050                                                                                  | 4200                                                                                  | 10500                                                                                 | 900                                                                                   | 3600                                                                                  | 3600                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 87000                                                                                 | 348000                                                                                | 870000                                                                                | 30762                                                                                 | 123048                                                                                | 280800                                                                                | 958455                                                                                | 3833820                                                                               | 3833820                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 62112                                                                                 | 248448                                                                                | 621120                                                                                | 10730                                                                                 | 42920                                                                                 | 91160                                                                                 | 507130                                                                                | 2028520                                                                               | 2028520                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 200                                                                                   | 800                                                                                   | 800                                                                                   |

| 31                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                          | 101865                                                                              | 407460                                                                              | 1018650                                                                             | 39724                                                                               | 158896                                                                              | 311326                                                                              | 769700                                                                              | 3078800                                                                             | 3078800                                                                             |
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| 32                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                           | 58840                                                                               | 235360                                                                              | 588400                                                                              | 2960                                                                                | 11840                                                                               | 27140                                                                               | 215462                                                                              | 861848                                                                              | 861848                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                             | 2800                                                                                | 11200                                                                               | 28000                                                                               | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 6020                                                                                | 24080                                                                               | 24080                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                       | 356870                                                                              | 1427480                                                                             | 3568700                                                                             | 118702                                                                              | 474808                                                                              | 1152970                                                                             | 2667355                                                                             | 10669420                                                                            | 10669420                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                         | 64150                                                                               | 256600                                                                              | 641500                                                                              | 22096                                                                               | 88384                                                                               | 196330                                                                              | 443217                                                                              | 1772868                                                                             | 1772868                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                         | 104580                                                                              | 418320                                                                              | 1045800                                                                             | 17581                                                                               | 70324                                                                               | 143770                                                                              | 572725                                                                              | 2290900                                                                             | 2290900                                                                             |
|                                                                                     |                                                                                     | 2223061                                                                             | 8892244                                                                             | 22230610                                                                            | 725687                                                                              | 2902748                                                                             | 6525314                                                                             | 21163531                                                                            | 84654124                                                                            | 84654124                                                                            |
| Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. | Price was reduced to Rs. 1 per pad w.e.f. 28.08.2019 from Rs. 2.50 per pad earlier. |

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