Lok Sabha Question No. 1106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Menstrual Hygiene Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Amar Singh, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, A. Chellakumar, Mohammad Jawed, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1106 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## MENSTRUAL HYGIENE SCHEME

## 1106:  DR. AMAR SINGH

SHRI. BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR

DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED

DR. KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN

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

- (a)  the  number  of  sanitary  napkins  distributed  through  Jan  Aushadhi  Suvidha  sanitary  Napkin (JASSN) since inception to till date year wise;
- (b) the funds allocated to States/UTs and number of beneficiaries covered under Menstrual Hygiene Scheme (MHS) year wise from 2014 till date
- (c) the number of existing PM Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras, State and UT wise;
- (d) whether policy measures exist to ensure access to menstrual hygiene for transgender menstruating men and if so the details thereof
- (e) whether the Government is aware that 5.12 lakh girls dropped out of the school in 2018-19 due to lack of menstrual hygiene and if so, the details thereof
- (f) whether there is an evaluation system for menstrual hygiene programmes being implemented by the Government and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) The  number  of  sanitary  napkins  distributed  via  Jan  Aushadhi  Suvidha  Sanitary  Napkin (JASSN)  ,year  wise  from  inception  till  date  is:  2018-19    88,92,244  pads  sold  ;  2019-20 2,72,99,728-pads

sold ; 2020-21  8,74,71,580 pads sold ; 2021-22  11,28,20,604 pads sold and for 2022-23 till date 3,80,48,428 pads sold.

(b) The details of funds allocated to States/ UTs under MHS from 2014 -15 to FY 2021-22 is placed at Annex 'A

The number of beneficiaries under Menstrual Hygiene Scheme (MHS) year wise from 2014 -15 to 2021-22 is placed at Annex 'B'

(c) The State and UT wise number of existing PM Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras, based on the inputs  provided  by  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals,  Ministry  of  Chemicals  &  Fertilizers  is  as below:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (9), Andhra Pradesh (170), Arunachal Pradesh (28), Assam (96), Bihar (300), Chandigarh (7), Chhattisgarh (208), Delhi (382), Goa (10),Gujarat  (511),  Haryana (237), Himachal Pradesh (62), Jammu& Kashmir (212), Jharkhand (78), Karnataka (982), Kerala (990),  Ladakh  (2),  Madhya  Pradesh  (253),  Maharashtra  (635),  Manipur  (32),  Meghalaya  (15), Mizoram  (12),  Nagaland  (19),  Odisha  (356),  Puducherry  (20),  Punjab  (307),  Rajasthan  (137), Sikkim (3), Tamil Nadu (845), Telangana (170), The DNH-DD (35), Tripura (24), Uttar Pradesh (1175), Uttarakhand (218) and West Bengal (202)

(d)  to  (g) No  policy  measures  exist  to  ensure  access  to  menstrual  hygiene  for  transgender menstruating  men.  Menstrual  Hygiene  Scheme  is  reviewed  by  the  Government  in  the  review meetings with the States/ UTs.  The scheme is also reviewed along with the other programmes and schemes under National Health Mission by the Common Review Mission teams which visit the selected States/ UTs annually.

## Annex A State-wise SPIP Approvals  for the component Sanitary napkins procurement under NHM for the F.Ys. 2014-15 to 2021-22 (Rs. In Lakhs)

| S. No.                   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  | 2016-17                  | 2017-18                  | 2018-19                  | 2019-20                  | 2020-21                  | 2021-22                  |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     | A. High Focus States     |
| 1                        | Bihar                    | -                        | -                        | 125.16                   | 183.45                   | -                        | 957.60                   | 789.64                   | -                        |
| 2                        | Chhattisgarh             | 27.93                    | 339.62                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 196.51                   |
| 3                        | Himachal                 | 288.00                   | 288.00                   | 96.00                    | 266.00                   | -                        | 385.17                   | 98.00                    | 99.45                    |
| 4                        | Jharkhand                | -                        | 393.99                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 5                        | Madhya Pradesh           | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 107.25                   | -                        | -                        |
| 6                        | Orissa                   | 679.62                   | 374.15                   | 682.73                   | 502.95                   | 804.09                   | 382.23                   | 375.41                   | 1,323.12                 |
| 7                        | Rajasthan                | 605.61                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 3,000                    | 1,500.                   | 1,500.                   |
| 8                        | Uttar Pradesh            | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 9                        | Uttarakhand              | -                        | -                        | 95.84                    | -                        | -                        | 134.06                   | 261.57                   | -                        |
| B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             | B. NE States             |
| 10                       | Arunachal                | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 11                       | Assam                    | 356.15                   | 448.11                   | 374.47                   | 390.70                   | -                        | 288.62                   | 165.34                   | 151.2                    |
| 12                       | Manipur                  | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 116.2                    | 114.04                   | 116.24                   |
| 13                       | Meghalaya                | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 14                       | Mizoram                  | -                        | -                        | 6.05                     | 4.53                     | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 15                       | Nagaland                 | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 5.69                     | 5.69                     |
| 16                       | Sikkim                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 2.42                     |
| 17                       | Tripura                  | 161.44                   | -                        | 41.18                    | -                        | -                        | -                        | 56.00                    | 58.19                    |
| 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 | C. Non-High Focus States | C. Non-High Focus States |
| 18                       | Andhra Pradesh           | 63.84                    | 200.00                   | 202.53                   | 404.05                   | 407.81                   | -                        | 589.35                   | 1996.2                   |
| 19                       | Goa                      | 85.79                    | 35.32                    | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        | 11.34                    |
| 20                       | Gujarat                  | 3.20                     | 229.27                   | 134.59                   | 358.01                   | -                        | -                        | -                        | -                        |
| 21                       | Haryana                  |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |

|                     |                           | -                   | 787.04              | 538.23              | 489.30              | 196.9               | -                   | -                   | -                   |
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 22                  | Karnataka                 | 129.42              | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 23                  | Kerala                    | -                   | 119.70              | 64.00               | 66.50               | 26.60               | 119.7               | 119.7               | 119.7               |
| 24                  | Maharashtra               | -                   | 201.78              | 638.40              | 766.08              | 531.45              | 100.0               | 943.97              | -                   |
| 25                  | Punjab                    | -                   | -                   | 136.80              | 140.00              | -                   | -                   | 139.65              | 1116.0              |
| 26                  | Tamil Nadu                | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 27                  | Telangana                 | -                   | 37.63               | 169.30              | 284.74              | 273.8               | -                   | -                   | 214.8               |
| 28                  | West Bengal               | -                   | -                   | 292.80              | 456.26              | -                   | 756.65              | 568.91              | 932.55              |
| 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 | D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs |
| 29                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 30                  | Chandigarh                | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 31                  | DNH-DD                    | 8.51                | 3.88                | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   |
| 32                  | Ladakh                    |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | -                   | 36.00               |
| 33                  | Delhi                     | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 82.08               | 97.96               | 182.4               | 91.20               |
| 34                  | Lakshadweep               | -                   | 7.15                | 1.80                | 14.40               | -                   | -                   | 7.71                | 7.92                |
| 35                  | Jammu& Kashmir            | -                   | -                   | 104.00              | 118.06              | -                   | 102.72              | 443.44              | -                   |
| 36                  | Puducherry                | 24.00               | 10.85               | -                   | -                   | -                   | 36.00               | 36.00               | 36.00               |

Note:

1)  SPIP stands for State Programme Implementation Plan.

2) Expenditure is inclusive of previous year's unspent balance, Central Grant and State share.

3) The above figures are as per available Financial Management Reports (FMRs) submitted by the States/UTs.

Annex B Year wise beneficiaries under Menstrual Hygiene Scheme

|   S. No | State/ UT         |   2014-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar  |         0 |         0 |         0 | 21        | 0         | 0         |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    |    102466 |   2418163 |   3216600 | 132535    | 878475    | 11680448  |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh |         0 |         0 |        24 | 14        | 0         | 0         |
|       4 | Assam             |   1914780 |     22366 |    413481 | 232755    | 20465     | 29867     |
|       5 | Bihar             |   7521472 |         0 |         0 | 10242     | 152       | 0         |
|       6 | Chandigarh        |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh      |   1777103 |         0 |         3 | 0         | 148       | 0         |
|       8 | DNH               |         0 |         0 |   1976616 | 184719    | 0         | 4920      |
|       9 | Daman &Diu        |         0 |     34893 |     87669 |           |           |           |
|      10 | Delhi             |         0 |         0 |         0 | 260526    | 1067      | 0         |
|      11 | Goa               |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|      12 | Gujarat           |   1600210 |    969844 |     85583 | 37946     | 23048     | 96685     |
|      13 | Haryana           |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 234548    | 1388757   |
|      14 | Himachal Pradesh  |   1188964 |   1216008 |    884469 | 1171903   | 2968367   | 1508814   |
|      15 | Jammu &Kashmir    |   3232483 |    128352 |     17532 | 132793    | 353858    | 206740    |
|      16 | Jharkhand         |   5338728 |    322938 |         0 | 4021      | 395291    | 170303    |
|      17 | Karnataka         |         0 |   6377719 |   1847769 | 5675344   | 1282629   | 245739    |
|      18 | Kerala            |   1824697 |     25161 |    338740 | 24054     | 640       | 323       |
|      19 | Ladakh            |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|      20 | Lakshadweep       |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|      21 | Madhya Pradesh    |    688501 |     34870 |     22474 | 106129    | 172075    | 21501     |
|      22 | Maharashtra       |   3703271 |     31669 |      4159 | 2808112   | 2889292   | 1025417   |
|      23 | Manipur           |    313203 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 1772      |
|      24 | Meghalaya         |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 20        |
|      25 | Mizoram           |         0 |     14532 |         0 | 470       | 0         | 854       |
|      26 | Nagaland          |         0 |         0 |         0 | 215       | 0         | 600       |
|      27 | Odisha            |    626406 |   1218051 |   2104508 | 7644152   | 5844591   | 5827548   |
|      28 | Puducherry        |         0 |      4594 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 0         |
|      29 | Punjab            |   1928868 |         0 |     55302 | 1629739   | 373245    | 158558    |
|      30 | Rajasthan         |   1210925 |    629692 |    682819 | 9527      | 2186      | 314       |
|      31 | Sikkim            |         0 |         0 |         0 | 0         | 0         | 2         |
|      32 | Tamil Nadu        |         0 |  18000000 |  14055781 | 15205511  | 13436774  | 14878335  |
|      33 | Telangana         |    202476 |         0 |         0 | 3860      | 0         | 113       |
|      34 | Tripura           |         0 |     16029 |     19747 | 43935     | 2637      | 287131    |
|      35 | Uttarakhand       |   1724193 |         0 |    456948 | 160949    | 31539     | 473320    |
|      36 | Uttar Pradesh     |   9550464 |     82328 |   1375568 | 1856623   | 237964    | 567516    |
|      37 | West Bengal       |         0 |    360413 |   1518892 | 2553337   | 3628466   | 3329204   |