Lok Sabha Question No. 3378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Adolescent Health Programme
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## Adolescent Health Programme

## 3378. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  of  the  Government  is  fulfilling  its  unique objectives of providing sanitary  pad  vending  machines  and  incinerators  in schools;

(b) if so, the details thereof, along with the relevant details  of  funds  provided  to  the  Statespecific    special  projects    such    as    Adolescent    Health    Programme,  Programmes    on Menstrual  Health  and  Hygiene,  State/UT-wise;

(c)    whether   the    Government  has  carried  out  any survey  to  assess  the  number  of school  days  missed  by girls  because  of the  lack  of access to hygienic sanitary products or  due  to  disease  from  the  use  of  unhygienic sanitary  products;  and

(d)  if  so,  the details  thereof,  State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d): Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education is implementing the scheme of Samagra Shiksha under which, inter-alia, state  specific  projects under  equity  are  emphasized  for  enhancing    access,    retention    and    quality    for  girls  by promoting  enrolment  drives,  retention and motivation camps, gender sensitization modules etc. Financial Support is provided under  state  specific  projects  as  per  the  allocation of flexi  fund  under  quality  to  the  States and UTs.  Subject to viable proposals received from the respective State and UTs, among others, Incinerators, Sanitary Pad Vending Machines, Life Skills and Awareness programmes etc., for varied interventions are approved under state specific  projects for equity.

State/UT-wise list of funds approved for Incinerator, Sanitary Pad Vending Machines and Sanitary Pad & Vending & Incinerator Machine under state  specific  projects for Equity is at Annexure-I and State/UT-wise list of funds approved for various programmes other than Incinerator  and  Sanitary  Pad  Vending  Machine  under  State  Specific  Projects  for    Equity under Samagra Shiksha is at Annexure-II.

All States and UTs have been requested to take necessary steps to create awareness amongst adolescent girls in schools about safe usage and benefits of Sanitary Napkins which would  further  help  in  increasing  retention  and  reducing  drop-out  of  adolescent  girls  in schools. Further, it is also communicated that subsidized sanitary napkins are available at the Jan Aushadi Kendras set up by the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilisers, Government of India and States are free to explore the possibility of convergence with Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the matter.

As menstrual hygiene management is an integral part of the Swachh Bharat Mission Guidelines,  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  has  issued  Menstrual  Hygiene Management Guideline to support all adolescent girls and women which outlines what needs to be done by School Head teachers, teachers and others.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021 ASKED BY SHRI  THOMAS  CHAZHIKADAN,  HON'BLE  MP  REGARDING  'ADOLESCENT HEALTH PROGRAMME '

## Funds approved under Samagra Shiksha for Incinerator, Sanitary Pad Vending Machines and Sanitary Pad & Vending & Incinerator Machine for the year 2018-19 to 2020-21

(Rs. In lakh)

| S. No.   | State/UT                    |   Amount |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |    58.86 |
| 2        | Delhi                       |  1148.34 |
| 3        | Gujarat                     |   101    |
| 4        | Haryana                     |  1459.8  |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh            |     6.6  |
| 6        | Jammu And Kashmir           |   745.14 |
| 7        | Ladakh                      |    33    |
| 8        | Lakshadweep                 |    16    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh              |   477.12 |
| 10       | Mizoram                     |   261.44 |
| 11       | Manipur                     |    48    |
| 12       | Punjab                      |  1041.72 |
| 13       | Rajasthan                   |  1604.8  |
| 14       | Sikkim                      |     6    |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu                  |   643.2  |
| 16       | Telangana                   |   402.24 |
| 17       | Tripura                     |    60    |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh               |  1439.68 |
| 19       | Uttarakhand                 |   316.5  |
|          | Total                       |  9869.44 |

(Source: Prabandh)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021 ASKED BY SHRI  THOMAS  CHAZHIKADAN,  HON'BLE  MP  REGARDING  'ADOLESCENT HEALTH PROGRAMME '

Funds approved for various programmes other than Incinerator and Sanitary Pad Vending Machine under State Specific Projects for Equity under Samagra Shiksha for the year 2020-21

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.      | State/UT                 |   Amount |
|-------------|--------------------------|----------|
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |    10.68 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh           |   626.66 |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh        |    14.15 |
| 4           | Assam                    |   383.46 |
| 5           | Bihar                    |    91.02 |
| 6           | Chandigarh               |    19.2  |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh             |   176.91 |
| 8           | Delhi                    |    80.7  |
| 9           | Dnd - Dnh                |    79.62 |
| 10          | Goa                      |   106.18 |
| 11          | Gujarat                  |  1581.86 |
| 12          | Haryana                  |   460.1  |
| 13          | Himachal Pradesh         |   261.68 |
| 14          | Jammu And Kashmir        |   246.7  |
| 15          | Karnataka                |   141.75 |
| 16          | Kerala                   |   124    |
| 17          | Ladakh                   |    11    |
| 18          | Lakshadweep              |     8.66 |
| 19          | Madhya Pradesh           |   468.76 |
| 20          | Manipur                  |   155.62 |
| 21          | Meghalaya                |     7.56 |
| 22          | Mizoram                  |    58.45 |
| 23          | Odisha                   |   301.9  |
| 24          | Puducherry               |    32.4  |
| 25          | Punjab                   |   140.96 |
| 26          | Rajasthan                |  2300.96 |
| 27          | Sikkim                   |   329.27 |
| 28          | Tamil Nadu               |   264.42 |
| 29          | Telangana                |   403.35 |
| 30          | Tripura                  |    85.85 |
| 31          | Uttar Pradesh            |  2436.82 |
| 32          | Uttarakhand              |    12.7  |
| 33          | West Bengal              |   508.14 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | 11931.5  |

(Source: Prabandh)