Lok Sabha Question No. 4275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Separate Lavatory for Girls
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## SEPARATE LAVATORYFOR GIRLS

## 4275. SMT. JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the total number and percentage of Government and government-aided schools having functional separate toilets for girls in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the percentage of adolescent girls in classes 6 to 12 who have access to free sanitary pads in Government and Government aided schools in the country, State/UT-wise;

(c) the total budget allocated for the National Policy on Menstrual Hygiene in the current financial year and the details of the distribution of these funds, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the timeline, fixed for the comprehensive rollout of the action plans developed in coordination with States and UTs for effective implementation of the National Policy on Menstrual Hygiene in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a)Total number and percentage of Government and government-aided schools having functional separate toilets for girls in the country, State/UT-wise is placed at Annexure.

(b) to (d) The Government implements the Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls in the age group of 10-19 years. The objectives of the scheme are to increase awareness among adolescent girls on menstrual hygiene, to increase access to sanitary napkins by adolescent girls and to promote safe disposal of sanitary napkins in an environmentally friendly manner. The Menstrual Hygiene Scheme is supported by the National Health Mission through State Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) route, based on the proposals received from the States/UTs. The total budget allocated for the Menstrual Hygiene Scheme in FY 2024-25 is Rs 330.39 Crores.

The Menstrual Hygiene Policy for School Going girls mainstreams menstrual hygiene within the school system of the Government to bolster change in knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours, among schoolgirls, overcoming the barriers of low awareness that often restrict their freedom, mobility and participation in daily activities

The policy is applicable to the entire country and is synchronised with the existing programmes of the line Ministries /Departments of Central and State Governments.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4275 for answer on 20.12.2024

## Annexure

| Number of schools by availability of infrastructure and facilities ; State/UT-wise   | Number of schools by availability of infrastructure and facilities ; State/UT-wise   | Number of schools by availability of infrastructure and facilities ; State/UT-wise   | Number of schools by availability of infrastructure and facilities ; State/UT-wise   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                             | Total No. of Schools*                                                                | Girls Toilet                                                                         | Functional Girls Toilet                                                              |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                             | 42                                                                                   | 42                                                                                   | 42                                                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 6076                                                                                 | 6011                                                                                 | 5990                                                                                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                    | 135                                                                                  | 133                                                                                  | 125                                                                                  |
| Assam                                                                                | 4035                                                                                 | 3787                                                                                 | 3557                                                                                 |
| Bihar                                                                                | 7741                                                                                 | 7678                                                                                 | 7636                                                                                 |
| Chandigarh                                                                           | 53                                                                                   | 53                                                                                   | 53                                                                                   |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 4705                                                                                 | 4696                                                                                 | 4668                                                                                 |
| DD and DNH                                                                           | 53                                                                                   | 52                                                                                   | 52                                                                                   |
| Delhi                                                                                | 567                                                                                  | 567                                                                                  | 567                                                                                  |
| Goa                                                                                  | 328                                                                                  | 328                                                                                  | 328                                                                                  |
| Gujarat                                                                              | 6544                                                                                 | 6502                                                                                 | 6495                                                                                 |
| Haryana                                                                              | 1089                                                                                 | 1081                                                                                 | 1077                                                                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 961                                                                                  | 956                                                                                  | 954                                                                                  |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                       | 1003                                                                                 | 984                                                                                  | 970                                                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                                                            | 1117                                                                                 | 1108                                                                                 | 1102                                                                                 |
| Karnataka                                                                            | 10048                                                                                | 9995                                                                                 | 9947                                                                                 |
| Kerala                                                                               | 1454                                                                                 | 1453                                                                                 | 1453                                                                                 |
| Ladakh                                                                               | 58                                                                                   | 58                                                                                   | 57                                                                                   |
| Lakshadweep                                                                          | 9                                                                                    | 9                                                                                    | 9                                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 6207                                                                                 | 6153                                                                                 | 6101                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra                                                                          | 10055                                                                                | 10027                                                                                | 9972                                                                                 |
| Manipur                                                                              | 157                                                                                  | 149                                                                                  | 139                                                                                  |
| Meghalaya                                                                            | 799                                                                                  | 731                                                                                  | 700                                                                                  |
| Mizoram                                                                              | 490                                                                                  | 470                                                                                  | 454                                                                                  |
| Nagaland                                                                             | 123                                                                                  | 108                                                                                  | 91                                                                                   |
| Odisha                                                                               | 6391                                                                                 | 6133                                                                                 | 5898                                                                                 |
| Puducherry                                                                           | 53                                                                                   | 53                                                                                   | 53                                                                                   |
| Punjab                                                                               | 2033                                                                                 | 2030                                                                                 | 2025                                                                                 |
| Rajasthan                                                                            | 11551                                                                                | 11512                                                                                | 11344                                                                                |
| Sikkim                                                                               | 98                                                                                   | 97                                                                                   | 97                                                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 3930                                                                                 | 3919                                                                                 | 3918                                                                                 |
| Telangana                                                                            | 5785                                                                                 | 5528                                                                                 | 5147                                                                                 |
| Tripura                                                                              | 374                                                                                  | 365                                                                                  | 347                                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 3316                                                                                 | 3253                                                                                 | 3198                                                                                 |
| Uttarakhand                                                                          | 1155                                                                                 | 1102                                                                                 | 1056                                                                                 |
| West Bengal                                                                          | 2753                                                                                 | 2751                                                                                 | 2751                                                                                 |

Source: UDISE 2021-22

*Includes Higher Secondary Schools, Secondary Schools