Rajasthan Government Sanctions Rs 200 Crore For Free Sanitary Napkins To Women

Mamta Bhupesh, the women and child development minister, said the 'I Am Shakti Udan' scheme is being implemented in a phased manner in the entire state.

The Rajasthan government has made a provision of Rs 200 crore in the 2022-23 budget to provide free sanitary napkins to women and girls, state minister Mamta Bhupesh said on Friday.

Mamta Bhupesh, the women and child development minister, said the 'I Am Shakti Udan' scheme is being implemented in a phased manner in the entire state.

Rajasthan is the first state in the country where such scheme is being implemented on a large scale, she told the assembly.

There has been no change in the size of free sanitary napkins being given to women and girls in rural areas, she said.