Awareness campaign for underprivileged launched

A brain storming session on the policies meant for uplifting the tribes living in different parts of the country.

Update: 2018-06-03 19:48 GMT
Only 12 per cent of Indian women can actually afford commercially produced sanitary napkins.

New Delhi: With an aim to promote “humanism” and to fulfill the interests of the society, a week-long awareness campaign was organised for the underprivileged, tribes, and women in the city.

A brain storming session on the policies meant for uplifting the tribes living in different parts of the country and the policies related to personal health of the underprivileged class women was done by Mahant Mathadheesh Raman Giri Ji Maharaj Juna Akhara and Rachanaa Bajpai, president Utkrisht Utthaan Seva Mandal.

The campaign started off with the distribution of umbrellas to the elderly people from different orphanage in Delhi reeling through the hot summers keeping in view of the personal health  and monthly needs of women.

The sanitary napkin has been named as “Dastak” and its average price in the market is Rs 5-9, but as a part of  the campaign, it is being provided for Rs 2. “Affordably cheap sanitary napkins are also being provided at railway stations and on the trains keeping in mind the interests of women traveling in the railways,” the statement said.

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