Girl Students Health & Hygiene Scheme

The scheme Girl Students Health & Hygiene Scheme was announced by the Department of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh in 2013. This scheme is basically providing incentives towards the beneficiaries of girl child students studying in classes VI to XII only which institutes/schools are fully run by the State Govt. and Govt. Aided Schools in Arunachal Pradesh. The main aim and objective of this scheme are to be retained and continue in the schools during the occurrence of their menstrual period. Further, this scheme increases awareness among adolescent girls on Menstrual Hygiene. Important Features: - Sanitary napkins are supplied in a decentralized mode in terms of cash transfer in the account of beneficiaries/ school management/ or by central procurement at the district level. - Further distribution of napkins to the beneficiaries takes place at the school level.