Vijayawada, Oct 5 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday launched the Swechha programme which aims at the health and hygiene of adolescent girls studying in government schools and colleges by providing quality sanitary napkins at free of cost.
Speaking on this occasion, the Chief Minister said that many reports stated that almost 23 percent of the young girls in this country are staying away from attending schools and colleges during menstruation.
In order to change these circumstances, the State government has been taking measures right from improving toilets in all government institutions under the Nadu-Nedu initiative to bringing the Swechha programme.