New Delhi: When the public authority declared on Tuesday that the cost of sterile napkins sold at its Jan Aushadhi drug stores has been cut to Re. 1, it was a 'manel' that relaunched the lead item. Many individuals called attention to the shortfall of ladies in front of an audience at the VIP occasion in Delhi.
"#WomenEmpowerment isn't about highlighting fruitful ladies, it is tied in with zeroing in on wellbeing, cleanliness and solace of ladies the nation over," Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted, sharing an image from the occasion of five men, including him and Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda, holding up the cushions in pink bundles.
Mr Gowda tweeted photographs of ladies being given bundles of the clean napkins.
The biodegradable sterile napkins called ''Suvidha'' are accessible in a pack of four.
Delhi IAS official Varsha Joshi tweeted, "Quit worrying about the jokes about no ladies on the dias-its a super advance forward."
"Where are the ladies," another Twitter client composed. A client said men holding clean napkins is a "more prominent no-no breaker".
What do u mean where r ladies?
At last it will be helpful for ladies just these men r not going to utilize it.
Furthermore men holding sterile napkins is a more noteworthy untouchable breaker .— BLAH !! ???? (@singh_Ankitt) August 28, 2019
The biodegradable sterile napkins called ''Suvidha'' are accessible in a pack of four, estimated at ₹ 4. Prior, a bunch of four cushions cost ₹ 10.
Association Minister Smriti Irani retweeted the image, saying thanks to Mr Mandaviya and the Janaushadhi plot for cutting the cost. "It's one of your most prominent commitment towards ladies' wellbeing," she tweeted.
The public authority's Janaushadhi plot expects to give quality drugs at reasonable rates.
As indicated by the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, around 58 percent of ladies between 15 to 24 years old utilize privately pre-arranged napkins, sterile napkins and tampons, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers had before said.
The plan for sterile napkins was sent off in March 2018 and they were made accessible in the Jan Aushadhi drug stores from May 2018.
