India's efforts in ensuring Women’s Dignity and Safety
Content Editor: Dr. Sathya Prashaath
January 4, 2025 at 5:50:48 PM
Swachh Bharat Mission, Menstrual Hygiene Management, Sakhi Niwas

Sanitation and Safety: Emphasizing the importance of sanitation for women's dignity and safety, addressing open defecation and the high cost of sanitary napkins.
Swachh Bharat Mission: Through a saturation approach, access to safe sanitation through the construction of 11.64 crore household toilets, access to tap water connections for 15.13 crore rural households, and provision of clean cooking gas connections to over 10.3 crore women
Community and Public Toilets: Construction of these facilities aids marginalized groups, including women, by reducing health risks and exposure to unsafe public spaces.
Swachh Vidyalaya Mission: Ensuring functional toilets for girls in schools, with 97.48% of government schools having separate girls' toilets.
Menstrual Hygiene Management: Making sanitary napkins tax-exempt and affordable, promoting menstrual hygiene, and increasing girls' enrollment in educational institutions.
Working Women Hostels: Commitment to providing safe and affordable hostel facilities with clean toilets for working women through the "Sakhi Niwas" component of Mission Shakti.
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