The women welfare and child development department would distribute sanitary napkins to 10,000 poor girls and women on the occasion of world menstrual hygiene day on May 28 in a programme at Dehradun.
The union women welfare and child development minister Maneka Ghandi and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat would participate in the programme.
A meeting to review the preparation for the programme was undertaken by the Minister of state for women and child development, pasture development and animal husbandry Rekha Arya at Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. She said that the poor women and girls would be made aware about the importance of maintaining menstrual health in the programme.
They would also be told about maintaining personal cleanliness and use of sanitary pads on the occasion, she added.
In the programme, the department would provide sanitary pads and umbrella to 10,000 women and girls. The Anganwadi centres would also distribute pads. The minister said that girls should understand that menstruation is a matter of awareness and not shame.