Menstruation is still considered a taboo in our country, a research conducted by the Institute of Development Studies has found. Unable to afford sanitary napkins, they have to shift to the alternative use such as of cloth etc. Watch Video: What’s making newsMajority of the girls use sanitary napkins and throw it in dustbins. Girls from urban slums (constituting about 3.5 lakhs in Rajasthan) demanded that the programme to be implemented for them as well. Girls, after using the sanitary napkins distributed to them, reported that they felt relieved and could see it’s hygienic importance.

Source: Indian Express July 16, 2016 00:56 UTC