New Delhi, April 10 (Ians) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to formulate standard operating procedures (SOPs) and develop a model for all state and Union Territories (UTs) in connection with menstrual hygiene for girls studying in schools.
A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala appointed the Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary as the nodal officer to coordinate with all the states and UTs. The bench said the nodal officer will collect data to develop a national policy.
During the hearing in the matter, the bench said the issue is of immense importance and the government should engage with all stakeholders for menstrual hygiene in schools, including government and government-aided schools, and also give leeway to states and UTs to modify the scheme as per their local needs.
The top court directed all states and UTs...
A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala appointed the Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary as the nodal officer to coordinate with all the states and UTs. The bench said the nodal officer will collect data to develop a national policy.
During the hearing in the matter, the bench said the issue is of immense importance and the government should engage with all stakeholders for menstrual hygiene in schools, including government and government-aided schools, and also give leeway to states and UTs to modify the scheme as per their local needs.
The top court directed all states and UTs...
- 4/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Nov 28 (Ians) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre, states and Union Territories (UTs) on a plea seeking direction to provide free sanitary pads to girls studying in Classes 6 to 12 in government schools across the country.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha said the plea has raised an important issue of sanitation and hygiene of girl students in government and government-aided schools, and sought the assistance of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the matter.
The plea, filed through advocate Varinder Kumar Sharma, said that adolescent females between the age group of 11 and 18 years, who come from poor backgrounds, face the insurmountable difficulties in receiving education on account of lack of access to education, which is a right under Article 21A of the Constitution and it is free and compulsory under the Right to Education Act, 2009.
“These are...
A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha said the plea has raised an important issue of sanitation and hygiene of girl students in government and government-aided schools, and sought the assistance of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the matter.
The plea, filed through advocate Varinder Kumar Sharma, said that adolescent females between the age group of 11 and 18 years, who come from poor backgrounds, face the insurmountable difficulties in receiving education on account of lack of access to education, which is a right under Article 21A of the Constitution and it is free and compulsory under the Right to Education Act, 2009.
“These are...
- 11/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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