Supreme Court gives States last chance on menstrual hygiene compliance, with contempt notice to Chief Secretaries as the stated consequence for any State or Union Territory that stays silent on the Union’s requests for information about school implementation of its judgment. New Delhi: Silence will now invite contempt notice to the Chief Secretaries: the Supreme […]
Today, On 30th January, The Supreme Court affirmed that the right to life under Article 21 includes the right to menstrual health, mandating free sanitary pads and separate toilets in schools. It said menstrual hygiene ensures reproductive health, equality, dignity, and fair opportunity for every girl.
