PM Modi Receives Praise For Talking About Sanitary Pads In Independence Day Speech
Amid many things, PM Modi talked about the availability of sanitary pads for poor women in his Independence day speech. That earned him praise online.
On the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed many achievements of his government and it earned him praise on social media.
In his speech, PM Modi mentioned how sanitary napkins have been made available to poor women at subsidised rates at various Jan Aushadhi centres.
This govt is concerned about the health of poor sisters, daughters. We have done a huge job to deliver sanitary pad for only Rs 1 through #JanAushadhiKendras.
¡ª All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 15, 2020
More than 5 cr #sanitarypads have reached our poor women through 6,000 Jan Aushadhi Centers in recent times.#IDay2020 pic.twitter.com/a75W4doKMn
The subject of menstruation, a normal biological process that a woman goes through every month, is still a taboo subject in our country. Sanitary napkins are sold in black polythenes and there is next to no discussion regarding the subject in our society.
Our PM addressing the topic is a big step towards breaking the stigma and he is reportedly the first PM in Indian history to have done so a public platform. Recently, the topic of menstruation has also been in news because of Zomato¡¯s decision to give ¡®period leaves¡¯ to all women employees.
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During the address at the Red Fort, while talking about women's health, PM Modi underlined that his government provided affordable sanitary napkins to poor women through Jan Aushadhi centres for just one rupee each. ¡°This government has been persistently concerned about better healthcare for poor sisters and daughters. We have done a huge job in providing sanitary pads at one rupee each in Janaushadhi Kendra. In a short span of time, more than 5 crore sanitary pads have been delivered to these poor women from 6000 Janaushadhi Kendras,¡± he said.
He has received praise from people from all over.
Our @PMOIndia talking about sanitary pads in his Independence Day speech today is true progress...made menstruation a mainstream topic. Also kudos to the government who has so far distributed sanitary pads to about 5 crore women at Re. 1 ?
¡ª Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2020
There was a time Sanitary Napkins were not spoken about even within four walls of homes in India & today Prime Minister Modi spoke about it from Red Fort on Independence Day.
¡ª Gaurav Pradhan ?? (@OfficeOfDGP) August 15, 2020
That is true Independence of breaking old shackles.
I was just so blown away, when I heard the PM mention Sanitary Napkins in his independence Day address to the nation, thereby breaking all taboos surrounding menstrual cycle. https://t.co/PozAJBkoTh
¡ª SinSinWati (@Sinsinwati) August 15, 2020
A taboo broken today straight from the ramparts of Red fort when PM Sh. Narendra Modi talked about accessibility to sanitary napkins. Hugely appreciable! This is New India!
¡ª Muskaan Anand (@anand_muskaan) August 15, 2020
Happy Independence day BharatVasiyon. pic.twitter.com/p6Uv0ivVNT
Shri Narendra Modi ji is the first Indian PM to talk from Red Fort about sanitary napkins. Something most men still squirm about.
¡ª Prakhar Dwivedi (@dwivediprakhar1) August 15, 2020
Talking about sanitary pads in his Independence Day speech today is true progress made menstruation a mainstream topic! @narendramodi@PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/dzWwpFsY9o
Not to sound too biased, but which other PM in the history of this nation, would have had the AUDACITY to get in front of 1.3 billion people and talk of sanitary napkins as casually as @narendramodi did?
¡ª ?????????? (@Pandacorn_meh) August 15, 2020
We hope that more taboos related to women's health and hygiene are broken everyday.
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