Updated Jan 08, 2021 | 19:37 IST
The decision by Punjab government to make sanitary pads free for girl students comes in the wake of Scotland making all sanitary products free for women in November 2020. In November 2020, Scotland made a law to make all sanitary products free for women. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The move was taken as part of welfare projects by Punjab government
New Delhi: In a major announcement by Punjab government, girl students in school and colleges will be given sanitary pads as part of the welfare scheme of the state government.
The Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also announced that the month of January will be dedicated to promoting the welfare of female children through the Dheeiyan Di Lohri programme.
Shona Haslam SHONA Haslam is being urged to stand down as Scottish Borders Council leader after she revealed she will seek election as an MSP in 2021. Mrs Haslam announced last night (Friday, December 18) that she has been selected as the Scottish Conservatives’ candidate for the Holyrood seat of Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale. But now opposition councillors are urging Mrs Haslam to step aside as council leader. SNP group leader Stuart Bell says his fellow Tweeddale East representative is “more interested in a national political career, than in leading the Scottish Borders Council”. In a statement, Mr Bell writes: “Cllr Haslam can meet her responsibilities in the local ward well enough.