Madhya Pradesh
Initiatives of Madhya Pradesh For Promoting Menstrual Health
- 20 Aug 2024
- 3 min read
Why in News?
Recently, the India unit of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) praised the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister’s initiatives for promoting menstrual health among adolescents in the state.
Key Points
- During an event, Chief Minister transferred a collective sum of Rs 57.18 crore to the accounts of 19 lakh girl students under the 'Samagra Shiksha' programme for sanitation and hygiene.
- Under the sanitation and hygiene scheme, funds have been transferred for sanitary napkins to girl students of Classes VII to XII.
- School and college Girls are also being educated about the importance of cleanliness and its measures.
Samagra Shiksha Scheme
- It was launched by the Ministry of Education in 2018.
- It is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII.
- It aims to deliver inclusive, equitable, and affordable school education.
- It subsumes the three Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).
- It is being implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme.
- It involves a 60:40 split in funding between the Centre and most States.
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- UNICEF was created in 1946 as International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF) by the UN relief Rehabilitation Administration to help children affected by World War II.
- UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953.
- It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
- UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
- It strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.
- Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1965 for “promotion of brotherhood among the nations”.
- Headquarters: New York City.
