On Women's Day, AP govt vows to halve price of pads
March 08, 2018  15:40
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today promised that sanitary pads would soon be available at half price.

Addressing the state assembly on the occasion of International Women's Day, Naidu said his government has introduced a mechanism to check the health of pregnant women and newborn babies.


"We have brought a mechanism to check the health of pregnant women and newborn babies. We are implementing many schemes for their health and get rid of malnutrition.We have also decided to supply sanitary pads at half the price. Soon the policy will be brought into implementation," he said.


"Trends will change. Days will come when grooms have to give dowry to brides," he added.


Image: Akshay Kumar, who starred in the film, PadMan, holds up a sanitary napkin to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene.
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