DoPT installs sanitary napkin vending machines in washrooms

Sanitary napkin vending and disposal machines have been installed in the three ladies washrooms of the North Block here.
The initiative is part of the action plan of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for the ongoing 'Swachhata Hi Seva' (SHS) campaign.
"All the three vending machines have the feature of putting a five rupee coin/different denominations for getting a napkin which will be operated on 'no profit and no loss' basis," an official release issued by the DoPT said.
Besides, the disposal machines have the feature to dispose of the used napkins in an environment-friendly manner, it said.

The North Block houses home, finance, and personnel ministries.
Such machines would soon be installed in two other buildings of the DoPT i.e. Lok Nayak Bhawan and old JNU Campus.

The female employees present on the occasion thanked the department for taking a good step which concerns the health and hygiene of women employees which is a part of 'Swachhata', the release said.
"They also hope that the other departments of government of India will follow the same," it said.
Joint secretaries of the DoPT -- K Kipgen and G Jayanthi -- inaugurated the napkin vending machine and the napkin disposal machine respectively, on the first floor of ladies washroom, the release said.

Under Secretary of DoPT, Manjula Juneja and a large number of women employees were present on the occasion.