Menu Lahoti, President, Central Railways (CR) Women’s Welfare Organisation (CRWWO) distributed eco-friendly sanitary napkins to 120 women contract labourers working in Wadi Bunder, Central Railway on June 8, 2022. Lahoti interacted with the women labourers and counselled them on keeping good personal hygiene.
The distribution of these eco-friendly, sanitary napkins is part of the project “Dastak” initiated by the Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO), Railway Board to create awareness about Women’s personal hygiene and distribute sanitary napkins free of cost to the needy women.
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Tanuja Pankaj, General Secretary, Sunita Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, and other members of CRWWO were also present on the occasion.
All COVID-19 protocols were observed during meet.
Meanwhile, earlier, in a bid to benefit women, Mumbai Division of Central Railway has installed 50 Sanitary Napkin Vending Machines at Ladies Toilets/ Waiting Halls at stations. This is a first such machine installed at CSMT. Napkins can be obtained with a ₹5 coin, said CR officials.
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