Khushi Scheme of Odisha

Khushi Scheme of Odisha aims to provide good menstrual hygiene care to women of the state.

• The initiative aims to promote health and hygiene among school going adolescent girls leading to higher retention in school and greater empowerment of women.

About the Scheme:

• Under the Scheme, the Government will provide free sanitary napkins to 17 lakh girls studying in Classes 6 to 12 in Government and Government-Aided Schools.
• The Scheme is being implemented by the health and family welfare department of the state at a cost of Rs 70 crore per year.

Why the Scheme has been initiated?

• As per the data of the National Family Health Survey, in Odisha 53 per cent women use unhygienic methods and around 69 per cent women use cloth during menstruation. 
• To address this dire scenario, the Odisha Government has initiated Khushi Scheme.
• The Government of Odisha is also providing sanitary napkins to rural women at subsidised rates of Rs. 6 for six napkins through ASHA workers.

Question:

Q. Which Scheme of Odisha aims to provide good menstrual hygiene care to women of the state?
a. Garv
b. Suraksha
c. Khushi
d. None of the above