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Sanitary pad-making initiative
Why is it in news?
- The Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins initiative by three oil marketing companies – IOCL, BPCL and HPCL was launched.
- The three companies will set up 100 manufacturing units at the Common Service Centres (CSC) covering 93 Blocks across 30 districts of Odisha at an estimated cost of ₹2.94 crore
- The mission forms part of the CSR initiative of OMCs in Odisha.
- It is aimed:
- To educate women on female hygiene and health
- Improve accessibility to low cost eco-friendly sanitary pads
- Boost rural employment and economy
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- At least 10 Ujjwala beneficiary women will get employment at each CSC.
- Each facility will have a capacity to produce 1,200-2,000 pads per day and will have a sterilisation room to ensure that the napkins are sterilised before they are packed for use by rural women.
- The CSCs are also being provided with raw material, enough to make 45,000-50,000 pads. These napkins will be priced at ₹40 per pack, each containing eight pads.
- The Ujjwala pads will be made of virgin wood pulp sheet, non-woven white sheet and a gel sheet which are all biodegradable in nature and will leave minimal carbon footprint.
Source
The Hindu