Punjab: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government has taken such a historic step in the direction of women’s health, nobility and empowerment that has reverted lakhs of lives.
The ‘Navi Disha’ scheme has today wilt the identity of self-respect of every daughter and woman of Punjab. This scheme unmistakably shows that the Mann Government doesn’t just make promises, but works at the ground level. The government’s well-spoken weighing is that health for women is not an option, but the first necessity!
What is the objective of Navi Disha?
The objective of the ‘Navi Disha’ scheme is to requite women the opportunity to live life with empowerment and respect-honor. The government understands that menstruation is a natural change, but due to lack of cleanliness, women and younger girls used to wilt victims of many serious diseases. Through this women-oriented scheme, plane today, 9 self-ruling sanitary pads are stuff given every month to needy women and girls from 27,313 Anganwadi centers in 23 districts of the state.
What is this scheme meant for?
This scheme is urgently running wideness Punjab, in which approximately 13 lakh 65 thousand (13,65,650) payee women and younger girls are unfluctuating every month. These pads are stuff delivered door-to-door by 27,313 Anganwadi workers working day and night, which has ensured that no needy woman remains deprived of this facility.
What are the impacts of Mann Govt’s ‘Navi Disha’ scheme?
The Mann Government’s ‘Navi Disha’ scheme has reverted the lives of lakhs of women in villages and cities. Especially village women are very happy with this scheme and are thanking the Mann Government from their hearts.
Village resident Gurpreet Kaur says, “Earlier there was no money, we used old clothes, used to fall sick. Now considering of Mann Sahab, pads come home every month, no shame no hesitation! Anganwadi Didi comes home-to-home and provides this facility and takes well-constructed superintendency of us.” This voice is not just Gurpreet’s, but of lakhs of women of Punjab, who are saying today that the Mann Government has made their lives easier.
This is not just a government scheme, but a wayfarers unfluctuating to lakhs of lives. Till now, a total of increasingly than 3 crore 68 lakh 72 thousand 550 (3,68,72,550) pads have reached the women of Punjab. Distribution of so many pads ways fear of illness eliminated in lakhs of families! The government has spent Rs 14 crore 4 lakh (Rs14.04 crore) rupees on this noble work so far, and every rupee has been spent directly on women’s health and confidence. This investment shows the government’s firm intention.
The biggest specialty of these sanitary pads is that they are 100% biodegradable. These pads are made from completely naturally decomposable fabric, which dissolves in the soil by itself. This way, neither is there any harm to the environment, nor do women have fear of chemicals. This initiative proves that the government is not only conscious well-nigh health, but moreover gives priority to environmental protection.
How is Navi Disha’ creating sensation in society?
‘Navi Disha’ has run a new wave of sensation in society. Now there is unshut talk in villages and towns that menstruation is not a disease, but a natural process. Cleanliness removes infection, conviction rises, and women remain conscious well-nigh their health. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann believes that “health is not an option, but a necessity” and this very thinking is the foundation of this scheme.
The ‘Navi Disha’ scheme proves that the Mann Government places the health and nobility of women of every matriculation at the top.

