CBSE has directed affiliated schools to implement menstrual hygiene measures following a Supreme Court order. Schools must ensure proper facilities, awareness sessions, and safe disposal systems.

CBSE: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all its affiliated schools to implement a set of menstrual hygiene measures, following a recent order by the Supreme Court of India that underscored the right to dignified menstrual health as a fundamental part of the right to life.

Supreme Court links Menstrual Hygiene to Right to Life

In a circular issued on March 18, CBSE informed schools that the Ministry of Education had shared the apex court’s January 20 judgment, which recognised menstrual hygiene management (MHM) as essential to ensuring equal access to education for adolescent girls. The court, in its directions under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, emphasized that a lack of proper facilities often acts as a roadblock to attendance and participation in schools.

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