Punjab has launched one of India’s largest school-based menstrual health education programmes, expanding a structured curriculum across 3,600 government schools in all 23 districts. The initiative will benefit over 3.4 lakh girls (classes 6–10) through interactive, story-based sessions aimed at breaking stigma, improving awareness, and promoting dignity and hygiene.

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has claimed to have launched one of India's largest school-based menstrual health education initiatives for adolescent girls studying in government schools.

On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, the Punjab government announced the phased expansion of a 'Menstrual Hygiene Curriculum' across government high and senior secondary schools in all 23 districts of the state.

The first session of the curriculum is set to be conducted on May 29.

The initiative is expected to directly benefit more than 3.4 lakh girl students from classes 6 to 10 studying in over 3,600 government schools, an official statement said.