Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Keralam to Install Napkin Vending Machines at Public Places
Keralam plans to put machines selling sanitary napkins in public places.
The machines are part of a programme called WOMN.
The state’s Women and Child Development Department will launch it on October 6.
The programme is part of the government's 100-day action plan.
Women and girls will be able to get napkins at affordable prices while travelling.
Incinerators will also be provided to help dispose of used napkins.
The facilities are planned for tourist spots, KSRTC bus terminals and depots, and other public places.
Minister Bindu Krishna is due to inaugurate the project at Thampanoor KSRTC bus terminal at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Keralam will install sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators at public places.
The Women and Child Development Department will launch the initiative, called WOMN, on October 6.
The project is part of the state government's 100-day action programme.
It aims to provide affordable sanitary napkins for women and girls while travelling and environmentally friendly disposal facilities.
Planned locations include major tourist destinations, KSRTC terminals and depots, and other public places across the state.
- Who
- Keralam's Women and Child Development Department is launching the initiative; Women and Child Development Minister Bindu Krishna will inaugurate it.
- What
- The WOMN initiative will install sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators at public places.
- When
- The launch is scheduled for October 6; the inauguration is stated to be at 5 pm on Tuesday.
- Where
- Across Keralam, including major tourist destinations and KSRTC terminals and depots; the inauguration will be at Thampanoor KSRTC bus terminal in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Why
- To make affordable sanitary napkins available to women and girls while travelling and provide facilities for environmentally friendly disposal.
- Initiative
- WOMN (Women on the Move & Menstrual Needs)
- Launching department
- Women and Child Development Department
- Launch date
- October 6
- Government programme
- State government's 100-day action programme
- Facilities
- Sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators
- Inauguration venue
- Thampanoor KSRTC bus terminal, Thiruvananthapuram
- Inauguration time
- 5 pm on Tuesday