VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government will distribute sanitary napkins totally free of cost to girls studying in government educational institutions.

The plan would be introduced on March 8, marking International Women's Day.Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy held an evaluation conference on girls' health and education at the CM Camp Workplace at Tadepalli on Friday.

He announced that the government will distribute 10 feminine napkins to girl students per month and 120 napkins per annum.

An amount of Rs 41.4 crore would be set apart for the scheme each year.

The CM recommended authorities to distribute quality, branded feminine napkins to the woman students from Classes VII to XII in federal government universities free of charge.

He stated authorities should lay more concentrate on the health and hygiene of the women and added that the state government would introduce the plan on March 8.

Officials stated tendering process would be finished by April 15 and MoUs will be signed between reputed business and the MEPMA and SERP by April end.

The sanitary napkins will be distributed to women in federal government schools, junior colleges and Gurukul schools from July 1.

Branded sanitary pads will likewise be made available at Cheyutha grocery shops at budget friendly prices.The CM asked authorities to guarantee finest training is supplied to girls for competitive exams.

Prepare an action strategy with the assistance of reputed coaching centres and supply ladies with laptop computers for best training.

Total the procedure of getting alternatives from students for laptops under the Ammavodi plan, he stated and added that the coaching ought to be interactive, utilizing technology and laptop computers with the aid of expert support.He stated the action plan ought to guarantee that the programme will be of assistance to the maximum number of students.

Chief Secretary Adityanath Das, unique chief secretaries Satish Chandra (higher education and ability advancement) and Gopalakrishna Dwivedi (panchayati raj and rural advancement) existed at the meeting together with primary secretaries Budithi Rajasekhar (school education), Y.

Srilakshmi (local and metropolitan development), A.R.

Anuradha (females and child welfare), Anil Kumar Singh (medical and health), K.

Sunita (social well-being).

Likewise present were health and family well-being commissioner Katamaneni Bhaskar, financing secretary Kartikeya Mishra, women and kid welfare director Kritika Shukla, school education commissioner V.

Chinaveerabhadrudu and APSCHE chairman K Hemachandra Reddy.