Free Sanitary pads for students: SDMC

NEW DELHI: The SDMC House cleared the civic body annual budget, which includes property tax exemption for medal winners in Olympics and other top games, and free-of-cost sanitary pads to girls in schools when needed.

Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat cleared the budget but decisions approved will come into effect after formal approval by the municipal commissioner.

SDMC said, “Martyrs belonging to the armed forces and the para- military forces and their widows; medal winners in Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games will get full exemption on payment of property tax for one residential property. Ex-servicemen are to get 30 per cent rebate, on lump sum payment of property tax, up to June 30, for one residential property.”

Leader of the house, Shikha Rai, said that there was still a lot of taboo attached to menstrual hygiene, and “many girls skip schools during menstruation”, so government decided to provide sanitary pads in schools.

BJP’s Malviya Nagar councillor Nandini Sharma suggested to give free woods to poor for cremation.

The budget has also proposed 16 multi-level automated car parking and procurement of 72 electric cars soon.

The civic body has also proposed renaming schools, parks and community centers after “martyrs, freedom fighters and great leaders”.

Besides, the mayor also announced to give each Councillor Rs 10,000 for celebration of national events such as Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti and 10 Victorian-styled benches each for all 104 wards, two mobile health vans, from the Mayors Fund.