{
  "id": 12188400,
  "title": "Kerala to install sanitary napkin vending machines at public places",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/kerala-to-install-sanitary-napkin-vending-machines-at-public-places",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:39:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-government-launches-womn-sanitary-napkin-vending-machines-incinerators-ksrtc-terminals-10908065/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Women and Child Development Department of Kerala plans to install sanitary napkin vending machines at public places, with the goal of improving access to menstrual hygiene products for women and girls. This initiative, named WOMN – Women on the Move & Menstrual Need-s, will kick off on Tuesday as part of the state government's 100-day action programme. The pilot project will see the installation of sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators at 14 KSRTC terminals and depots across Kerala. Each packet of three sanitary napkins will be sold for Rs 10, and incinerators will be provided for used napkins. The project aims to expand to major tourist destinations, KSRTC terminals and depots, and other public places throughout the state in the future. The project will be officially launched by Women and Child Development Minister Bindu Krishna at the Thampanoor KSRTC Bus Terminal in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Kerala plans to install sanitary napkin vending machines at public places.",
    "Initiative named WOMN – Women on the Move & Menstrual Need-s.",
    "Launch on Tuesday as part of state government's 100-day action programme."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}