Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella had today (20) informed the Parliament that He is holding talks with the Indian Entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganathan popularly known as Pad Man regarding starting a Sanitary pad manufacturing project here due to the enormous difficulties faced by school girls when purchasing these pads as a result of the higher taxes imposed on Sanitary pad packs .
As the price of Sanitary pad packs a goes up due to the higher import taxes imposed on them .Many school girls are being reported as skipping classes these days it has been reported .Many MP's including the Opposition Leader and the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Party Sajith Premadasa had raised questions in parliament today regarding the Price hike of Sanitary Pad packs which affects the school girls and other females .
When the Opposition Leader Sajith premadasa had raised the question on Sanitary pad problem faced by the estate sector females during his Presidential Campaign in 2019 ,Many MP 's in the present government who had supported former President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe's election campaign had ridiculed him .