On the occasion of International Women's Day, Maharashtra government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis introduced the Asmita Yojana, which focused on providing sanitary pads to women at a reduced cost. According to the scheme, the girls studying in Zilla Parishad schools will be getting a sanitary pad packet for Rs 5 , whereas, the women living in rural area can avail the sanitary packs for Rs 24 or Rs 29 .