Karnataka's government is late in supplying sanitary napkin kits, known as Shuchi kits, to girls aged 10 to 18 in government and aided schools, colleges, and hostels this year. With just four months left in the academic year 2025-26, tenders for purchasing these sanitary napkins are still in progress. The Shuchi scheme was paused during the pandemic and restarted in January 2024 after a High Court order. In 2024-25, sanitary pads were bought without tenders using an exemption under the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act. But this year, the government issued tenders, which delayed the supply. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said in the Legislature that the Cabinet approved the pad distribution for 2025-26. The Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited has called tenders for the procurement. The scheme plans to give each beneficiary 12 kits yearly, each kit containing 10 sanitary napkins. This year, the government identified 19,64,507 girls for the program and budgeted ₹71.83 crore. Meanwhile, students face shortages. The government only provided pads in July and August 2025 from leftover stocks. Many schools have finished these pads, forcing students to buy their own. Ranjitha, a Bengaluru college student, said, "This year I only got sanitary pads twice in college. When I inquired recently, the college staff told me that the pads were out of stock. So, I am buying pads from my own money. The government should earnestly implement the schemes they announce." The All India Democratic Students’ Organisation criticized the delay. Apoorva C.M., AIDSO Karnataka Vice President, said, "This negligence highlights the contradictory attitude of the governments. On the one hand, the Union government champions slogans like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, but fails to deliver essential support. On the other hand, the State government offers guarantee schemes, while simultaneously withdrawing basic necessities. We strongly condemn this anti-student attitude of the government." With the government not supplying enough pads, many schools turned to NGOs. A headmaster from Bengaluru’s Laggere area said their school’s Shuchi kits are finished. "A local donor purchased enough sanitary pads for all the girls in our school for a month. We have approached another NGO for pads next month," he added.