Digboi, June 30 -- In a significant step toward women's empowerment and menstrual hygiene awareness, Indian Oil Digboi Refinery, in collaboration with Paripoorna Learning Foundation, today launched a transformative sanitary pad production and distribution initiative, "Sakhi Swabhiman, " here at Digboi in Tinsukia district, Assam.

The project was flagged off ceremonially by Rahul Prashant, the Executive Director, Refinery Head, in the presence of Smti Runjun Borah, the Assistant Commissioner, Tinsukia; representatives of Paripoorna Learning Foundation, members of the Indian Oil Officers Association (IOOA), and Assam Oil Company Labour Union (AOCLU).

The event included the handing over of two numbers of advanced sanitary pad production eq...