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The PMC’s scheme is also on the same lines,” Yogesh Mulik, chairman of the standing committee, told TOI.The scheme had come up for discussion at the standing committee meeting last week. The civic body has planned a project to install the disposal units in the 16 ward offices across the city. However, the members could not decide on it as the meeting was adjourned.Civic officials said PMC was also working on a project to install napkin disposal units in the civic schools. PUNE: The standing committee of PMC approved Rs 50 lakh for the free sanitary napkin scheme on Tuesday, paving way for its roll out in civic schools to benefit 25,000 students.“The state government has initiated a scheme called Asmita, which aims at creating awareness about the use of sanitary napkins among girl students. The PMC runs 310 schools that impart education in various mediums, including Marathi, English, Urdu and Kannada..