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Soon condoms and sanitary pads will be sold inside and outside railway stations for passengers and people living around station. The new toilet policy by the Railway Board has approved selling of condoms and sanitary pads in and outside railway stations.

The new policy states that station premises lack proper sanitation facilities and those living nearby often found defecating in the open and urinating in station premises. This make surroundings extremely unhygienic and create serious health problems. 

To overcome all this railway will set up sanitation facilities and will build awareness regarding the same. 

"Each facility will have a small kiosk to sell low-cost sanitary pads for women along with provision of an incinerator, and condoms for men, For maintaining the cleanliness of the toilets, three persons -- two sweepers (one male to clean toilets for men and divyangjans and one female for women toilets) and one supervisor -- will be engaged by the agency. Reputed NGOs will be engaged to build and operate the toilets (CSR support from corporates) with a maintenance contract." the policy said.