India, May 29 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday directed government schools to ensure toilets are kept clean and that damaged infrastructure is repaired, following concerns about poor hygiene at several schools.

The directions were given during a virtual meeting with government school principals on the health, hygiene, mental empowerment, and well-being of girl students on Menstrual Hygiene Day on Thursday.

She said broken doors and other damaged infrastructure should be repaired promptly, and that school funds or coordination with concerned officials should be used to resolve such issues without delay.

Gupta said a "Menstrual Health Matters" campaign will be run to ensure regular maintenance and timely refilling of sanitary pa...