ASMITA conducted a baseline survey in the month of January 2022 in ten slums of Varanasi city concerning health issues focusing on adolescent girls. We had a random survey of 15 adolescent girls from each slum. Out of the 150 adolescent girls surveyed 78% the girls said that they lack knowledge of menstrual period protections and practiced unhygienic methods to safeguard the situation (using unhygienic clothes instead of sanitary pads). Most of them are unaware of their menstrual health conditions. There are 71% of adolescent girls in India remain unaware of menstruation till menarche. Only 2 to 3 percent of…