Indian GodessKamakhya’s menstrual cycle is celebrated in Assam, and in states like Odissa, Tamilnadu& Karnataka the onset of womenhood is celebrated as Masik Mahotsav. Whereas, menstruation is still a taboo in the Indian communities. This less talked about and unattended subject has severe health implications amongst female.Less self-care and poor hygiene of menstrual leads to major problems and complications in the teenage group. These complications are scabies in the area of the vagina, urinary infections, and so on. Though the United nations general assemblyresolution adopted in 2010 & 2015 refers to the utilization of proper sanitation and water comes as human rights but a barrier is still there in the maintenance of menstrual hygiene in the workplaces. Notwithstanding the global efforts to lessen poverty among women in such circumstances, there has been inadequate attention to the water and cleanliness related barriers, explicitly in relation to handling monthly menstruation, that may hamper girls’ and women’s productivity at the workplace, their health security and wellbeing.. This paper attempts to highlight through primary data the prevailing myths , lack of awareness, unavailability of resources, the challenges to managing menstruation in toilet areas and specifically the concerns of girl child labour workforce in the unporganised sector.

menstrual hygiene, awareness, adolescent girl child labour, safety