Menstrual Leave

Supreme Court to hear PIL for framing menstrual leaves rule on Feb 24

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud posted the matter for hearing on February 24

No plan for menstruation leave in educational institutions: Education min

There is no proposal to bring legislation to ensure menstruation leave in educational institutions, according to the Ministry of Education. The information was shared by Union Minister of Education for State Subhas Sarkar in response to a written question in Lok Sabha. "No such proposal is under consideration in the ministry," he said when asked whether the government will bring legislation to ensure menstruation benefit leave in educational institutions. The minister informed that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced "Guidelines for Basic facilities and amenities for safe, secure environment for Women and Women Cell (for sensitization, policy implementation, monitoring and grievance redressal) in HEIs". "The guidelines state that the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should ensure easy access to basic sanitation and hygiene facilities for women such as clean, well-maintained and fully functioning separate restrooms equipped with 24 hours tap water supply, soa

Menstrual leave to students of higher educational institutes: Kerala CM

Kerala CM Vijayan said that in a first in the country, menstrual and maternity leaves would be granted to all women students in all institutions under the State govt's Higher Education Department

Kerala govt planning to grant menstrual leaves in state varsities: Edu Min

Kerala Higher Education Minister Dr R Bindu said that the govt is considering granting menstrual leaves in all the state varsities as recently announced by the Cochin University

Spain debates if menstrual leave policy will help or hurt women at work

A leaked draft of new legislation proposed giving workers experiencing period pain three days of optional leave a month, with two additional days permitted in exceptional cases

Swiggy to give 2-day paid monthly period leave to female delivery partners

Other initiatives from Swiggy include enabling access to vehicles, access to hygienic restrooms, implementing safety measures for female delivery partners

PIL in Delhi HC seeks special leaves, paid menstrual leaves for women staff

The petition by Delhi Labour Union, through advocate Rajiv Agarwal, sought direction to the Centre and Delhi government to grant paid leaves for four days a month to all classes of women employees

Should women be entitled to paid menstrual leave? Parliament to decide

The Ministry of Women and Child Development recently said there was no proposal to provide for menstrual leave, neither did the ministry planned to pilot a legislation on the issue

Petition for paid period leave gains momentum but it is a catch 22 for women in India

Mumbai's Culture Machine has legitimised the first day of Period Leave policy