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Karnataka News: Karnataka government has approved the new policy for women employees. Under this, female government employees aged 18 to 52 years will get one day paid menstrual leave every month. This means that a total of 12 days leave can be taken in a year.
The government says that this step has been taken keeping in mind the convenience of women employees and their well-being at the workplace. This policy will be applicable to all permanent, contractual and outsourced women employees of the state. Women employees can avail this leave without any medical certificate. This will be recorded separately in the attendance or leave register. This holiday cannot be combined with any other holiday.
Government’s new decision after petition
This decision came after a petition by the Bangalore Hotel Association, which said that the menstrual leave policy made earlier was discriminatory as it did not include government employees.
More than 1.5 lakh women employees benefited
After the implementation of the new order, more than 1.5 lakh women government employees of the state will get the benefit of this special holiday. This facility will also be applicable to contract employees. Labor Minister Santosh Lad said that this decision will promote the health and mental strength of women.
No medical certificate required for leave
According to the new instructions of the government:
- Medical certificate is not necessary to take menstrual leave.
- This holiday cannot be combined with any other holiday.
- It will be necessary to keep separate records of menstrual leave in offices.
Why did the demand arise?
In the petition of the association, it was said that most of the jobs of women in the state are in government departments, hence it is wrong to keep them out of the scope of this holiday. After this argument in the court, the government issued this new order.