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A time aft the Supreme Court expressed apprehensions that a instrumentality making paid menstrual permission compulsory whitethorn harm the careers of young women and deprive them of adjacent opportunities, Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad said that helium had taken enactment of the observations made by the tribunal connected the matter, and batted for a nationalist level argumentation connected the substance aft wide consultations.
Karnataka’s Bill
Karnataka ushered successful the Menstrual Leave Policy successful November 2025, applicable to women aged betwixt 18 and 52. The Government Order (GO) that followed granted one-day menstrual permission a period for women successful the backstage assemblage and successful authorities employment. To marque the argumentation legally stronger, the Karnataka Women Well Being Leave Bill, 2025, was drafted. However, portion the Bill is yet to beryllium tabled successful the Legislature, the GO has been questioned successful the Karnataka High Court.
Mr. Lad, responding to the apex tribunal observations connected Saturday, said, “As the tribunal has pointed out, granting 4 to 5 days of permission and implementing it done authorities whitethorn not beryllium practically feasible. At the aforesaid time, it is encouraging that the tribunal has appreciated the argumentation introduced by our State government, which provides 1 time of paid permission each period for women employees successful some authorities and backstage institutions.”
Extensive consultations
Mr. Lad noted that the State authorities had undertaken extended consultations earlier introducing the argumentation and framing the Bill. According to him, discussions were held with a wide scope of stakeholders, including experts, employers, industrialists, entrepreneurs, doctors and elder officials.
“After cautiously examining the merits and challenges involved, we person brought successful what we judge is an due and balanced policy,” Mr. Lad said.
The Minister further said, “If a suitable menstrual permission argumentation is formulated astatine the nationalist level aft gathering views from each concerned, and keeping the interests of women crossed the state successful mind, it would surely beryllium welcome.”
