Bengaluru: In a progressive step towards empowering women, the Karnataka government has now mandated one day of paid menstrual leave every month to women aged 18-52 working in the government sector. The state government had recently approved the new leave policy, which would allow a total of 12 days of menstrual leave annually.

According to the government directive, the move aims at enhancing the well-being of female employees at the workplace. The leave policy would be applicable to all permanent, contractual and outsourced women employees across the state, it said.

The report further mentioned that the menstrual leaves can be availed of by eligible women employees without submitting any medical certificate. These leaves should be recorded separately in office attendance or leave regis

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