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Social activist from Odisha advocates for paid menstrual leaves at UN
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
From the state of Odisha to the global stage of the United Nations General Assembly, Ranjeeeta Priyadarshini has come a long way to put forward her voice on the issue of paid period leaves that had sparked significant conversations around menstrual health and well-being of women.
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No plans to mandate paid menstrual leaves, announces WCD Minister
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a recent Lok Sabha session, Minister of Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi clarified that there are currently no plans to mandate paid menstrual leave for all workplaces. Instead, the government is focusing on other initiatives to promote menstrual hygiene.
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Gauhati University introduces menstrual leaves for students
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Female students at Gauhati University and its affiliate colleges will be entitled to take menstrual leave from now on.
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NG-NeXT announces two menstrual leaves per month for Femme-Empowerment in
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/PNN): Setting the tone right for gender-inclusiveness and women empowerment in the workplace, NG-NeXT announced the option to avail of two paid menstrual leaves every month for the fairer and stronger gender. The entrepreneurial world welcomed the move and ha
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SC to hear PIL for framing menstrual leaves rule on Feb 24
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the petition, Bihar is the only state in India that has been providing two days of special menstrual pain leave to women since 1992 through its Human Resources.
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Kerala Higher Edu Minister R Bindu announces maternity leave of 60 days fo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Higher Education Minister in Kerala R Bindu on Thursday announced that girls above the age of 18 years would get maternity leave of 60 days.
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Kerala government planning to grant menstrual leaves in state varsities: E
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Considering the mental and physical difficulties faced by female students during menstruation, the Kerala government is planning to implement the decision taken by CUSAT to all state universities, Kerala Higher Education Minister Dr R Bindu said in a press release today.
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Kerala: Cochin University of Science and Technology announces "menstruatio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With menstrual leave giving 2 per cent condonation of shortage of attendance, the mandatory attendance would be brought down to 73 per cent.
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Plea in SC seeking to frame rules for menstrual leaves for female students
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to direct all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and working-class women at their respective workplaces and compliance of section 14 of the Maternity Benefit Act 1961.
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Plea in HC to direct Centre, Delhi govt to grant paid menstrual leaves to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to Union of India and others to grant paid leaves every month to all class of women employees including daily wage, contractual and outsourced worker and during the me
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