Amid a pushback, the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka is set to introduce a Bill in the ongoing Winter Session that provides working women a monthly, paid menstrual leave for working women in both government offices and private establishments and a 2% attendance relaxation for girl students in government and private educational institutions.

“It is expedient to provide benefits during the menstrual period which is required to be evolved to help menstruating persons engaged in educational institutions, private establishments and services under the aegis of the government to cope with their menstrual symptoms such as cramps, back pain, fatigue, nausea, bleeding, etc, and to provide for matters connected therewith,” reads the Karnataka Women Well Being Leave Bill, 2025.

If the Bill is p

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