Kerala Plans Three-Day Menstrual Leave for Schoolgirls

Three days of monthly menstrual leave for schoolgirls is among the women and child-friendly initiatives planned by the UDF government in Kerala, along with ensuring that all workplaces with more than 50 employees provide safe, high-quality daycare centres and creches. 

The women and child-friendly initiatives were part of the policy address of the new VD Satheesan-led government, read out by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in the State



Assembly on Friday.

"Our commitment to girl students is reflected in Project "Menstrual Dignity", under which we intend to make educational institutions and public spaces friendly for girls and women.

"My Government also plans to announce upto three days of monthly menstrual leave for school students, along with weekend catch-up classes, so that these girls do not fall behind in their studies," said the Governor in the address.