Women in India's Karnataka to get 1 paid menstrual leave per month

Women employees in India's Karnataka will get one paid menstrual leave per month, NDTV reports citing the state cabinet on Thursday.

Under the Menstrual Leave Policy (MLP), 2025, women employees get a day’s paid leave every month. It will mandate that employers adopt this policy across public and private sectors, The New Indian Express said. 

The labour department has sought administrative approval for Menstrual Leave Policy, 2025, to sanction one day’s paid leave for all working women across all sectors within the state, including government offices, various private sector industries like garment factories, multi-national companies, IT and other companies that are operating within the state.

Kerala has introduced two days of menstrual leave for female trainees of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

In Bihar and Odisha, there is a 12-day annual menstrual leave policy, but it is only for the state government employees.