This is an archive article published on November 28, 2024
Kerala grants two days of monthly menstrual leave for women ITI students
Women students studying in over 100 ITIs in Kerala will benefit from this, officials said.
Last year, the Kerala Higher Education Department announced menstrual leave for women studying in all state universities under the Department of Higher Education. (Express File) The Kerala government announced on Thursday a decision to grant two days of menstrual leave each month to women students in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
The decision was announced by state General Education Minister V Sivankutty, recognising the physically demanding nature of many skill-training programmes in which women have increasingly excelled, even in traditionally labour-intensive trades.
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“In today’s era, women are active in every field, including some of the most physically demanding skill-training trades. Taking these factors into account, the government has decided to grant two days of menstrual leave each month for female trainees (students) in ITIs,” he said in a statement in Thiruvananthapuram.
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