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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ approves groundbreaking policy giving all women paid menstrual leave

File image: Indian employees at the Myna Mahila Foundation prepare sanitary pads at their office in Mumbai on April 10, 2018 - (AFP via Getty Images)

The south Indian state of Karnataka has approved a landmark policy granting all women one day of paid menstrual leave each month.

The state, which is home to “India’s Silicon Valley” in Bengaluru and hosts global customer service centres for companies around the world, said the policy would apply to both public and private sector organisations.

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