14-hour-long train journey using paper tower because of unavailability of sanitary napkins has spurred a petition urging the railway ministry to install sanitary pad vending machines on board trains. A 27-year-old girl Tanvi Mishra on board the Gorakhpur-bound Humsafar Express from New Delhi was forced to use paper towel on her long[Read More…]
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Inspired by Padman, Dubai teenager adopts 250 tribal girls and donates sanitary napkins
In the last few years, we have seen films with social commentary make an impact on the society around us. Akshay Kumar did his bit by making films like Toilet-Ek Prem Katha and Padman. Both the films grabbed a lot of eyeballs and even inspired people to work towards the[Read More…]
GST on refrigerators, washing machine reduced to 18%
New Delhi: The GST Council on Saturday reduced tax rates on a slew of items including refrigerators, washing machines and small televisions from 28 per cent to 18 per cent, giving relief to the common man. Apart of bringing down rates the council also exempted GST on sanitary napkins, rakhis,[Read More…]
12% GST on sanitary napkins fine, says Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said that 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) imposed on sanitary napkins is acceptable. “It has come down from 18 per cent… At the moment, the market is dominated by multinational companies. So, what has[Read More…]
No pouches to dispose sanitary napkins: NGT serves notice
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday slapped notice on the Maharashtra government and private companies, saying sanitary napkins and diapers manufacturers are violating laws by not providing pouches or wrappers for disposing them. The complaint has been filed by Purva P Bora, a female student of Shankarrao Chavan Law[Read More…]
Kerala sets precedent, makes sanitary napkin vending machines compulsory in schools
In what is considered a great move, Kerala has become the first Indian state to make sanitary napkin vending machines compulsory in all higher secondary schools. As only a week is left for the schools to reopen after summer vacation, the government has directed that all schools should have vending[Read More…]
Breaking taboo, this DU college installs sanitary pad kiosk on Campus
In a historic move, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, a Delhi University College located in Bawana, has installed a vending machine for the purpose of dispensing sanitary napkins. One has to just insert a Rs 5 coin into the vending machines and can collect a sanitary napkin. According to Times of India report, the[Read More…]
Tax Free Wings
Women’s empowerment by far is one the most vexed issues in any nation. However developed or underdeveloped, liberal or conservative a nation may be, the difficulty with empowering women is a challenge that cannot simply be tackled by any government by fiscal and legal provisions like in the case of[Read More…]
Make sanitary napkins tax-free, LahukaLagaan campaign trends on Twitter
A campaign which asks government to make sanitary napkins tax-free has been trending on Twitter. SheSays, a non-profitorganisation, started the campaign with #LahukaLagaan. The campaign urges finance minister Arun Jaitley to exempt the tax on sanitary napkins by making it a non-luxury item under the GST. Legal representations have been[Read More…]
Online petition to FM Arun Jaitley for removing taxes on sanitary napkins
An online petition was directed to finance minister Arun Jaitley for removing taxes on sanitary napkins on change.org on the occasion of women’s day. As India is all set to implement the GST, the move has brought to the forefront a long awaiting demand of various activists and organisations to[Read More…]