It is turning out to be a happy Saturday for women as the government announced that it is waiving off taxes on sanitary napkins.
Sanitary napkins were taxed at 12%, counting it among ‘luxury items’. Because of its high price, it remained an item of luxury for millions of women in India.
As a result during the menstruation days, women had to resort to anything from a polythene bag to leaves to mud and sometimes unhygienic cloth. Here are some statistics to suggest how this ruling could be landmark in terms of women’s menstrual health: