Karnataka: Labour Dept plans law to enforce menstrual leave policy for working women
Bengaluru: The Labour Department is considering introducing a law to implement the menstrual leave policy for working women, which the Cabinet approved recently, reported Deccan Herald.
As per the policy, all menstruating women employed in both government and private sectors will be entitled to one menstrual leave per month. An 18-member committee headed by Dr Sapna S. of Christ Deemed-to-be University had recommended six days leave per year, which was enhanced to 12 by the government.
“We will issue a government order (GO) first. We have already proposed a bill and are considering preparing it if need be,” DH quoted Labour Minister Santosh Lad as saying.
Sources in the department cited in the report feel that a bill is necessary, as a GO, which isn’t an Act, will not have the same legal sanctity and can be struck down by the courts.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka Law Commission has already drafted the Karnataka Menstrual Leave and Hygiene Bill, 2025. As per a copy of the Bill, which DH said it had accessed, the definition of “menstruating person” includes girls, women and transgender persons.
The Bill also proposes the establishment of the Karnataka Menstrual Leave and Hygiene Authority, which will be responsible for addressing grievances and complaints received from menstruating persons.
The Bill penalises denying leave to a menstruating person by imposing a penalty of Rs 5,000 for each contravention of the provisions of the Act.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
