60-Day Maternity Leave For Students Above 18 Years Age In Kerala
NDTV
Earlier, a state minister had said that the Kerala government was considering granting menstrual leaves in all state varsities.
Kerala Higher Education Minister R Bindu on Thursday announced that girl students above the age of 18 years would get maternity leave of 60 days. "Girl students above 18 years of age can get a maximum of 60 days of maternity leave. The required attendance percentage for women students will be 73 per cent, including the menstrual leave, as against 75 per cent earlier. The order has been issued in this regard," Higher Education Minister R Bindu said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ms Bindu said that the government is considering granting menstrual leaves in all the state varsities as recently announced by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).
The CUSAT on Saturday (January 14) announced to grant the of menstrual leaves to its female students.
"Considering the mental and physical difficulties faced by female students during menstruation, the Kerala government is planning to extend this to all universities under the State Higher Education Department," Ms Bindu said in a press release issued from her office.
