We want 3-day period leave, say female teachers in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Mahila Shikshak Sangh president Sulochana Maurya said three days period leave is necessary for women teachers, especially in view of the bad condition of toilets in government schools of the state.

Lucknow: An organisation of women teachers in Uttar Pradesh has started a campaign seeking three-day ‘period leave’ for the educators. Underlining the need for such a campaign, Uttar Pradesh Mahila Shikshak Sangh president Sulochana Maurya on Saturday said three days period leave is necessary for women teachers, especially in view of the bad condition of toilets in government schools of the state. “We formed this association on February 8 to work for the cause of women teachers who constitute almost 60 per cent of the total strength of teachers in primary schools. The association already has its units in 50 of the 75 districts of the state,” she told PTI.