Overview

• Karnataka’s policy grants women one paid day off each month, amounting to 12 days of leave per year.
• The measure explicitly applies to employees in both government offices and private companies across the state.
• Labour Minister Santosh Lad said implementation rules are being framed and that companies that do not comply will face action.
• He indicated the government could introduce a bill in the Legislative Assembly or use an ordinance to give the policy legal force.
• Reporting highlights unresolved questions about how the benefit will be monitored and enforced for workers in the unorganised sector, even as some firms like Zomato and Acer India already offer period leave.