1 period leave per month: The order clearly states that the authority competent to grant casual leave can grant menstrual leave, and no medical certificate is required to avail of this leave.

1 period leave per month

Good news for women employees in Karnataka. The Siddaramaiah government has taken a major decision in the interest of women employees. Now, women government employees will receive one period leave per month, meaning they will receive a total of 12 days of special leave per year. This order by the state government follows a petition filed by the Bangalore Hotel Association in the Karnataka High Court, challenging the menstrual leave notification. The petition argued that the rule is discriminatory and excludes women in government jobs, even though the majority of women in the state are employed in government departments.

Karnataka Women Government Employees Will Receive Paid 1 period leave per month

In fact, the Menstrual Leave Policy (MLP) 2025 was approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on October 9th. Under this, women employees working in the private sector (private companies and industrial sectors) will be granted one day of paid leave every month. A government order in this regard was issued on November 12, 2025.

Now, the state government has issued a new order. Under this, women government employees will also receive one day of paid period leave. The state government has also approved a new policy under which all female government employees between the ages of 18 and 52 will be granted one day of paid period leave every month, or 12 days annually. With the new order, more than 1.5 lakh women government employees will benefit from this new leave policy.

These women employees will benefit, no medical certificate required.

In addition to women government employees, women working in private companies and industrial sectors will also benefit. This order will also apply to outsourced and contract employees.

This facility will apply to all industries and establishments registered under the Factories Act 1948, the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act 1961, the Plantation Workers Act 1951, the Beedi and Cigar Workers’ Conditions of Employment Act 1966, and the Motor Transport Workers Act 1961.

The order clearly states that the authority competent to grant casual leave may grant menstrual leave, and no medical certificate is required to avail of this leave. This leave must be recorded separately in the leave/attendance book and menstrual leave should not be combined with any other leave.

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Faq’s(1 period leave per month)