Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha  asked in a supplementary question whether the government  would take steps to make it mandatory  for employers to grant  certain  leave  to  women  employees. 

  Union  Minister for  Women and Child Development  Smriti Irani  on Wednesday  told  Rajya Sabha  that menstrual leave could lead to discrimination against women in the  job market.  

 She was responding to a  question about  whether the government  was considering passing  a  menstrual  leave law.  

  “Because  today women are  choosing  more and more economic opportunities, I  only give  my personal  opinion  on  this issue,  I am not the  Ministry in charge.  We  shouldn’t be asking questions  where women are  somehow  denied  equal  opportunities  just because  someone  who  doesn’t  menstruate has a particular  view about menstruation,”  she said.  Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha  asked in a supplementary question whether the government  would take steps to make it mandatory  for employers to grant  certain  leave  to  women  employees.  

 Irani added that as a menstruating woman herself,  “menstruation  and  the  menstrual cycle  are  not  an obstacle.”  

  “It’s  a natural part of a  woman’s  life journey,” she said. 

  Jha said that  Bihar,  under former  chief minister  Lalu Prasad  Yadav,  was the first state to have a menstrual leave policy. 

  He also asked whether the government  was considering regulating toxic  chemicals used in sanitary napkins. While Irani said production-related issues do  not  fall under  the purview of the  Ministry of  Women and Child  Development, there were  no  complaints regarding  sanitary  napkins  provided by the government. 

  Suvidha  sanitary  napkins are sold  for  Rs 1 under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi  Pariyojana scheme,  an affordable  health  scheme.  

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