<p>Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Thursday announced a day's paid menstrual leave for state government and private sector employees.</p>.<p>The leave, however, will be optional.</p>.<p>Parida, who is also in charge of the women and child development department, made the announcement after attending an Independence Day programme in Cuttack.</p>.Period leave: The need for an option .<p>The women employees can take the leave on the first or second day of the menstrual cycle. “It will be optional,” she said.</p>.<p>An Odia girl had raised her voice seeking paid leave during periods at the United Nations Civil Society Conference 2024 held in Nairobi, Kenya.</p>.<p>Ranjita Priyadarshini, a woman activist from Odisha, had also drawn the attention of all the delegates at the international conference regarding paid leave for women during menstruation.</p>.<p>She argued that women across the world suffer due to physical pain during their menstruation.</p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Thursday announced a day's paid menstrual leave for state government and private sector employees.</p>.<p>The leave, however, will be optional.</p>.<p>Parida, who is also in charge of the women and child development department, made the announcement after attending an Independence Day programme in Cuttack.</p>.Period leave: The need for an option .<p>The women employees can take the leave on the first or second day of the menstrual cycle. “It will be optional,” she said.</p>.<p>An Odia girl had raised her voice seeking paid leave during periods at the United Nations Civil Society Conference 2024 held in Nairobi, Kenya.</p>.<p>Ranjita Priyadarshini, a woman activist from Odisha, had also drawn the attention of all the delegates at the international conference regarding paid leave for women during menstruation.</p>.<p>She argued that women across the world suffer due to physical pain during their menstruation.</p>