Pad Man effect: Gwalior students send 1,000 signed sanitary pads requesting to get rid of 12% GST

A group of social workers in Gwalior start a campaign encouraging women to write down their views on menstrual hygiene on sanitary napkins to mark their protest against it being placed under 12% GST. As part of the initiative, 1,000 signed sanitary pads have been sent to PM Narendra Modi, requesting him to get rid of the 12% GST

The campaign started on January 4. Speaking to ANI, Preeti Joshi, one of the founders of the social group, said that women in rural India can’t afford Rs 100 on Sanitary napkins. “This situation discourages them from using sanitary napkins all the more. They end up falling prey to diseases. We hope that the women at least receive a GST-free napkin,” she added.

#MadhyaPradesh: A group of social workers in Gwalior start a campaign encouraging women to write down their views on menstrual hygiene on sanitary napkins to mark their protest against it being placed under 12% GST. pic.twitter.com/1SKIFiuErP

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2018

Hari Mohan, another activist, said, “Sanitary napkins have been placed under 12% GST. Women use things during their menstrual days which is fatal to them. Instead of giving subsidy, it …read more