(1)
Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦÎೆ
ಕකბಟಕ ಸ౽ბರದ ನಡವัಗำ
เಷಯ: ฃಜದย เเಧ ౽෦ბಕ ౽౪ಗಳല ඣೕಂದ෴ಜฆವ
ಉൽ౪෫ಗಳย ౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ಮะ ඥಕರคಡ ಅವರ
ಋൡಚಕದ ಸಮಯದย ಕ ಒಂൿ ൽನದ ๆತನ ಸತ ರ೬
ಲಭವඝ౬ ಒದಜವ ಬಡ.
ಉวೕಖ: 1. ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌಚච ಒ. ౽ಇ 466 ಎฯ ಇഔ 2023,
ൽකಂಕ:12/1/2024.
2. ಆಕ౨ฆ,
౽෦ბಕ
ಇมಒ
ಇವರ
ಪತ
ಒ:
ඪ&ಎ/ಇತฉ-02/ಆฑ-39/2022-23, ൽකಂಕ:21/02/2025.
3. ಸವ
ඬಟದ
ഔಪ౭
ಒ:834/2025,
ൽකಂಕ:
9/10/2025.
*****
෬ว ಕ.. (1) ರย ಓದมದ ಅඌಚචಯನ౷ಯ ฃಜದย ౽ಌბචಗಳ ౽౪,
1948, ಕකბಟಕ ಅಂಗല ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ ౩ಗಳ ౽౪, 1961, ൧ೕಟ ౽෦ბಕರ ౽౪,
1951, ೕല ಮൡ౨ ಛฑ ౽෦ბಕರ (ಉඅೕಗ ಮൡ౨ ಷರൡ౨ಗำ) ౽౪, 1966 ಟ
෮ೕഓฆ คಡ ౽෦ბಕರ ౽౪, 1961 ರല ඣೕಂದ෴ಜฆವ ಎม ಅಛคಃಗำ
ಟ ౩ಗಳย ౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ ಮะ ඥಕರರ ౽ಯბದౘ ಮൡ౨
౽ಯბౘಮ ກ ಅವರ ಮඣೕ౩ಯბವඝ౬ ກಸฤ ಕ ಋൡಚಕದ
ದಭბದย ๆತನ ಸತ ರ೬ಯඝ౬ ೪ฆ ಡฤ ಅඌಚච ຄರലವ
ීಧ ಚბ ವರൽ ಸยಸฤ ಇมಒಯ เเಧ ಸ౨ರದ ಅඌ౽คಗำ, ತቿ็ದฆ,
౽෦ბಕ ವಗბಗಳ ಪൟඛඌಗำ, ಅಛค౽ ಘದ ಪൟඛඌಗำ, IT/ BT ಪൟඛඌ, ಛ෫ბಂഡ౺
ยೕಕರ ಪൟඛඌ, ඩඋಪಕฆ, ಸಜ ವಕฆ, ยೕಕ ವಗბದ ಪൟඛඌಗำ, ಇತฉ
ಸದಸฆಗಳඣ౬ಳತಂಡ ತቿರ ಸ෦ൟಯඝ౬ ರಸมಜൡ౨.
ಸದค ತቿರ ಸ෦ൟ เเಧ ງತಗಳย ಚბ ౽ಌბචಗำ, ඩಂചಷඨ ,
ಅಂಗല
ಮൡ౨
฿ಜ
౩ಗำ
෮ದมದโಗಳย
౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ
ಮึಯคಡ ಅವರ ಋൡಚಕದ ಸಮಯದย ฿ბಕ 6 ಋൡವ ರ೬ಗಳඝ౬
ಬಳಆಳฤ "ಋൡಚಕ
ರ೦ඛೕൟ"
ಯඝ౬
೦คತั๋ ๏මರ౺
ലൿ౪, ಮะ ඥಕರคಡ ๆತನ ಸತ ಋൡವದ ರ೬ ඛೕഴವ ಀคൡ ವბಜඛಕ
ಅඩಯ ಗಸฤ ಅඝಁಲ฿ಞ๋ ౽ಌბචಗำ, ಅಛคಃಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಇತฉ
ಉൽ౪෫ಗಳ
ยೕಕฆ,
เเಧ
ಘಟචಗำ,
ಮะ
ಘಟචಗำ,
౽෦ბಕ
¨sÁUÀ – 1
Part – I
20
, 2025 (
, 29,
, ೧೯೪7)
BENGALURU, THURSDAY 20, NOVEMBER, 2025 ( KARTHIKA , 29, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)
. 748
No. 748
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ಪൟඛඌಗำ, ౽෦ბಕฆ ಟ ವბಜඛಕರ ಗಮನ౽ౙಜ ಟ ಸಲກ, ಚච,
ಆಃ౹ೕಪൕ/ ಅඩಯ ಆೕค ಇมಒಯ ๅ ഡ karmikaspandana.gov.in คඈ
ൽකಂಕ: 18-10-2025 ฏൿ ಪಕഔಸมಜฆತ౨ං.
౽෦ბಕฆ,
౽෦ბಕ
ಘಗำ,
ยೕಕฆ,
ยೕಕ
ಘಗำ,
ಮะ
ಘಟචಗำ, ವბಜඛಕฆ, ಸ౽ბค ඥಕರರ ಒಁౙಟ ෮ದมದವคಂದ ಪ౨ඪತ
ಋൡಚಕ ರ೦ඛೕൟಯ ීಧ ಒഖౣ 75 ಅඩಯಗำ ౷ೕಂತ฿ಜൿ౪, ಈ න౾ 56
ಅඩಯಗำ
ಪ౨ඪತ
ಋൡಚಕ
ರ೦ඛೕൟಯ
ಪರ฿ಜฆತ౨ๅ.
ಉัඈ
19
ಅඩಯಗำ เฆದ౪฿ಜฆತ౨ๅ. ಉං౪ೕ๏ತ ರ೦ඛೕൟಯඝ౬ ಂಬย ౷ೕಂತ฿ದ
56 ಅඩಯಗಳย, 26 ಅඩಯಗำ ยೕಕ ವಗბದವฆ, 7 ౽෦ბಕ ಘಗำ, 19
ඥಕರฆ, 1 ವბಜඛಕฆ, 1 ಸ౽ბค ඥಕರರ ಒಁౙಟ, 2 ಮะ ಘಗำ ඛೕലฆ൞౨ฉ.
ಅಲඃ ಪ౨ඪತ ಋൡಚಕ ರ೦ඛೕൟಯඝ౬ ಂಬยฆವ ౽෦ბಕ/ ౽෦ბಕ ಘಟච/
ಮะ ಘಟච/ ಆಡัತ ವಗბದವರ 56 ಅඩಯಗಳย 10 (10 ಅඩಯಗಳย 4
ಆಡัತ ವಗბದ ಅඩಯಗำ) ಅඩಯಗำ ಪ౨ඪฆವ ฿ბಕ 6 ರ೬ಗัಡ
ಬದมಜ 12 ರ೬ಗಳඝ౬ ඛೕഴ๋ ಆೕರมಜฆತ౨ๅ.
ಪ౨ඪತ
ಋൡಚಕ
ರ೦ඛೕൟಯ
ಪರ฿ಜ
ກನ
ಅඩಯಗำ
౷ೕಂತತಂലฆโದคಂದ ಟ ಸದค ರ೦ඛೕൟಯඝ౬ งඪโದคಂದ เเಧ
ಉൽ౪෫ಗಳย ൿലವ ಮะ ඥಕರರ ಆฌೕಗ ಮൡ౨ ೕಗಃ౹ೕಮ ಉ౨ೕ೧ಸಲ౭ഖౣ,
ಅವರ
౽ಯბದౘ
ಮൡ౨
౽ಯბౘಮ
ກೋತ౨ං.
ಇದคಂർಜ
ಉ൞౭ದක
ಚഖವഔಃಗಳย ಮะ ඥಕರರ ූಗವเಃ ກ ඃಶದ ಉ൞౭ದච ກಚฤ
౽ರಣ฿ಞತ౨ං. ಇದคಂದ ಮะ ಸಬยೕಕರಣ ಧ฿ಞತ౨ං ಟ ಋൡಚಕದ
ರ೦ඛೕൟಯඝ౬ งඪโದคಂದ ಮะ ൿല෫ಡ ීඌඈ ಕකბಟಕโ ಒಂൿ
೦ಗൟಕ ಉತ౨ಮ ಅූಸವඝ౬ ຄಂൽඈ൞ಞತ౨ං ಎಂൿ ෬ว ಕ..(2) ರย
ಆಕ౨ฆ, ౽෦ბಕ ಇมಒ, ಇವฆ ಪ౨ವච ಸยฆ൞౨ฉ.
෬ว ಓದมದ ಕ..(3) ರ ಸವ ඬಟ ഔಪ౭ಯย "ฃಜർದಂತ ಸ౽ბค
ಕคಗำ, ಛ෫ბಂഡ౺ , MNC ಗำ, IT ಮൡ౨ ಇತರ ಌಸಜ ಅಛคಃಗำ คඈ ಎม
ವಲಯಗಳย ಃಲಸ ഴವ ಮึಯคಡ ಪൟ ൟಂಗำ ಒಂൿ ൽನದ ๆತನ ಸತ ರ೬
ඛೕഴವ "ಋൡಚಕ ರ೬ ඛೕൟ, 2025" ಅඝ౬ ೦คಡ ತರฤ" ಸವ ඬಟโ
ಅඝ෮ೕൽฆತ౨ං.
ಪ౨ವචಯඝ౬ ಁอಕಷ฿ಜ ಪค๏ೕย ಈ ಃಳಉഽ ಆඃ๏ං.
ಸ౽ბರದ ಆඃಶ ಒ. ౽ಇ 466 ಎฯ ಇഔ 2023,
ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ:12/11/2025.
ಪ౨ವචಯย เವคฆವ ච౬วಯย, ฃಜದย ౽ಌბචಗಳ ౽౪, 1948,
ಕකბಟಕ ಅಂಗല ಮൡ౨ ฿ಜ ౩ಗಳ ౽౪, 1961, ൧ೕಟ ౽෦ბಕರ ౽౪, 1951,
ೕല ಮൡ౨ ಛฑ ౽෦ბಕರ (ಉඅೕಗ ಮൡ౨ ಷರൡ౨ಗำ) ౽౪, 1966 ಟ
෮ೕഓฆ คಡ ౽෦ბಕರ ౽౪, 1961ರല ඣೕಂದ෴ಜฆವ ಎม ಅಛคಃಗำ
ಟ ౩ಗಳย ౽ಯბඛವბൟ౨ฆವ 18 คಂದ 52 ವಷბದ ವೕ෦ൟಯ ಎม
ಌ/ ಞൟ౨ಡ/ ຄರಞൟ౨ಡ ಮะ ඥಕರคಡ ಅವರ ಆฌೕಗ, ౽ಯბದౘ ಮൡ౨
౽ಯბౘಮ
ກ
ಅವರ
ಮඣೕ౩ಯბವඝ౬
ກವ
ಸൿං౪ೕಶൽಂದ,
3
ಅವರ ಋൡಚಕದ ಸಮಯದย ಪൟ ಕ ಒಂൿ ൽನದ ರ೬ ฿ბಕ 12 ൽನಗಳ
ๆತನ ಸತ ರ೬ಯ ಲಭವඝ౬ ීඌದ ಉඅೕಗർತฆ ಒದಜ๋ ಆඃ๏ං.
ಷರൡ౨ಗำ:
1. ಮะ ඥಕರฆ ಆ෴ ൟಂಗಳ "ಋൡಚಕ ರ೬" ಯඝ౬ ಆ෴ ൟಂಗัನย
ಬಳಆำโൿ. ಂൽನ ൟಂಗಳ "ಋൡಚಕ ರ೬" ಯඝ౬ ෨ಂൽನ ൟಂಗัಡ
เಸ౨คಸฤ (carry over) ಅವ౽ಶเฆโൽಲ.
2. ಪൟ ൟಂಗำ ಒಂൿ ൽನದ "ಋൡಚಕ ರ೬" ಪഷಯฤ ಮะ ඥಕರฆ ෴โඃ
็ದ౾ೕಯ ಪಣ ಪತವඝ౬ ಒದಜವ ಅವಶಕ ಇฆโൽಲ.
ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜඩಲರ ಆඃ๎ඝರ
ಮൡ౨ ಅವರ ກಸคನย,
ಮ.ಎ
ಸ౽ბರದ ಅඌೕನ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ,
౽෦ბಕ ಇมಒ.
4
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Subject:
Regarding Sanctioning one day of paid leave per month during menstrual cycle
to women employees working in Establishments registered under various
Labour Acts in the State.
Read:
1. The State Government Notification
No. LD 466 LET 2023,
dated:12/01/2024.
2. Letter No. P&S/others-02/ CR-39/2022-23, dated: 21/02/2025 of the
Commissioner, Department of Labour.
3. Cabinet Note No. 834/2025, dated 9/10/2025.
******
In the Notification read at (1) above, to enhance the efficiency and capacity of women
employees, to improve their morale during their menstrual cycle, a Committee was formed, consisting
of officers from different departmental levels, expert doctors, representatives from labour sectors,
Industrial Associations, IT/BT representatives, Garment owners, Academicians, Social workers,
Employer representatives and others to discuss and submit a report regarding the issue of notification
providing paid leave to all the women employees working in all industries and establishments in the
State which are registered under The Factories Act, 1948, The Karnataka Shops and Commercial
Establishments Act, 1961, The Plantation Labour Act, 1951, The Beedi and Cigar Workers
(Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 and the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
The said Expert Committee, after thorough discussion, recommended the implementation of
a "Menstrual Leave Policy" in factories, plantations, shops and commercial establishments employing
women, to grant six annual paid menstrual leaves. For broader public feedback on granting the said
leave to women employees, it was published in the Department's website karmikaspandana.gov.in on
18-10-2025 inviting views and suggestions from factories, industries, institutions, various
organizations, women's organizations, labour representatives, workers and the public.
75 opinions were received from workers, Labour unions, employers, employer associations,
women's organizations, the public, and Government Employee’s Federation regarding the proposed
Menstrual Leave policy. Out of these, 56 supported the policy, and 19 opposed it. Out of the 56
supporting opinions, 26 were from Employers, 7 from Labour Unions, 19 from Employees, 1 from
the public, 1 from the Government Employee’s Federation, and 2 from women's organizations. In
addition 10 among the said opinions have (including 4 from Administrative section) requested for
increasing the annual leave entitlement from 6 to 12 days.
Since the majority of opinions favour the proposed policy and the policy would increase the
health, welfare, efficiency and productivity of women employees in various establishments, which
would in turn enhance women's participation in productive activities and raise national output, the
Commissioner, Department of Labour sent a proposal as a best global practice for women workers in
Karnataka read at (2) above.
In the Cabinet Note read at (3) above, the Cabinet has approved "To implement the Menstrual
Leave Policy, 2025" sanctioning one day of paid leave per month for working women in all sectors
including Government offices and various private industries such as Garments, MNCs, IT and other
industries operating in the State”.
After detailed examination of the proposal, the following order is issued:
5
Government Order No. LD 466 LET 2023,
Bengaluru, dated:20/11/2025
In the above context described in the proposal, with the intention of enhancing health,
efficiency, mental well being and performance of women employees between 18 to 52 years of age
working in the establishments registered under The Factories Act, 1948, The Karnataka Shops and
Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, The Plantation Labour Act, 1951, The Beedi and Cigar
Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, and The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961, it is
ordered to provide one day of paid leave per month to all permanent/ contract/ outsourced women
during their menstrual cycle, restricting to 12 days per year.
Conditions:
1. Women employees shall utilize "Menstrual Leave" of respective month in the respective
month itself. Menstrual leave of the previous month shall not to be allowed to extended
(Carry over) to the next month.
2. Women employees are not required to provide any medical certificate to avail one day
"Menstrual Leave" every month.
By order and in the name of the
Government of Karnataka,
Suma.S
Under Secretary to Government
Labour Department.
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