The Indian government announced the abolition of the sanitary napkin tax on women on the evening of the 21st, CNN reported Tuesday. Many girls in India drop out of school because they don't use health products during menstruation, which is very beneficial to the people.
It has been lobbying for more than a year to eliminate up to 12% of the sanitary napkin tax. Devo, a female member of Parliament in India, has led a petition campaign, which has been signed by more than 400000 people, and there has been a "bloodbath tax" campaign on social media in India. After the abolition of the sanitary napkin tax, India's social networks are in full swing. Congresswoman dev said the government's action was too late.
According to the national household health survey of India, more than 40% of Indian women aged 15-24 did not use health products during menstruation. In some poor rural areas of India, women even use rags, sawdust and leaves instead of sanitary napkins. The country's women's rights and interests protection group said that the lack of sanitary products, coupled with the lack of toilets in schools, has resulted in many girls being unable to go to school during their menstrual period, which has become one of the main factors for women to drop out of school. Devo, a female member of Parliament in India, has led a petition campaign, which has been signed by more than 400000 people, and there has been a "bloodbath tax" campaign on social media in India. After the abolition of the sanitary napkin tax, India's social networks are in full swing.