You can buy menstrual products to promote women's education
Minister Piush Gauillard, Acting Minister of Finance of India, 2 1 attended the meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Committee in the capital New Delhi, and announced the cancellation of import tariffs on sanitary napkins at the press conference after the meeting. Prior to this, according to the Goods and Services Tax implemented by India in July 20 17, the import tax rate of sanitary napkins was 12%.
Gauillard said: "I believe all mothers and sisters will be very happy to hear that sanitary napkins are now 100% duty-free."
Some women's rights protection groups in India estimate that about 80% of women in India can't use sanitary napkins during menstruation. Due to the lack of sanitary products and school toilets, many girls have been unable to go to school for a long time, which has become one of the main factors for women to drop out of school.
In rural India, some women lack health knowledge. Because sanitary napkins are too expensive to buy, we have to use old clothes or cloth strips, which increases the risk of infection and illness.
According to women's rights protection groups, the cancellation of import tariffs on sanitary napkins by the Indian government will help more women to afford menstrual hygiene products and remove a major obstacle for women to go to school and get employment.
400,000 people please-would like to call for tariff reduction.
In order to reduce the tariff on sanitary napkins, the Indian people and a number of rights groups ran around and launched a petition. In their view, sanitary napkins and contraceptive condoms are also necessities of life, and tariffs should be zero. The government has set the import tax rate of sanitary napkins at 12%, which is equivalent to classifying sanitary napkins as luxury goods.
Last year, Congressman Sushmita Dev launched a petition on the Internet, calling on the government to reduce tariffs on sanitary napkins, and received more than 400,000 signatures.
At the beginning of this year, the first Bollywood film "Pad Man" with the theme of menstrual hygiene was released, which triggered a heated discussion. Akshay kumar, the hero of the film, joined a group advocating menstrual hygiene and advocated more women to use sanitary napkins.
Amar tours Yan, the founder of this group, said that the news that the Indian government canceled the tariff on sanitary napkins was "a great victory for everyone". According to him, 82% of women in India cannot use sanitary napkins, and the tax exemption measures can be described as "significant benefits".
Surbishi Singh, head of a foundation in India aimed at enhancing women's awareness of pre-menstrual hygiene, said: "This is a long-awaited and necessary measure to help women stay in school and work ... This will help them grow up and show their true potential."
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