In a bid to promote hygiene among women, the Assam government has made it mandatory for all factories and industries to keep sanitary napkins for women.
A cabinet meeting held on Tuesday took the decision saying it is expected to help the women, who work in factories and industries in different parts of the state.
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The move is expected to help the thousands of women tea garden workers in Assam.
Although there are women workers in different factories spread across the state, women also constitute a major portion of labour in tea estates.
The BJP-led government in Assam had last year implemented a scheme to give an annual stipend of Rs. 600 to the girls belonging to families with income less than Rs 5 lakh, and between the aged between 12-20 years for purchasing sanitary napkins.
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The cabinet has also fixed 35 days government holiday for the next year and 31 restricted holidays for the government employees.
A senior member of the cabinet said that the cabinet on Tuesday also approved pig breeding policy, goat farming policy and cane and bamboo policy.