2% Menstruation Benefit In Attendance For Kerala University Students

The condonation, however, would be different for each student as it would depend on her attendance, a university official said. “It will be different for each student. Each female student can claim two percent of their total attendance as menstrual benefit. That’s why the exact number of leave is not mentioned in the order,” the official was quoted as saying.

Several students of the college have been demanding relief in attendance for some time now. As per university sources, various students’ unions had been pressing for menstruation benefits for female students. A proposal was formally submitted to the vice chancellor of the varsity in this regard. It was approved following which an order was issued by the joint registrar.

Namitha George, the chairperson of the university students’ union, was quoted as saying, “As per the rules, CUSAT students need 75 per cent attendance in each semester to appear for the exams. But, through the new order, female students will get a relaxation of two per cent in this and their eligible attendance is lowered to 73 per cent in each semester,” she said.