MP starts online petition to remove tax on sanitary napkins
Member of Parliament (MP) Sushmita Dev has started an online petition to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for removal of tax on sanitary napkins. Mentioning tax-free condoms and contraceptives, the petition states that the tax on sanitary napkins is unfair because "women are being taxed 12 months a year, for about 39 years on a process they have no control over".