Maneka asks Jaitley to make sanitary napkins tax free
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to provide 100% tax exemption for eco-friendly and bio-degradable sanitary napkins, under GST. Like condoms and contraceptives, sanitary napkins should be made tax free as they are essential items for every woman, a petition submitted to Maneka had stated. 