Supporting a recent campaign, named #LahuKaLagaan, Arjun Kapoor’s sister Anshula stated, the sanitary napkin should be classified as an essential item and not a luxury
For the unversed, #LahuKaLagaan campaign is an initiative by SheSays NGO, urging the Finance Minister to exempt the tax completely.
Anshula tweeted, “.@arunjaitley pls make sanitary napkins tax-free under GST – they should be classified as an essential item & not a luxury! #LahuKaLagaan”
.@arunjaitley pls make sanitary napkins tax-free under GST – they should be classified as an essential item & not a luxury! #LahuKaLagaan
— Anshula Kapoor (@anshulakapoor) April 18, 2017
Artists and social media influencers like Mallika Dua, Kenny Sebastian, Kanan Gill, Sorabh Pant and others also extended their support to the campaign and expressed their views on Twitter.
“Really sad. Approx 23% Indian girls leave school after menstruation. 100% behind 0% tax on pads.@arunjaitley #LahukaLagaan @SheSaysIndia,” wrote Sourabh.
Really sad.
Approx 23% Indian girls leave school after menstruation.
100% behind 0% tax on pads.@arunjaitley #LahukaLagaan @SheSaysIndia.— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) April 18, 2017
88% Indian women use: rags, sand, ash, wood shavings, leaves etc.
Remove tax on Sanitary Napkins?#LahuKaLagaan @SheSaysIndia @arunjaitley— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) April 18, 2017
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Mallika tweeted, “@arunjaitley 88% of Indian women use rags, sand, ash, wood shavings, hay instead of sanitary pads. Tax for this?!#LahukaLagaan @SheSaysIndia”
@arunjaitley 88% of Indian women use rags, sand, ash, wood shavings,hay instead of sanitary pads. Tax for this?!#LahukaLagaan @SheSaysIndia
— Mallika Dua (@MallikaDua) April 18, 2017
“27% of the WORLDS cervical cancer deaths occur in India. Please @arunjaitley remove tax on sanitary napkins.@SheSaysIndia#LahuKaLagaan,” tweeted Kenny.
27% of the WORLDS cervical cancer deaths occur in India.
Please @arunjaitley remove tax on sanitary napkins.@SheSaysIndia#LahuKaLagaan
— Kenny Sebastian (@knowkenny) April 18, 2017
Sahil Shah wrote, “#lahukalagaan leads to less menstrual protection and many adolescent girls miss 5 days of school in a month. @arunjaitley let’s change this?”
#lahukalagaan leads to less menstrual protection and many adolescent girls miss 5 days of school in a month. @arunjaitley let’s change this?
— Sahil Shah (@SahilBulla) April 18, 2017
Adding, “Infections 70% more common among women who don’t use hygienic materials during menstruation. Old 500/1000 notes not ideal for heavy flow”
.@arunjaitley @SheSaysIndia Infections 70% more common among women who don’t use hygienic materials during menstruation. Old 500/1000 notes not ideal for heavy flow
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) April 18, 2017
On a related note, while the Delhi government has reduced the tax on sanitary napkins from earlier 12.5 percent to five percent, in March, the tax on sanitary napkins is still 14 percent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system in other states.
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