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 Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject: Outrage at India menstrual form |
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 12:47 GMT 13:47 UK
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Outrage at India menstrual form
By Monica Chadha
BBC News, Mumbai
The form asks for a "detailed menstrual history"
Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles.
Under the new nationwide requirements, female officials also have to say when they last sought maternity leave.
Women civil servants say the questions are a gross invasion of privacy. One told the BBC she was "gobsmacked".
Annual appraisals and health checks are mandatory in India's civil service. The ministry was unavailable for comment.
But one of its most senior bureaucrats was quoted in the press as saying the new questions had been based on advice from health officials.
'No words'
The questions at the root of the controversy are on page 58 of the new appraisal forms for the current year issued by the federal Ministry for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
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