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	'''Lahu Ka Lagaan''' is a social media campaign by [[SheSays India\|She Says India]], a non-profit organisation, to remove the 12% taxation on sanitary napkins in India and make sanitary napkins tax-exempt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/celebrities-support-lahukalagaan-request-arun-jaitley-to-remove-sanitary-napkin-tax/story-c7nzLdJFe1lEVNfdII7hyO.html\|title=Celebrities support #LahuKaLagaan, request Arun Jaitley to remove sanitary napkin tax\|date=2017-04-26\|website=www.hindustantimes.com/\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> Lahu Ka Lagaan translates to 'the tax on blood' from Hindi. The campaign was launched in April 2017, following the release of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates being rolled out by the Indian government, that placed sanitary napkins at the second lowest tax slab of 12%.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/05/23/gst-sanitary-napkins-sindoor/\|title=The Government Thinks Women Need Sindoor More Than Sanitary Napkins {{!}} #ThePadEffect\|last=Godbole\|first=Tanika\|date=2017-05-22\|website=Feminism In India\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> The campaign received widespread attention, when celebrities like [[Mallika Dua]], [[Cyrus Broacha]], [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] used their social media influence to voice their support for the campaign, and asked the Indian finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] to make sanitary napkins to be made tax-free.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.inuth.com/trends/watch-mallika-dua-wants-the-govt-to-remove-lahu-ka-lagan-on-sanitary-napkins-we-agree/\|title=Watch: Mallika Dua wants the govt to remove 'Lahu Ka Lagan' on sanitary napkins. We agree\|date=2017-04-18\|website=InUth\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.shesays.in/\|title=She Says {{!}} Home\|website=www.shesays.in\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>		'''Lahu Ka Lagaan''' is a social media campaign by [[SheSays India\|She Says India]], a non-profit organisation, to remove the 12% taxation on sanitary napkins in India and make sanitary napkins tax-exempt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/celebrities-support-lahukalagaan-request-arun-jaitley-to-remove-sanitary-napkin-tax/story-c7nzLdJFe1lEVNfdII7hyO.html\|title=Celebrities support #LahuKaLagaan, request Arun Jaitley to remove sanitary napkin tax\|date=2017-04-26\|website=www.hindustantimes.com/\|language=en\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> Lahu Ka Lagaan translates to 'the tax on blood' from Hindi. The campaign was launched in April 2017, following the release of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates being rolled out by the Indian government, that placed sanitary napkins at the second lowest tax slab of 12%.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/05/23/gst-sanitary-napkins-sindoor/\|title=The Government Thinks Women Need Sindoor More Than Sanitary Napkins {{!}} #ThePadEffect\|last=Godbole\|first=Tanika\|date=2017-05-22\|website=Feminism In India\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> The campaign received widespread attention, when celebrities like [[Mallika Dua]], [[Cyrus Broacha]], [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] used their social media influence to voice their support for the campaign, and asked the Indian finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] to make sanitary napkins to be made tax-free.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.inuth.com/trends/watch-mallika-dua-wants-the-govt-to-remove-lahu-ka-lagan-on-sanitary-napkins-we-agree/\|title=Watch: Mallika Dua wants the govt to remove 'Lahu Ka Lagan' on sanitary napkins. We agree\|date=2017-04-18\|website=InUth\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.shesays.in/\|title=She Says {{!}} Home\|website=www.shesays.in\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

	The primary objective of the campaign, besides the tax exemption on sanitary napkins, was to ensure the implementation of governmental schemes of providing low-cost pads and vending machines for the dispensation of sanitary pads, affecting girls' access to education and livelihoods. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://newsaurchai.com/sanitary-napkins-not-luxury/\|title=Sanitary Napkins are Not a Luxury\|last=Nikale\|first=Nikita\|date=2017-05-05\|website=News Aur Chai\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>		The primary objective of the campaign, besides the tax exemption on sanitary napkins, was to ensure the implementation of governmental schemes of providing low-cost pads and vending machines for the dispensation of sanitary pads, affecting girls' access to education and livelihoods.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://newsaurchai.com/sanitary-napkins-not-luxury/\|title=Sanitary Napkins are Not a Luxury\|last=Nikale\|first=Nikita\|date=2017-05-05\|website=News Aur Chai\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

	== Context ==		== Context ==
	The context of the campaign lays in the unavailability and lack of affordability of sanitary napkins in [[India]]. [[India]] has roughly 355 people(girls/women) who menstruate. Out of these, almost 70% cannot afford [[~~Sanitary~~ napkin~~\|sanitary napkins~~]].<ref name=":1" /> The lack of affordable sanitary napkins, and the subsequent use of unhygienic alternatives like dirty fabric, sand, wood shavings or dry leaves, increases women's vulnerability to reproductive tract infections by 70%. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />		The context of the campaign lays in the unavailability and lack of affordability of sanitary napkins in [[India]]. [[India]] has roughly 355 people(girls/women) who menstruate. Out of these, almost 70% cannot afford [[sanitary napkin]]s.<ref name=":1" /> The lack of affordable sanitary napkins, and the subsequent use of unhygienic alternatives like dirty fabric, sand, wood shavings or dry leaves, increases women's vulnerability to reproductive tract infections by 70%.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

	In response to the widespread criticism against the tax, the government declared sanitary napkins tax-exempt on July ~~22nd~~ 2018, a move that was hailed as a victory for the Lahu Ka Lagaan campaign. <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/22/health/india-tampon-tax-intl/index.html\|title=India scraps controversial tax on sanitary pads\|first=Rishi \|last=Iyengar\|website=CNN\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>		In response to the widespread criticism against the tax, the government declared sanitary napkins tax-exempt on July 22, 2018, a move that was hailed as a victory for the Lahu Ka Lagaan campaign.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/22/health/india-tampon-tax-intl/index.html\|title=India scraps controversial tax on sanitary pads\|first=Rishi \|last=Iyengar\|website=CNN\|date=22 July 2018\|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

	However, some financial experts opined that the cutting 12% GST on sanitary napkins might actually make them more costly, as manufacturers would still have to pay individual tax on the raw materials needed for production, thus driving up prices. <ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/why-zero-gst-on-sanitary-napkins-may-just-be-a-populist-measure/article24513795.ece\|title=Why zero GST on sanitary napkins may just be a populist measure\|last=Porecha\|first=Meenakshi Verma Ambwani & Maitri\|website=@businessline\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>		However, some financial experts opined that the cutting 12% GST on sanitary napkins might actually make them more costly, as manufacturers would still have to pay individual tax on the raw materials needed for production, thus driving up prices.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/why-zero-gst-on-sanitary-napkins-may-just-be-a-populist-measure/article24513795.ece\|title=Why zero GST on sanitary napkins may just be a populist measure\|last=Porecha\|first=Meenakshi Verma Ambwani & Maitri\|website=@businessline\|language=en\|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>

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'''Lahu Ka Lagaan''' is a social media campaign by [[SheSays India|She Says India]], a non-profit organisation, to remove the 12% taxation on sanitary napkins in India and make sanitary napkins tax-exempt.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/celebrities-support-lahukalagaan-request-arun-jaitley-to-remove-sanitary-napkin-tax/story-c7nzLdJFe1lEVNfdII7hyO.html|title=Celebrities support #LahuKaLagaan, request Arun Jaitley to remove sanitary napkin tax|date=2017-04-26|website=www.hindustantimes.com/|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> Lahu Ka Lagaan translates to 'the tax on blood' from Hindi. The campaign was launched in April 2017, following the release of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates being rolled out by the Indian government, that placed sanitary napkins at the second lowest tax slab of 12%.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/05/23/gst-sanitary-napkins-sindoor/|title=The Government Thinks Women Need Sindoor More Than Sanitary Napkins {{!}} #ThePadEffect|last=Godbole|first=Tanika|date=2017-05-22|website=Feminism In India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> The campaign received widespread attention, when celebrities like [[Mallika Dua]], [[Cyrus Broacha]], [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] used their social media influence to voice their support for the campaign, and asked the Indian finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] to make sanitary napkins to be made tax-free.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inuth.com/trends/watch-mallika-dua-wants-the-govt-to-remove-lahu-ka-lagan-on-sanitary-napkins-we-agree/|title=Watch: Mallika Dua wants the govt to remove 'Lahu Ka Lagan' on sanitary napkins. We agree|date=2017-04-18|website=InUth|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shesays.in/|title=She Says {{!}} Home|website=www.shesays.in|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

The primary objective of the campaign, besides the tax exemption on sanitary napkins, was to ensure the implementation of governmental schemes of providing low-cost pads and vending machines for the dispensation of sanitary pads, affecting girls' access to education and livelihoods. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://newsaurchai.com/sanitary-napkins-not-luxury/|title=Sanitary Napkins are Not a Luxury|last=Nikale|first=Nikita|date=2017-05-05|website=News Aur Chai|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

== Context ==
The context of the campaign lays in the unavailability and lack of affordability of sanitary napkins in [[India]]. [[India]] has roughly 355 people(girls/women) who menstruate. Out of these, almost 70% cannot afford [[Sanitary napkin|sanitary napkins]].<ref name=":1" /> The lack of affordable sanitary napkins, and the subsequent use of unhygienic alternatives like dirty fabric, sand, wood shavings or dry leaves, increases women's vulnerability to reproductive tract infections by 70%. <ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

In response to the widespread criticism against the tax, the government declared sanitary napkins tax-exempt on July 22nd 2018, a move that was hailed as a victory for the Lahu Ka Lagaan campaign. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/22/health/india-tampon-tax-intl/index.html|title=India scraps controversial tax on sanitary pads|first=Rishi |last=Iyengar|website=CNN|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>

However, some financial experts opined that the cutting 12% GST on sanitary napkins might actually make them more costly, as manufacturers would still have to pay individual tax on the raw materials needed for production, thus driving up prices. <ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/why-zero-gst-on-sanitary-napkins-may-just-be-a-populist-measure/article24513795.ece|title=Why zero GST on sanitary napkins may just be a populist measure|last=Porecha|first=Meenakshi Verma Ambwani & Maitri|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Social movements]]
[[Category:Social movements in India]]
[[Category:Feminist movements and ideologies]]
[[Category:Women's health]]
[[Category:Social media campaigns]]
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