Hyderabad, March 7 -- Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a leading engineering and construction company, has introduced a new policy allowing its female employees to take one day of paid menstrual leave per month.

This decision will benefit approximately 5,000 women working at its headquarters.

The announcement was made by chairman and managing director S N Subrahmanyan during an event held to mark International Women's Day.

While the company is still finalizing the details of how the policy will be implemented, it marks a progressive step towards creating a more inclusive workplace.

The leave policy is only applicable to employees of the parent company, L&T, and does not extend to its subsidiaries operating in the financial services or technolog...