Kerala plans new women's policy with focus on mental health and workplace security

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 18 (UNI) Kerala will introduce a comprehensive women's policy prioritising social security, workplace safety and mental well-being, Labour and Women and Child Development Minister Bindu Krishna has said. The government plans to announce the policy on the next International Women's Day after incorporating suggestions and recommendations from people representing different walks of life, she said, stressing that women's dignity, self-respect and security would remain central to the proposed framework. The minister said this while inaugurating a state-level seminar on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, and women's mental health, organised by…