The 28th meeting of the GST Council chaired by interim finance minister Piyush Goyal was held in New Delhi.
The GST Council has exempted sanitary napkins from Goods and Services Tax.
Earlier, there was a 12% levy of tax on sanitary napkins.
It has also recommended a reduction in the GST slab for lithium-ion batteries used in electronic items from the current 28% to 18% along with a slew of reductions in other items.