Is this true, wife to get part of husband's family's income ?
Md.Anwarul Haque Danish
(Querist) 13 May 2011
This query is : Resolved
Is this true ??
Few Highlights of the Bill
THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN BILL, 2010
If this bill passes India will not even have budget for MP salaries.
Some highlights (well, every line in this bill is a highlight)
43. A married woman shall have the following rights, namely:
(a) she shall have the right to live in the house of her husband whether owned
by him or by his joint family or owned by him, solely or jointly, as a lessee or
licensee:
Provided that such right shall not be void in the event of judicial separation,
divorce or death of the husband:
(d) she shall have the right to claim an equal share in the gains of the
business of her husband or in the family business of her husband or in any other business in which her husband is a partner.
Widow shall have the first claim and absolute right to the property of her
deceased husband;
16. The appropriate Government shall appoint a Special Officer, who shall be a
woman, for every district to deal with cases arising out of this Act within the
territorial jurisdiction of that district.
Provision of pension to destitute women.
(e) destitute woman means a woman who has been separated, divorced or a
widow or an unmarried woman who has no source of income;)
Govt shall
(a)provide free and compulsory education upto graduation level to all women;
(b) open adequate number of educational institutions exclusively for women;
(c) reserve fifty per cent. of seats in educational institutions for women till
adequate number of educational institutions exclusive to them have been set up;
and
(d) provide scholarships to women for pursuing higher education.
Explanation.In this section, free education means uniform, books and
stationery, nutritious meals during school hours and transportation free of cost and no fees for admission or for taking any examination shall be charged.
* to ensure cheap, safe and quick transportation facilities for women
employees;
23. The appropriate Government shall provide a pension at the rate of rupees one
thousand and five hundred per mensem, to be revised from time to time, to all
destitutewomen till they are gainfully employed or facilities for self-employment have been extended to them or accommodated in womens homes .
(c) she shall have the right to claim an equal share as a coparcener, in the
gains of the family business of her parents; and
M V Gupta
(Expert) 15 May 2011
The provisions should not override the personal laws and various womens legislations which already contain definite provisions relating to womens rights in the family propeties and husband's peoperties etc. Some of the above provisions appear to conflict with the personal laws.
Guest
(Expert) 15 May 2011
Any such bill, if passed, will take care of the existing laws or would require modification of the provisions of the exisitng Acts.
