Husbands could soon be legally mandated to pay a fixed monthly salary for their housewives

If a proposal mooted by the Women and Child Development Ministry is implemented, husbands could soon be legally mandated to pay a fixed monthly salary for their housewives for doing daily chores. Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Krishna Tirath said, “Government is mulling to bring a law under which a husband will have to legally pay a definite amount to his wife from his salary and the Ministry has started preparing a draft in this regard.” According to Krishna Tirath, the government has also planned to introduce the draft bill in the Parliament soon. The minister further added that the initiative was being taken to empower housewives. Agencies 
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