Question

In your neighbourhood are there women who own property? How did they acquire it?

Answer 1

Hint: When we think of landowners, we usually think of men. Women are seen as people who labour in the fields but not as landowners.

Complete answer:
Until recently, Hindu women in some states were refused a share of their family's agricultural land. The father's property was divided evenly among his sons after his death. The legislation was recently modified. Sons, daughters, and their mothers would all be entitled to an equitable share of the land under the new legislation. The same rule would extend to all of the country's states and union territories.

A significant number of women would benefit from this rule. Sudha, for example, is the eldest daughter of a farming family. She has a husband and works in a nearby village. Sudha often visits her mother to assist her with the agricultural work after her father's death. Her mother has demanded that the Patwari move the land and record her name, as well as the names of all the children.

Sudha's mum, with the assistance of her younger brother and sister, comfortably organises the farming. Sudha, on the other hand, knows that if Organ ever has a dilemma, she can still depend on her share of the property. There are a few women in our neighbourhood who own their homes. They were able to obtain it with the assistance of their village Patwari as well as their brothers and sisters.

Note: Patwari is a person who calculates land and maintains records about it. He is in charge of collecting land revenue from farmers and informing the government about the crops grown in the district.