BHUBANESWAR: The Talaki Mahila Sahayata Samittee , an organisation fighting for the welfare of divorcee women, has demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to formulate a new policy to provide pension to Hindu divorcee women to help them live with dignity.
TMSS secretary Mahe Afroj Begum said though there was a provision for giving pension to Muslim women divorcees, there was no such provision for Hindu women.
Hundreds of divorcees of both Hindu and Muslim communities, under the banner of TMSS, held a demonstration in front of the state Assembly in support of their demands.
Addressing the demonstration Ms Begum also demanded the Chief Minister to make budgetary allocation in the Supplementary budget for providing pension to 547 women as per the Muslim Women Protection Rights on Divorce Act, 1986. The court had recommended the state government to make provision of Rs 26 lakh for the purpose.
The Samittee also demanded the state government to construct a shelter home for divorcee women at Bhubaneswar and provide 10 per cent reservation for their socio-economic development.
Allotment of houses under Indira Awas Yojana, BPL card and inclusion of the divorcees in the Annapurna scheme were the other demands of the Samitee.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Talaki Mahila Sahayata Samittee , an organisation fighting for the welfare of divorcee women, has demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to formulate a new policy to provide pension to Hindu divorcee women to help them live with dignity.
TMSS secretary Mahe Afroj Begum said though there was a provision for giving pension to Muslim women divorcees, there was no such provision for Hindu women.
Hundreds of divorcees of both Hindu and Muslim communities, under the banner of TMSS, held a demonstration in front of the state Assembly in support of their demands.
Addressing the demonstration Ms Begum also demanded the Chief Minister to make budgetary allocation in the Supplementary budget for providing pension to 547 women as per the Muslim Women Protection Rights on Divorce Act, 1986. The court had recommended the state government to make provision of Rs 26 lakh for the purpose.
The Samittee also demanded the state government to construct a shelter home for divorcee women at Bhubaneswar and provide 10 per cent reservation for their socio-economic development.
Allotment of houses under Indira Awas Yojana, BPL card and inclusion of the divorcees in the Annapurna scheme were the other demands of the Samitee.
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