Tag: ban on widowhood

Breaking the boundaries of conservatism, an initiative was taken to ban the practice of widowhood in the province of Savitribai Phul. Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Musharraf has called on all Gram Panchayats in the state for this. In this case, he gave the example of Herwar village in Kolapur. A circular in this regard was issued at the Rural Development Department last Tuesday. After that, an official statement has been issued on behalf of the department. The CEO of the District Council has been given the responsibility to implement this circular. No punishment has been provided for disobeying the circular. However, emphasis has been laid on raising awareness in this regard. The CEO will be assisted in this task by all the Gram Panchayat officials under him. Mi...