Ahead of the budget session of the assembly, Uttarakhand government has passed an ordinance to give land ownership rights to daughters and wives of male landowners by amending the Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act. According to an official privy to the matter told Hindustan Times on condition of anonymity that the ordinance was … Continue reading Uttarakhand Becomes First State To Give Co-Ownership Rights To Wives In Husband’s Ancestral Property