Tying the band of holy matrimony is often a matter of rejoice for women. But, there have been reports of lack of happy and safe marriages, especially for the Indian women marrying NRIs. In order to cease the problem and nip it at the bud, the Government of India has released a new bill in lieu of protection of the Indian Women confined in the NRI marriages.
A new bill for the protection of the Indian women being abandoned as well as abused in the NRI marriages was filed in the Rajya Sabha by the minister of external affairs, Sushma Swaraj on February 11th, 2019 which was recently passed by the authorities concerned.
This is definitely one of the first of its kind of bill which has been targeted to help the Indian women who are in dire need of support after the abandonment in an NRI marriage.
One of the organizations associated with helping Indian women get out of abusive and mentally challenging marriages is Saheli which is based out of Boston. This non-profit organization has helped over 182 clients with 11 advocates in the year of 2016 itself.
The numbers keep on growing which is why this new passed bill is definitely one of the factors that can prove out to be of amazing importance for the women suffering through in their marriages with partners who don’t necessarily live up to their expectations and have been treating them worse.
Saheli also has a “Donate a cell” program under which they accept donations for cell phones so women with dire need of one can reach out to them or to any of the authorities asking for help on the concerned matter that they have been experiencing through and through.
The new bill concerning the protection of the Indian women in NRI marriages will definitely blend in well with the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) which has been reported to shape and reshape the US policies on such issues.
