Article(s) of the CEDAW Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements 3. Amongst tribals, customary laws largely recognize only usufructuary rights of unmarried daughters. 4. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005: Promises 100 days work to all rural households. At least one-third beneficiaries shall be women under clause 6 of Schedule II drafted under S. 5 of the Act. (Supra: Chapter 4) 5. Recently, the Uttarakhand Government has brought an ordinance to give co-ownership rights to women in their husband’s ancestral property. Through the ordinance, government aims to provide economic independence to women – who are left behind in the hills and are solely dependent on agriculture to meet their financial needs. crèches at the sites; very few crèches are functional at the work-sites. ii. Water & Sanitation facilities are not adequate on the sites. iii. 100 days of wages is not sufficient to sustain a family; delayed payment of wages is also quite prevalent. [CEDAW A. 11(1)(f) & A. 11(2)(c) & A. 14] R6: • The amendment made to the Uttarakhand Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act (??) is likely to impact around 35 lakh women in the State. In the revenue records, the name of the wife would be now mentioned as a co-owner. i. Functional creches should be established at the sites in compliance of the Act. 6. The Indian Shariat Act, 1937 The Indian Shariat Act, 1937 gives women the right to inherit property except the right to inherit agricultural land. ii. Wage rate and days of work under MGNREGA should be increased. Payment should be made in a timely manner. 7. National Co-operative Development Corporation Act, 1962 (NCDC Act). The objectives of the NCDC Act are to plan and promote programmes for the production, processing, marketing, storage, export and import of agricultural produce, foodstuffs, industrial goods, livestock, certain other commodities and services on co-operative principles. 96 Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women iii. Women should have access to the wages in their own or joint bank accounts.