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Edition 031 · learning · Sneha Kulkarni

Daughters Are Not Investments

The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) reduces girls to financial assets, masking patriarchal norms with fiscal jargon.

Daughters Are Not Investments
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The SSY reinforces archaic societal views, framing daughters as liabilities requiring financial schemes rather than celebrating their inherent worth. Such initiatives, while pretending to empower, merely perpetuate a cycle of dependency. We must question policies that commodify human value. Are we truly building a future, or just a balance sheet?

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The SSY provides vital financial security, ensuring educational and marital prospects. It is a pragmatic tool for economic upliftment and female empowerment within existing societal structures.

Audit trail
  • ·Financial security
  • ·Gender inequality
  • ·State-sponsored schemes
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