New Bill Seeks Cap On Guests At Wedding, Checks On Spending Over Rs. 5 Lakh

[GANESH65]

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New Bill Seeks Cap On Guests At Wedding, Checks On Spending Over [FONT=RupeeForadianRegular !important]Rs. 5 Lakh

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The menu at weddings and the number of guests should be limited to check extravagance, proposes a new bill to be taken up in parliament. A private member's bill to be raised in the Lok Sabha also suggests that those spending more than five lakhs on a wedding be asked to do a good turn by contributing towards weddings of girls from poor families.

The bill has been initiated by Congress lawmaker Ranjeet Ranjan, the wife of controversial Bihar politician Pappu Yadav.




"These days, weddings are more about showing off your wealth and as a result, poor families are under tremendous social pressure to spend more. This is needed to be checked as it is not good for society at large," she told the Press Trust of India.

The "Marriages (Compulsory Registration and Prevention of Wasteful Expenditure) Bill" may be taken up when Parliament resumes after a break on March 9. It also proposes that "if any family intends to spend more than [FONT=RupeeForadianRegular !important]Rs.[/FONT] 5 lakh, it should declare its spending in advance to the government and also contribute a tenth of the amount to a welfare fund to help poor families organize weddings.


If the bill becomes law, marriages need to be registered within 60 days of the ceremony.


Ms Ranjan said more importance should be given to the "solemnisation of marriage between two individuals". These days, she commented, it was becoming more about a lavish show of wealth. "The purpose of this Bill is to prohibit extravagant and wasteful expenditure on marriages and to enforce simpler solemnization," said the lawmaker.

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bill...vish-weddings-how-it-might-affect-you-1660022

 

[GANESH65]

Seems to be a good initiative. Quetion is whether it would ever see day light?

 

[krish44]

While I welcome the registration of marriage,I do not buy the concept that state should control expenditure on marriages or decide on how much people who have grand

weddings should spend on marriages or social good.. It would be an intrusion on private lives of people.

 

[Rudhran]

It sounds good..... robbing the rich to pay the poor.

 

[tbs]

hi

may not be applicable to politicians/cine stars....only for middle class and law abiding citizens...

 

[GANESH65]

hi

may not be applicable to politicians/cine stars....only for middle class and law abiding citizens...

What makes you think that rules made in India are for rich and affluent?:lol:

 

[Rudhran]

What makes you think that rules made in India are for rich and affluent?:lol:

You are right.

We have been seeing even rich behind the bars of Tihar, Puzhal and other prisons.

SC's recent verdict proves this. JJ is a politician.

Kanimozhi who is on bail now has spent days at Tihar Central Prison..

We have seen Subatra Roy of Sahara

And Ramalinga Raju of Sathyam Computers.....

Need more......???

No discrimination between, rich, poor, Politician, etc All are equal before law.

 

[Brahmanyan]

While I welcome the registration of marriage,I do not buy the concept that state should control expenditure on marriages or decide on how much people who have grand

weddings should spend on marriages or social good.. It would be an intrusion on private lives of people.

Agreed. Such restrictions on spending will not work. We should rather welcome purging of excess money in all available avenues.

Brahmanyan
Bangalore.

 

[tbs]

You are right.

We have been seeing even rich behind the bars of Tihar, Puzhal and other prisons.

SC's recent verdict proves this. JJ is a politician.

Kanimozhi who is on bail now has spent days at Tihar Central Prison..

We have seen Subatra Roy of Sahara

And Ramalinga Raju of Sathyam Computers.....

Need more......???

No discrimination between, rich, poor, Politician, etc All are equal before law.

hi

laloo still enjoying outside..... All are equal before law.....only in law book.....every law has exception....some times

mathmatical error help many....

 

[krish44]

Most are forced to sit on excess liquid money on account of intrusive govt and black money hunts.

Most are waiting for a changed political scenario encouraging easy investment and minimal govt .

Indian economy is going downhill with most having surplus liquidity with no place to park it.

This is a passing phase.

Corporates have quietly withdrawn and are waiting for better times.

Middle class are wary of the present govt and are not buying any consumer durables or buying cars or real estate.

Many are hoarding their gold and acting miserly in spending on anything.

 

[Rudhran]

hi

mathmatical error help many....

That was short lived ... in the end what happened....?

We have seen MK spending time in Jail

MK Stalin spending some time in Madurai Jail

Kanimozhi and Raja in Tihar...

Haryana then CM OP Chautala spent in Jail

Lalu Prasad Yadav was at Ranchi Jail

There is provision for bail and it is for everyone to avail

There may be some loop holes and few take advantage like JJ dragging the case for two decades

But one cannot blame judiciary system in toto ..

In the end, in this democratic society, Rule of law is supreme......

 

[GANESH65]

That was short lived ... in the end what happened....?

We have seen MK spending time in Jail

MK Stalin spending some time in Madurai Jail

Kanimozhi and Raja in Tihar...

Haryana then CM OP Chautala spent in Jail

Lalu Prasad Yadav was at Ranchi Jail

There is provision for bail and it is for everyone to avail

There may be some loop holes and few take advantage like JJ dragging the case for two decades

But one cannot blame judiciary system in toto ..

In the end, in this democratic society, Rule of law is supreme......

Good statistics Rudhran ji...

 

[Rudhran]

Ganesh Ji,

To my knowledge, the purpose of this Bill is to prohibit extravagant expenditure and to avoid wasteble expenses. On the other hand, try to enforce simpler solemnization.

Members who were so far representing conduct of marriages in simple manner, may go against this by taking side politically. But I think this Bill was introduced by a congress member.

In our society, few consider to grab this as an opportunity to show off their wealth and few try to organize wedding events these days with more pomp and show.

You may remember how JJ conducted the lavish wedding of her disowned foster son in 1995.

Now with the introduction of this Bill, 10% of such estimated amount of expenditure for a wedding will have to be deposited into the welfare fund to assist the poor (Blow Poverty line) families whose daughter’s marriages are pending for want of money.

Please correct me if I am wrong..

 

[Rudhran]

No more display of wealth and granduer...

Under pressure of religious & social groups, J&K govt imposes restrictions on weddings

Just a couple of days back, Congress MP Ms Ranjeet Ranjan introduced a bill in the Parliament which sought to curtail the so called extravaganza in Indian weddings. The current BJP-PDP government now seems to have taken this a step further. They have imposed harsh austerity measures to be applied on weddings, engagements and social functions. The measures would come to effect from 1st April 2017.

In a order [pdf link] dated 20th Feb 2017, the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs J&K had declared that:

1. There would be a complete ban on sending dry fruits/sweets with invitation cards

2. Complete ban on loudspeakers/amplifiers/fire crackers which create sound beyond human capacity of hearing

3. The Number of guests invited for marriage of daughter, son and engagement would be 500, 400 and 100 respectively

4. The number of dishes would be restricted to 7 and two stalls for sweet or fruits

5. There shouldn’t be any wastage of food(cooked or uncooked) and if there’s some surplus it should be given to deserving/old people

6. Plastic should be disposed off properly

Read more at: http://www.opindia.com/2017/02/jk-g...-against-weddings-and-other-social-functions/

 

[krish44]

only a few muslims in valley will follow it. they have no money anyway for grand weddings

 

[Rudhran]

Such opinion was expected from naysayers.

 

[GANESH65]

I think things are going on a right track. First of all every development has to have a beginning. Now there is a rule and Government can think of enforcing same. Even 5 to 10 % compliance in the initial stage should be seen as a success. Unfortunately, we in India, want every one else to follow rules before abiding by it on our own. Now J& K has set an example, let other states follow the suit.

 

[Rudhran]

I think things are going on a right track. First of all every development has to have a beginning. Now there is a rule and Government can think of enforcing same. Even 5 to 10 % compliance in the initial stage should be seen as a success. Unfortunately, we in India, want every one else to follow rules before abiding by it on our own. Now J& K has set an example, let other states follow the suit.

Ganesh Ji,

You are right.

It is indeed a good initiative.

And in our society, any good measure will have to first face maximum resistance.

And then one by one will fall in line.

The main objective is to avoid wastage of food. You may be knowing the difficulties and hardships faced by our farmers in producing the raw materials for preparing varieties of food stuff which includes rice, grains, vegetables, fruits, etc

They need to spend lot of money on labour, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc especially water being very scarce

As a responsible citizen we need to support such good measures.

 

[GANESH65]

Ganesh Ji,

You are right.

It is indeed a good initiative.

And in our society, any good measure will have to first face maximum resistance.

And then one by one will fall in line.

The main objective is to avoid waste of food. You may be knowing the difficulties and hardships faced by our farmers in producing the raw materials for preparing varieties of food stuff which includes rice, grains, vegetables, fruits, etc

They need to spend lot of money on labour, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc especially water being very scarce

As a responsible citizen we need to support such good measures.

Yes. I do agree..

 

[Rudhran]

Why this MP wants curbs on wedding expenses

'Parents have to -- whether they like it or not -- save up Rs 50 lakhs to Rs 60 lakhs per daughter for her wedding.'

'If someone is earning up to Rs 10,000 a month and has three daughters, how will he manage?'
'Somehow, somewhere, there has to be a cap on this kind of expenditure.'

Her wedding, 23 years ago, was a grand affair that involved a chartered flight and a guest list estimated somewhere between 250,000 to 300,000 people.

So when Ranjeet Ranjan, the Congress MP from Supaul in Bihar, introduced a bill in Parliament aiming to curtail the lavishness of Indian weddings, she obviously ran into a storm.

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Ranjancounters the criticism saying that a wedding -- especially getting a girlmarried -- is unnecessarily back-breaking for a family and such financialcatastrophes -- brought on by societal pressures -- urgently need to becurtailed.
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Could you explain the thought process behind The Marriages (Compulsory Registration and Prevention of Wasteful Expenditure) Bill, 2016, which has now received the President's approval?

If you look at Bihar or Uttar Pradesh, getting your daughter married to a peon means you have to give cash of Rs 30 lakhs to Rs 35 lakhs.

If you want to get your daughter married to an IAS officer, you have to give Rs 1 crore.

If you go to Punjab, where I hail from, cash mein tilak nahi hota hai (the money that is given by the bride's family to the groom's family during the tilak ceremony, which can be considered as an engagement), but there is a lot of sho-sha. Dikhawa hai (ostentaiousness).

A wedding puts a lot of pressure on the middle class. You may have educated your daughter; she may be a very talented child, but there is no getting away from the fact that you will have to spend a certain amount of money on her wedding.

Parents have to -- whether they like it or not -- save up Rs 50 lakhs to Rs 60 lakhs per daughter for her wedding.

If someone is earning up to Rs 10,000 a month and has three daughters, how will he manage?

Somehow, somewhere, there has to be a cap on this kind of expenditure.

Isn't this because of the mindset we have and the social pressure we face in India?

Of course.

Nowadays, people are willing to spend Rs 2,500 to Rs 10,000 on a wedding invitation card just to impress society.

In a country where there are so many poor people who cannot afford two square meals a day, you are willing to spend Rs 20 lakhs to Rs 30 lakhs on one meal for the baraatis (guests from the groom's side).

There are so many dishes served; can people each so much?

So much food is wasted at these functions; I have seen it myself in many weddings that I have attended.

The desire for one-upmanship only makes matters worse; your wedding has to be better, your menu have more food, your location must be glitzier, your jewellery must be more expensive... It just goes on and on.

I've also noticed parents want their girls to marry into a family that is financially better than their own; aur sukhi rahen (let her be happier).

So they take on the huge pressure of financing a wedding they can't afford.

Sometimes, the boy's family will say if you cannot afford it, we will spend for the wedding.

Don't you think in such cases the girl's mother will regret the fact that they could not get their daughter married off in the style that was expected?

They feel that their daughter will have to compromise, muhje jukhna pad raha hai (we have to bow our head).

We give a lot of importance to Western culture and follow it in many ways, so why don't we follow it when it comes to marriages?

One of my sisters lives in London. One of her daughters is an engineer and she wants to get married.

The boy and the girl will pool their finances together, consider what they can afford and plan their wedding.

In India, by the time we reach the age of 50 or 60, we have educated our children and helped them stand on their own feet.

The money remaining with the parents should be used for their retirement so that they can live comfortably.

Instead, they are willing to sacrifice everything for two days of sho-sha that will soon disappear from everyone's memory.

A lot of people sell their land, mortgage their house, take a loan, just for do din ka status (to be able to show off their status for two days)...

If you have that kind of money, empower your daughter and son-in-law financially instead of indulging in food wastage or noise pollution.

It is my opinion that these changes should be made, there has to be some kind of level playing field.

I have got a good response for my bill.

At least, because of my bill, a discussion has started on this matter.

How will the bill help?

I have mentioned three specific things under my bill:

To read more click here

 

[vgane]

If we prevent the rich from spending money on extravagant weddings then they will go abroad and spend..It is a loss of valuable foreign exchange...I would want them to spend but not allow wastage of food....The leftover food should be given to charity compulsorily and not dumped in a drain