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Homemakers are 'nation builders': SC says loss of wife's domestic care should be monetised at Rs 30K
Public Lokpal
June 11, 2026
Homemakers are 'nation builders': SC says loss of wife's domestic care should be monetised at Rs 30K
NEW DELHI: Observing that homemakers should be recognised as "nation builders", the Supreme Court on Thursday held that loss of wife's domestic care should be monetised at a minimum of Rs 30,000 per month.
In a judgment with wide implications on cases related to the Motor Vehicles Act, a bench of Justices Sanjoy Karol and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order while granting additional compensation to a man for the loss of his wife in a motor vehicle accident case.
"We are also of the view that the housewife contributes to the growth of the human being and the nation. The homemaker builds nation. So we have laid down the principles, and as a nation builder, we have housewife, we have quantified the amount that the loss of domestic care monthly income minimum in any event would be 30,000 per month," the bench said.
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