Irrational maintenance: Men's rights group SIFF launches online campaign against irrational maintenance | News from Aurangabad

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Men’s rights group Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) has launched an online campaign against “irrational” maintenance payments after divorce.
The group, which is leading the campaign under the hashtag “1CroreAlimony,” is demanding that the amount of alimony should be proportional to the length of the marriage.
SIFF co-founder Anil Murty said the situation is serious for men whose marriages end after a short time due to marital disputes. “Some men are married for just six months and then have to pay Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore in maintenance. If they cannot afford that, they are forced to sell their property or go to civil prison. How can men who earn Rs 5 lakh a year pay such a high maintenance for a short-lived marriage?” he said.
According to SIFF, male suicides are increasing at an alarming rate due to family conflicts, with demand for maintenance being one of the major reasons. “According to NCRB data, about 83,713 married men committed suicide in 2022, 30% of them due to family reasons,” the group said.
SIFF volunteer Abhijjit Gade said the trend of high maintenance payments in marital disputes encourages even well-educated, high-income women to demand large amounts.
“There is an urgent need to change the maintenance law. The existing laws are massively abused against men and have become instruments of their exploitation,” he said.