Reserve Bank Of India — Home Loan Procurement Rule for Single Women

Hello,

I am single 37-year old salaried female. I was proceeding to buy a home and had hence initiated the process of home loan. It is during this process that I was shocked to know about a discriminatory rule of RBI where it expects a female home loan applicant to submit an ID proof of her father (if single) and husband(if married). No such rules exist for a male ! There is a stench of filthy patriarchy here.
Desirable Resolution :
Kindly, make the laws uniform for both the genders. As an independent Indian woman, I don't seek subsidies/quotas/fee-waivers, I seek respect and dignity from my Government by making the laws non-discriminatory. High-time, Indian women have their own identity out of the existence of their father/husband/brother/son.
Request to please give this rule a serious consideration to review.

Jai Hind,
Akanksha
([protected]@gmail.com)