The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010

'The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 aims to amend the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The bill seeks to bring gender equality in these personal laws by making amendments such as allowing mothers along with fathers to be appointed as guardians of minors, giving married women the capacity to take children in adoption, and providing equal rights for mothers and fathers to give children in adoption with mutual consent. These changes aim to promote empowerment of women and provide them with legal equality in all spheres of life. The bill also seeks to make laws free from gender bias and provide special provisions for the welfare of women as per the Constitution of India.'