How appropriate is it for a husband to beat his wife?

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New Delhi. How appropriate is it for a husband to beat his wife? Even today there are many states where women and men are justifying such domestic violence due to some reasons. This information has been received from the recently released National Family Health Survey. In the survey, the answer to this question was sought from people in 18 states and Jammu and Kashmir. According to the survey, the most common reasons for supporting domestic abuse are disrespect to in-laws, neglect of home and children. Statistics show that 52 percent of the women surveyed had justified the beating of the wife by the husband. At the same time, 42 percent of the men agreed with this. Statistics show that 52 percent of the women surveyed had justified the beating of the wife on behalf of the husband. Whereas, 42 percent of men agreed
The data related to the survey was released. These surveys were conducted in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal. Out of these, women respondents from 13 states cited ‘disrespect to in-laws’ as justified reason for beating.
The same question was asked in the survey and ‘7 situations’ were placed in front of the respondents. If he goes out of the house without informing him, if the woman ignores the house or the children, if the woman argues with him, if the woman refuses to have a relationship with him, if he does not cook the food properly If the man suspects that the wife has cheated, then if the woman does not respect the in-laws.

Telangana has the highest number of women with 83.8 percent saying that it is appropriate for men to beat their wives. In the case of women of Himachal Pradesh, this figure was the lowest at 14.8 percent. 81.9 per cent male respondents in Karnataka say that beating up a wife is justified. There are many states where a large number of women have justified domestic violence. These include Andhra Pradesh (83.6 percent), Karnataka (76.9 percent), Manipur (65.9 percent) and Kerala (52.4 percent). Himachal Pradesh and Tripura have the least number of men who have supported domestic abuse. The number of such respondents in both the states stood at 14.2 per cent and 21.3 per cent, respectively.

The data related to the survey conducted in 2019-21 was released. These surveys were conducted in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal. Out of these, women respondents from 13 states cited ‘disrespect to in-laws’ as justified reason for beating.