The Supreme Court, while hearing a motor accident compensation case, called homemakers nation builders and fixed domestic care at Rs 30,000 a month. The ruling recognises unpaid household labour as economic work and treats loss of domestic care as a separate compensable head.

New Delhi: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday recognized the unpaid domestic work of homemakers and ruled that it must be monetized at

Supreme Court recognises loss of homemaker's care as distinct compensation, quantifying it at ₹30,000 per month in accident claims.