New Delhi, Sep 11 - Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Krishna Tirath Friday urged people to take insurance policies for their daughters rather than pay dowry for their marriage, and announced that a social security system for housewives is being worked out.

'We are working on a social security scheme for housewives. Under this, we want to provide financial security to women if some problem occurs (in their marriage),' she told reporters at a news conference here.

'Even though we have anti-dowry laws, parents still give dowry when they get their daughters married. We will ask them to get this insurance for their daughters in order to ensure security for them in case something unfortunate happens,' Krishna Tirath said, listing out her ministry's achievements during the first 100 days of her tenure.