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The proposal got unanimous support from the village meeting, led by anganwadi worker Shakuntala Deshmukh.
Puja Jagtap said these insults aren't just words: they show deep disrespect for women who hold families together.
Only cases with digital proof will be fined, so the rule isn't misused.

Women and kids can report offenders, and all collected fines go back into community development projects.
Kolgaon also introduced a ₹100 fine for dirty homes or shops (with photo evidence), plus an existing rule requiring children to study from 7 to 9pm without television or mobile phone use at home, a rule parents also follow.

Kolgaon's step follows Saundala village's similar ban.
Both villages are showing how rural communities can push back against normalized sexism, one fine at a time.