See, this whole entire narrative of "Hum apne beti ki tankha se khaana nahi khaa sakte" is great when you have some financial security and are able to support the house independantly. In times of need, DP or anyone else has to be realistic enough to first exhaust all ideas and then put the house on stake too. They are not able to pay their EMIs well since two months, taking out a loan on the house as mortgage might help to pay off the 1.5 lakh + the EMIs, but if they are not able to pay that interest back, the entire family gets packing and ends up in a more humble home. The girls earning an income should NOT be treated as a liability on the izzat, but their responsibility to the house.
Also, theek hai, if he feels they should not go out and earn, there are ways to earn from inside the house too. They can start taking small catering contracts, sewing clothes for others, offer food and nutritional advice to college students, style their hair for college parties and get some temporary income. For the first few months, they are not liable to even set up a legal entity to conduct this, they can do it on an individual level and then grow. Everything can happen in front of DP's eyes and maybe he will take the patti off 🤔
As for my own views, I feel like women can be financially empowered anywhere, even within the four walls of the house in these ways if their counterparts have the fear of Log Kya Kahenge. It is high time we stop thinking as daughters as a bhoj whose daan will get you a staircase to heaven, and allow her to take hold of her duties and make that staircase to freedom and success! We are entering the workforce, determined to put in our efforts and make our own mark and it always helps if the family supports you on this, because there is less faith in the discrimination of the system otherwise. Like you pointed out to Ayu, it is a harsh reality that even in the workplace, women still get less privileges, respect and credibility. But unless we make a start towards participating at work, being more vocal as a group about these issues, even the regulation changes made so far for our benefit will be of no use.