Uniform Civil Code will be implemented at earliest, says Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Pushkar Singh Dhami said that a committee has been formed to examine all aspects of the Uniform Civil Code, and it will be implemented at the earliest in the state.
Speaking to ANI, more than a week after President Droupadi Murmu approved the bill, CM Dhami said, «We had promised the Uniform Civil Code to the people of Uttarakhand. When we went to the people during the 2022 election, we promised that we would implement the UCC soon after the new government was formed. We have kept that promise.»
«The President has also given her assent. The process is underway. A committee has also been formed at the departmental level. It is examining all aspects. We will implement it at the earliest,» CM Dhami said.
«All the difficulties or challenges are going to come to an end,» he said.
CM Dhami said that they have enacted the law for the «convenience of everyone.»
«It is a good law for everyone. It is about women's empowerment; for elders, it is about their security; care has been taken for the future of the children. We have enacted the law for the convenience of everyone. The people of Uttarakhand have already bestowed their blessings on us for this work,» he said.
"Marriage registration and other details...one has to make several rounds to government offices… (all those things) It will be simplified (with the implementation of the UCC). It will be much easier for the people,' CM Dhami said.
Earlier in the month, President Droupadi Murmu approved Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2024, which is all set to
