New Delhi: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu has approved Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) 2024, the state government confirmed through official statement.
Following the approval, Uttarakhand is all set to become the first state in country to implement the UCC.
Earlier, on February 29, the Uttarakhand UCC (Uniform Civil Code) was sent to the President’s office for approval. Meanwhile, on February 7, the Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by a voice vote, the first such move by any state after Independence that could be replicated by similar legislation in other BJP-ruled states.
After the Bill was passed, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “The UCC will give the right to equality to everyone without any discrimination on matters like marriage, maintenance, inheritance, divorce etc. There will be no discrimination against women now. This will eradicate the injustice against them.”
It is noteworthy mentioning that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand.
With the bill, the Uttarakhand government has decided to get all live-in relationships registered in the state, irrespective of whether they are the residents of Uttarakhand or not, will have to submit a statement of their live-in relationship under sub-section (1) of section 381.
Notably, the draft for this bill was prepared earlier this year by a committee set up by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. A Uniform Civil Code (UGC) for the state was a major election promise by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in the 2022 assembly polls.
Ms Kalinga