The expert committee constituted to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state submitted its draft report to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. After the UCC draft report is approved in the cabinet meeting tomorrow, it is expected to be presented in the Assembly on February 6.
To submit the draft report, the chairperson of the expert committee, Justice (Reni) Ranjana Prakash Desai, and her team reached the Chief Sevak Sadan located at the Chief Minister's residence. Where he submitted the report to CM Dhami. During this, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, we have been waiting for this draft for a long time, and today we have received the draft. We had promised the people of Uttarakhand that after the formation of the new government, we would make a law for the Uniform Civil Code.
After examining this draft, and completing all the necessary formalities, the bill will be introduced by presenting the draft in the Assembly. With the submission of this report, Uttarakhand will take another important step towards becoming the first state in the country to implement UCC.
Suggestions invited regarding UCC
During the 2022 assembly elections, Chief Minister Dhami formed a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Desai to implement UCC. The Chief Minister extended the tenure of the committee thrice to prepare the draft. During this, the committee invited suggestions regarding UCC from the public on an online and offline basis.
The expert committee formed sub-committees and discussed them with distinguished people of the society, social workers, religious leaders, saints, and conscious citizens and took suggestions. The committee visited various areas of the state and took suggestions from the people in open meetings there. In this way, the committee received about 2.5 lakh suggestions. He received many important suggestions in about thirty different meetings. The Committee also discussed UCC with the Central Law Commission. After this marathon exercise the committee prepared its draft.
now what next
The expert committee submitted its report today on Friday. In the state cabinet meeting on February 3, the government will discuss the draft report of the UCC and approve the bill. After this, the UCC Bill will be tabled in the House during the Assembly session starting from February 5. It is likely to be brought into the House on February 6. After being passed by the House, it will be sent to the Governor for approval. This Act will become effective after the approval of the Governor. However, there are heated discussions in political circles about sending it to the President.
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