Uttarakhand cabinet approved UCC report bill

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: February 06 2024

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The Uttarakhand cabinet approved the report on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) during a meeting chaired by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
After Goa under Portuguese rule, Uttarakhand is set to become the first Indian state after independence to adopt UCC.
The UCC drafting committee, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, submitted a 740-page draft to CM Dhami.
More than 2,33,000 suggestions were received on the UCC draft, reflecting widespread public engagement.
The UCC aims to establish equal civil law for all communities, including marriage, divorce, land, property, and inheritance.

Uttarakhand cabinet approved UCC report bill