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Uttarakhand cabinet approves ucc draft, may implement soon

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Under the direction of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Uttarakhand Cabinet adopted the report on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), according to news agency ANI. The meeting took place at the Chief Minister’s mansion.

Following the approval of the UCC draft report by the cabinet, the government is expected to introduce the UCC Bill on February 6 at the Uttarakhand Assembly session. The Uttarakhand Assembly has already scheduled a special four-day session for February 5-8.

Uttarakhand will be the first Indian state to adopt the UCC following independence once it is put into effect. In Goa, it has been in operation since the Portuguese era.

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Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Draft Bill: 10 key points

  • A report claims that the UCC Bill for Uttarakhand would make triple talaq, iddat, and halala crimes.
  • Polygamy may also be outlawed in Uttarakhand by the Uniform Civil Code Bill.
  • It is anticipated that the Bill will set a universal marriage age for men and women.
  • In Uttarakhand, tribal communities—who comprise 2.9% of the state’s population—may be spared from the UCC Bill’s provisions.
  • The proposed bill includes measures for population control, such as uniformity in the number of children.
  • The Uttarakhand UCC Bill may contain provisions that treat men and women equally when it comes to inheritance-related matters.
  • The IE report noted that live-in relationships are probably governed by the UCC as well.
  • The UCC will give all state residents, regardless of religion, a uniform legal framework for marriage, divorce, land, and property.
  • The UCC panel met with approximately 60,000 people during its more than 60 meetings and received 2.33 lakh written suggestions.
  • Should the UCC be put into effect, Uttarakhand will be the first state in the nation to do so following independence. It’s been
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All communities in the state would be subject to the same civil laws, regardless of caste or religion, according to the UCC. It will give all citizens access to a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, land, property, and inheritance.

With the passing of the UCC Bill in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have delivered on a significant pledge to the state’s voters during the 2022 assembly elections.

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