Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand: Committee to submit draft report to government by June 30

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the committee headed by Justice Ranjana Prasad Desai has almost prepared the draft for Uniform Civil Code and by June 30, the committee will make the draft available to the government. As soon as the government receives the draft, it will move towards its implementation. He said, that Uttarakhand will be the first state in the country, where Uniform Civil Code will be implemented.

CM Dhami said this while inaugurating the Modern Integrated Command and Control Center set up at the Police Line Office on Friday. The CM said that the government is not against any religion, but will not tolerate encroachment on government land.

To implement the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, the state government had formed a five-member expert committee under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. The committee will examine all relevant laws governing personal civil affairs of all people in the state and prepare a report on the draft law or amendments to the existing law. Former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Pramod Kohli, former Chief Secretary, former Vice Chancellor and a social activist have been made members of the committee.