In Uttrakhand, the UCC Rules and Implementation Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Shatrughan Singh has submitted its draft to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in the Secretariat today.

‘The Uttarakhand government is working speedily to implement the UCC law soon. The UCC Rules and Implementation Committee submitted its draft to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today in the state capital. The CM said that the date for UCC implementation will be decided soon after the approval of the cabinet. He briefed about the UCC Rules, which mainly have four parts: the procedures related to registration of marriage and divorce, live-in relationships, birth and death registration, and rules related to succession are mentioned.

He emphasised the development of a mobile app to serve as a platform for the public to seek guidance on UCC-related matters. It may be recalled that the UCC committee by the state government was established under the leadership of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. The submission of the report was followed by a 10-hour discussion, which led to its passing on 7 February this year. The bill received presidential approval on March 12 and thus officially became an act.