UCC implementation looms as Uttarakhand cabinet clears manual

The Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government on Monday approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in a cabinet meeting held at the state secretariat.

Following the meeting, the CMO said that the state's Legislative Department had already cleared the UCC manual earlier, reported news agency ANI.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the CM said, "We had promised the people of Uttarakhand in 2022 that we will bring the UCC Bill as soon as our government is formed. We brought it. The draft committee drafted it, it was passed, the President approved it and it became an act."

"The process of training is also almost complete ... After analysing everything, we will announce the dates soon," he added.

Earlier, Dhami had said that the UCC would be implemented in the state during the auspicious phase that begins with Makar Sankranti.

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