Pushkar Singh Dhami receives draft of rules for implementing UCC in Uttarakhand, says it is meant for equality for all

The final draft of rules and regulations for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand was submitted to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on FridayThe ninemember government appointed committee headed by former chief secretary Shatrughna Singh handed over the document to Dhami at the secretariatTalking to reporters soon after receiving the draft the chief minister said its objective is to give equal treatment to every section of society and empower womenSubmission of the draft on UCC to the state government paves the way for its implementation in UttarakhandThe state government will now study the draft and bring it before the cabinet The UCC will be brought into force after being cleared by the cabinetOnce implemented Uttarakhand will become the first state in Independent India to implement the lawThe draft of rules is divided into four parts laying down procedures to be followed for registration of marriage and divorce succession livein relationships and birth and death Dhami said It UCC is not being brought to target any section It is for the equality for all and security and empowerment of women he told reportersThe UCC will soon be implemented after discussion with the state cabinet he saidWe will go through it examine its legal and other aspects bring it before the cabinet to discuss it in detail and implement it the chief minister said Officials and employees to be involved in the process of its implementation will also need to be trained he saidThe proposed rules include creation of online facilities for the mandatory registration of marriages divorces and livein relationships so that people do not have to run to government offices Dhami saidUCC in Uttarakhand is meant to govern and regulate the laws relating to marriage and divorce succession livein relationships and related matters Several BJPgoverned states have expressed their intention to adopt it as a model Implementation of the UCC was a major poll promise made by CM Dhami in the 2022 assembly electionsWhen the BJP stormed to power in the state for a second consecutive term with a massive win in 2022 Dhami said it was a mandate for the implementation of the UCCIn a bid to fulfil his promise soon after assuming office for a second time as the chief minister Dhami constituted a committee chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to prepare a draft of the UCC on May 27 2022The panel of which Shatrughna Singh was also a part submitted its draft to the state government on February 2 this yearA special session of the state assembly was summoned soon after that to pass a legislation on the UCC on February 7President Droupadi Murmu gave her ascent to the legislation in MarchA panel headed by Singh was constituted after the presidential assent to the bill to draft the rules for its implementation which submitted its final report to the Chief Minister on FridayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever