A draft for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand was submitted to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday by the committee led by retired choose Ranjana Prakash Desai. Dhami, throughout a programme on the ‘Mukhya Sevak Sadan’ in the Chief Minister Camp Office, acknowledged that the dedication made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier than the Legislative Assembly elections in 2022 to implement a Uniform Civil Code in the state has been fulfilled.
Former Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Pramod Kohli, former Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand Shatrughan Singh, Vice Chancellor of Doon University Surekha Dangwal and social employee Manu Gaur had been included in the committee.
Two sub-committees had been shaped
The committee shaped underneath the management of retired choose Ranjana Prakash Desai established two sub-committees. One subcommittee centered on making ready the draft of the “Code,” whereas the second sub-committee’s duty was to solicit options from the residents of the state and facilitate dialogues.
The public dialogue initiative commenced in Mana, the nation’s first village, and prolonged to cowl all districts of Uttarakhand. Over a span of 43 public dialogue programmes, enter was gathered from numerous sections of the inhabitants. The dialogue sequence concluded with discussions with migrant Uttarakhandi people on June 14, 2023, in New Delhi.
Highlighting the committee’s proactive method, the Chief Minister talked about the launch of an online portal on September 8, 2022, inviting options for the report. Additionally, folks of the state had been inspired to contribute their ideas via SMS and WhatsApp messages, making certain a complete engagement with numerous sections of society.
Committee obtained big quantity of options
The committee obtained two lakh thirty-two thousand 9 hundred sixty-one (2,32,961) options via numerous mediums which is equal to about 10 per cent of the households in the state. After receiving the report from the committee, Chief Minister Dhami, on behalf of the folks of the state and the state authorities, thanked all of the discovered members of the committee and hoped that this contribution of the committee members can be a boon not just for the state however for the complete nation.
Govt to place bill in special session of Assembly
The Chief Minister stated that after finding out and inspecting this report, the federal government will put together a draft of the Uniform Civil Code regulation for the state as quickly as doable and place the associated bill in the special session of the upcoming Legislative Assembly. Article 44 of the Constitution of India says that the state shall endeavour to safe a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) all through the territory of India.
What is UCC?
The UCC proposes a standard set of legal guidelines coping with marriage, inheritance, adoption, and different issues. The UCC, which had been a sizzling subject that had polarised opinions during the last 4 years, hit the forefront in June final 12 months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a powerful case for the implementation of uniform laws in an handle in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal.
(With inputs from ANI)
