Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting in the secretariat regarding the preparations for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting in the secretariat regarding the preparations for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. The Chief Minister said that to implement the UCC in the state, the procedures and rules to be operated under it should be finalized with timeliness. The Chief Minister directed that the works of the sub-committee constituted to execute the provisions of the UCC in a systematic manner and the action to be taken at the level of various departments should also be finalized soon. He also directed to complete the training programs to be held at various levels in this regard soon. The Chief Minister said that before the UCC is duly implemented, all aspects should be studied in depth and vigilance. The Chief Minister said that public awareness about UCC should also be brought on a wide level. For this, all the concerned departments should work in coordination.

Shatrughan Singh, Chairman of the Committee constituted to implement the provisions of UCC, informed that three sub-committees were formed in this regard. So far 43 meetings of the sub-committee constituted to prepare the outline of the rules have been held, which will submit its report by 31 August 2024. 20 meetings of the sub-committee constituted for ease and transparency in the implementation of the rules have been held, this sub-committee will also submit its report by 31 August 2024. The sub-committee constituted for capacity development and training will also submit its report by 30 September 2024. It was told in the meeting that various departments have been assigned responsibility to effectively implement the provisions related to UCC.

Chief Secretary Mrs. Radha Raturi, Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, Principal Secretary Justice Pradeep Pant, DGP Abhinav Kumar, Secretaries of various departments, members of the committee and concerned officers were present in the meeting.