New Delhi [India], January 27 : Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday expressed that today is a special day not only for the people of Uttarakhand but for the entire nation as the state officially implemented the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
"I did what I said! Under the able leadership of the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji and the guidance of the Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah ji, our government has today implemented the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand. Today is a special day for the people of Uttarakhand as well as for all the countrymen. I am confident that this stream of equality emanating from Uttarakhand will irrigate the entire country in the near future," CM Dhami said in a social media post in Hindi on X (formerly Twitter).
https://x.com/pushkardhami/status/1883815546908709325
"On 12 February 2022, we had promised the people that we would give equal rights to all the citizens of the state and the people expressed their faith in us and gave us an absolute majority," CM Dhami recalled.
"The implementation of UCC in the state today reflects our commitment to achieve the resolution taken before the public," he added.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the UCC portal and rules on Monday, marking a significant milestone in the state's journey towards social justice and equality. The UCC aims to simplify and standardise personal laws related to marriage, divorce, succession, and inheritance.
An official order from the Uttarakhand government reads, "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of The Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 (Act no 3 of 2024), the Governor hereby appoints the date 27 January 2025 as the date on which the said Code shall come into force."
The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, is designed to establish a streamlined framework for the creation and cancellation of wills and supplementary documents, known as codicils, under testamentary succession.
According to the state government, this act applies to the entire area of the state of Uttarakhand and is also effective on the residents of the state living outside Uttarakhand.
The UCC applies to all residents of Uttarakhand, except Scheduled Tribes and protected authority-empowered persons and communities.
Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement a UCC, aiming to simplify and standardise personal laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, and inheritance.