"Informal" Ministers' Panel To Look Into Uniform Civil Code: Sources

The panel comprises four ministers who have been assigned different domains related to the uniform civil code.

In the first concrete step towards introducing a Uniform Civil Code, the central government has formed an "informal" group of ministers (GoM) to deliberate on the various aspects of the reform, which aims to replace personal laws based on religion with a common set of laws for all citizens, sources have told NDTV.

The panel comprises four ministers who have been assigned different domains related to the uniform civil code. Kiren Rijiju, the minister of law and justice, has been given the charge of the group and will deal with issues concerning tribals, they said.

Smriti Irani, the minister of women and child development, will handle matters related to women's rights. G Kishan Reddy, the minister of culture, tourism and development of the northeastern region, will address issues about the northeastern states. Arjun Ram Meghwal, the minister of state for parliamentary affairs, will look into the legal aspects of the uniform civil code.