President approves Uttarakhand’s UCC Bill

The Bill was one of the poll promises of the BJP during Assembly elections in Uttarakhand in 2022.

New Delhi:

Uttarakhand has now become the first State in India to have a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill after President Droupadi Murmu approved the State’s UCC Bill, 2024. The Bill, which has kept tribals out of its ambit, has a complete ban on practices like halala, iddat, and talaq (customs related to marriage and divorce in Muslim Personal Law).

The State Assembly, on February 07, 2024, has passed the Bill which ensures that women are given equal rights in matters related to property and inheritance rights.

“Under Article 201 of the ‘Constitution of India’, the President gave assent to the ‘Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024’ Bill passed by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, on March 11 2024, and it is published as Act Number 3, the year 2024, of Uttarakhand for general information,” reads the gazette notification issued by the State on Wednesday.

Also read: Explained | The Uniform Civil Code 

The Bill was one of the poll promises of the BJP during Assembly elections in Uttarakhand in 2022.

Hailing the President’s approval, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that with the implementation of the UCC law in the State, the government is committed to provide equal rights to all citizens.