UCC, marriage and live-in will be registered in Uttarakhand from today.

Uttarakhand is going to create history today. Uttarakhand is going to become the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). This historical law will be implemented at around 12:30 pm before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Uttarakhand. According to officials, UCC will be implemented in the whole of Uttarakhand. This law will also apply to the people of Uttarakhand living outside the state.

UCC portal will be unveiled today at the State Secretariat

The UCC portal will be unveiled at the State Secretariat today. The program will be led by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. A day earlier (26 January) CM Dhami said that the UCC will lay the foundation of a harmonious society free from discrimination on the basis of religion, gender, caste or community.

Preparations have been completed: CM Dhami

CM Dhami further said, ‘We are fulfilling our commitments. An example of this is to remove Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. The state government has completed its work and preparations have been made to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the entire state since January 2025.

‘Government is going to fulfill its promise’

The Chief Minister further said, ‘Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we had promised the people of the state to bring UCC before the 2022 assembly elections. After the formation of the government, we did this work on priority basis. The draft of the Uniform Civil Code was prepared and an Act was brought on it. Now we are going to fully and formally fulfill that promise. ‘ This will be in line with the Prime Minister’s resolve to build a united India, where there will be no discrimination against any religion, gender, caste or community.

UCC is already applicable in Goa

Goa has special state status in the Indian Constitution. At the same time, Parliament enacted a law and gave Goa the right to implement the Portuguese Civil Code. Therefore, Goa is the only state where UCC is applicable. Uttarakhand will now become the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code after independence.