Delhi/Dehradun: As soon as the report of the committee constituted to make the rules for the Uniform Civil Code is received, it will be implemented from October this year. This is what Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said. He said this as the chief guest at his felicitation ceremony on behalf of Myeru Pahad Foundation in New Delhi. He said, the government in Uttarakhand fulfilled its promise made to the 1.25 crore people of Devbhoomi on Uniform Civil Code. This law will prove to be a milestone in the direction of women empowerment.
The Chief Minister said, we had promised the people of the state to bring Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand before the 2022 assembly elections. The people of the state gave us a chance to form the government again by giving their blessings to fulfill this objective. We decided to constitute an expert committee for Uniform Civil Code in the first cabinet and constituted a five-member committee under the leadership of retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai on 27 May 2022. The committee received about 2.33 lakh suggestions through various means. The committee analyzed them in record time and submitted its detailed report to the government on February 2, 2024. After it was passed by the Legislative Assembly on February 7, the President gave his approval to it on July 11. The Chief Minister said, a committee has been constituted to make its rules.
Uniform Civil Code will be helpful in eliminating discrimination against various sections of the society, especially mothers-sisters and daughters. Now the time has come to stop atrocities against women. Discrimination against our mothers-sisters-daughters should be ended. Our Matri Shakti should be given complete justice by giving equal status to half of our population in true sense.
The Chief Minister said, the government has so far freed five thousand hectares of land from encroachment. The country’s toughest “anti-copying law” has been made in the state. Foundation President Prof. was present at the function. Dayal Singh Panwar, Advocate Satish Tamta, former IAS Kulanand Joshi, Devendra Joshi, Vice President of Disaster Management Advisory Council Vinay Rohila, Prof Lalita Gandhi, Dr Dharma Rawat etc were present.
