Uttarakhand: CM Dhami announces Drafting Committee to implement Uniform Civil Code

May 27, 2022

Champawat, (Uttarakhand), May 27 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government on May 27 announced a drafting committee to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. The committee is headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai and retired Delhi High Court judge Pramod Kohli with ex-state chief secretaries Shatrughan Singh, Manu Gaud, and Surekha Dangwal as members. Speaking to ANI, the chief minister said, "Before elections, we had taken an oath to implement a Uniform Civil Code. During our first meeting after the elections, we passed it with everyone's consensus. Committee will prepare a draft soon and we will implement it immediately."