Uttarakhand Cabinet Clears Uniform Civil Code Draft, Bill Set for Assembly Approval

The Uttarakhand cabinet, chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, has approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) draft report, which will be tabled during a specially-convened assembly session on February 6. If passed, Uttarakhand will become the first state post-independence to implement UCC. The draft includes proposals such as prohibiting polygamy, equal inheritance rights for both genders, and exempting scheduled tribes from the purview of the bill.