Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on May 15 said a committee formed by his government to prepare the draft of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the State has completed 90% work and will submit its proposals by June 30.
Implementation of a Uniform Civil Code was one of the major poll promises made by the BJP in run-up to the State Assembly elections in 2022 which it won. Mr. Dhami formed the five-member committee days after taking oath in May last year.
Talking to reporters at Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district, Mr. Dhami said on May 15 the panel headed by former Supreme Court judge justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has completed 90% of work related to drafting of the code.