Moving a step closer towards implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the expert committee set up by the Pushkar Singh Dhami government submitted its report to the CM at his residence on Friday. The government will now prepare the draft of the bill on the basis of this report. The bill on UCC will be tabled in the State Assembly on February 6. 

The chairperson of the expert committee justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai handed over the draft of its report to the CM. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said, "Ahead of the Assembly elections in 2022 we had made a promise to the people of the state that UCC will be implemented in Uttarakhand." He said that the expert committee started its public interaction programme from the first village of India Mana and the last interaction was held in New Delhi in which the members of the committee interacted with the natives of Uttarakhand residing in New Delhi.

Expressing gratitude to the members of the committee, Dhami said that their contribution will prove to be a milestone not only for the State but for the entire country.  The CM said that the government will now study the report of the expert committee and prepare the draft of the bill on UCC which will be tabled during the special session of the State Assembly.  He averred that the government will move in the direction of implementing the UCC in the State at a fast pace. 

The chief secretary Radha Raturi, secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram, secretary Vinay Shankar Pandey, special secretary Parag Madhukar Dhakate, member secretary of UCC committee Ajay Mishra and director general of Information Banshidhar Tiwari were also present on the occasion.