Dehradun, Jan. 12 -- Under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Since the law came into force, public awareness regarding marriage registration has increased significantly, according to a release.

According to a release, a look at the figures shows that, compared to the earlier Act, the daily average number of marriage registrations has risen by 24 times.

During the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had pledged to implement the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, and after coming to power, he fulfilled this commitment. In his very first Cabinet meeting, he decided to introduce the UCC in the stat...