India, March 13 -- President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill passed by the Uttarakhand assembly on February 7, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Wednesday.

In a post on X, Dhami said it was a moment of joy and pride for the state that the UCC Bill passed by the assembly has been approved by the President. The implementation of the uniform civil code will give equal rights to all citizens and help curb the oppression of women, he said.

The proposed law, which seeks to standardise laws governing marriage, divorce, inheritance and maintenance, will subsume customary laws across faiths and tribes. With 392 sections divided into four parts and seven chapters, it provides for equal rights to women...