LUCKNOW, Sept. 1 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to replace the colonial-era Society Registration Act, 1860, with a modern and practical law. The new Society Registration Act will introduce contemporary provisions to strengthen registration, renewal, property management and financial transparency of registered institutions.

Presiding over a meeting on Monday in the presence of finance minister Suresh Khanna, CM Yogi Adityanath said the existing Act lacks clarity on crucial issues such as transparency, accountability, cancellation of inactive or suspicious institutions, property protection and speedy resolution of disputes related to membership, management, and elections.

Current rules on audits, financial discipline and preve...