Dehradun/IBNS, Jan. 27 -- Uttarakhand will become the first Indian state to implement Uniform Civil Code on Monday, media reports said.

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will officially launch the UCC portal.

Dhami will also issue a notification to mark the adoption of civil code.

After he was re-elected, CM Dhami had formed an expert committee to draft a law.

The expert committee, which was headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash, was established on May 27, 2022.

The committee had submitted its report in February 2024.

The UCC addresses societal issues like marriage, divorce, live-in relationships ensuring equal property rights and child rights.

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