Uttarakhand UCC: Marriage Registrations Skyrocket 24-Fold to 1,600+ Daily!
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News18•12-01-2026, 23:42
Uttarakhand UCC: Marriage Registrations Skyrocket 24-Fold to 1,600+ Daily!
- •Marriage registrations in Uttarakhand surged nearly 24 times daily after the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) implementation.
- •Over 300,000 marriages registered in the first half of 2025 under UCC, compared to 330,000 in 15 years previously.
- •Daily average registrations jumped from 67 under the 2010 Act to 1,634 post-UCC.
- •UCC includes provisions for marriage, divorce, inheritance, live-in relationships, and sets uniform marriage age.
- •Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami hailed UCC as a "historic and courageous" step for equal rights and social reform.
Why It Matters: Uttarakhand's UCC implementation led to a massive 24-fold increase in daily marriage registrations.
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