Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. File
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The Chhattisgarh government will table a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the upcoming Winter Session of the State Sssembly, said Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday (July 24, 2026).
Speaking to reporters at the Raipur airport, Mr. Sai said the government was committed to implementing the UCC.
The statement comes nearly a month after the State government formally started the implementation process for the UCC guide in Chhattisgarh by appointing a five-member committee headed by Supreme Court Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Since 2024, States such as Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam have implemented the UCCs that largely regulate areas of personal law such as marriage, divorce, succession and inheritance, and live-in relationships. Earlier this week, the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly passed a UCC Bill with provisions to ban polygamy and make the registration of live-in relationships mandatory, while excluding the tribal community from its scope.
A committee headed by Justice Desai drafted the Bill in the neighbouring State too. In Chhattisgarh, the Committee – that also comprise retired IAS officers Shatrughan Singh and MK Raut, senior advocate Mohan Pawar and former principal Jyoti Rani Singh besides Justice Desai – has been tasked with examining the existing legal framework relating to the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in Chhattisgarh and making recommendations on issues such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, inheritance, adoption and other related matters.
The members will also seek suggestions from citizens, social organisations, legal experts and other stakeholders apart from studying UCC-related legal frameworks adopted by other States.
Published – July 25, 2026 10:54 am IST
