Chhattisgarh govt. to table UCC Bill during Winter Session: CM Sai
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced that the state government will introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill during the upcoming Winter Session. This follows similar legislative efforts in other Indian states to standardize personal laws regarding marriage, inheritance, and divorce.
Why it matters
The implementation of UCC is a major policy shift in Indian law, impacting religious and personal freedoms across diverse communities.
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.
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