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Chhattisgarh sets up UCC drafting committee under Ranjana Prakash Desai
On 16 April 2026, the Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved a high-level committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code under retired judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 16 April 2026 in Raipur, the Chhattisgarh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai approved a high-level committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai to draft a Uniform Civil Code.
Key specifics
- The committee will draft rules on marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and maintenance.
- Article 44 of the Constitution places the Uniform Civil Code under the Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV.
- Uttarakhand became the first state in independent India to pass a UCC bill in 2024.
- Chhattisgarh became the 26th state of India on 1 November 2000 after bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh.
- The final draft will be placed before the Chhattisgarh State Assembly after consultations with citizens, experts and organisations.
Exam lens
Polity question on Article 44 and DPSP, UCC drafting committee, Raipur, Vishnu Deo Sai, Ranjana Prakash Desai — TNPSC may ask which state first passed a UCC bill and which constitutional article mentions UCC.