Assam To Implement Uniform Civil Code In 2024, Tribals To Be Exempted: Chief Minister | Read

Assam will be the third state - after Uttarakhand and Gujarat - to implement the Uniform Civil Code, or UCC, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced, stressing that the draft bill for the state will be tailored to suit the "Assam model". Tribals will be exempted from the UCC in Assam, Mr Sarma said, adding that the bill will be introduced in the state assembly this year after it is implemented by Uttrakhand and Gujarat.