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Amit Shah Plans Uniform Civil Code Rollout by 2029

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC · How we work

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Amit Shah Announces UCC

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Mumbai that the Uniform Civil Code will be rolled out to all 21 states by 2029.
The new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Shah said, boosted conviction rates by 30 % in several states within a single year.
Uttarakhand passed its UCC law in February 2024 and began full enforcement in January 2025.
Gujarat, Assam and Madhya Pradesh await assent while Maharashtra, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have committees.

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Amit Shah UCC

Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Mumbai that the Uniform Civil Code will be applied in all 21 BJP-NDA states by 2029.
The rollout was presented as a stance on terrorism, citing air strikes and Operation Sindoor while blaming Congress for an ‘emergency mindset’.
Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam have already implemented the Uniform Civil Code.
Shah said protests are respected while Seva Sankalp Abhiyan runs Sep 17-Oct 17 with a yatra.

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Shah claimed that the recently introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita raised conviction rates by about 30 % in several states within a single year, citing it as a success of legal reform.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In 1985 the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Chandrachud, ordered alimony for Shah Bano, sparking a national debate on a Uniform Civil Code. The Rajiv-Gandhi-led Congress, holding an absolute majority, passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act in 1986, limiting maintenance to the 90-day iddat period. Amit Shah’s current legal reforms echo this historic clash, likely reviving similar challenges.

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Amit Shah Announces UCC

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Mumbai that the Uniform Civil Code will be rolled out to all 21 states by 2029.
The new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Shah said, boosted conviction rates by 30 % in several states within a single year.
Uttarakhand passed its UCC law in February 2024 and began full enforcement in January 2025.
Gujarat, Assam and Madhya Pradesh await assent while Maharashtra, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have committees.

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