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Madhya Pradesh's Cabinet, chaired by CM Mohan Yadav, unanimously approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, and tabled it in the State Assembly's Monsoon Session.
MP becomes the 4th state to move toward a UCC, after Uttarakhand (2024), Gujarat and Assam (2026).
The Bill creates common rules for marriage, divorce, inheritance and live-in relationships across religions, while exempting Scheduled Tribes and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
It draws its constitutional basis from Article 44 of the Directive Principles of State Policy.
A UCC replaces religion-specific personal laws on marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption with one common civil law applicable to all citizens, irrespective of faith. India currently has separate personal laws for Hindus, Muslims, Christians and other communities in these matters.
Simple Analogy: Like one traffic-rule book applying to every driver on the road regardless of the make of their car — a UCC applies one set of civil rules to every citizen regardless of religion.
Directs the State to endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for citizens throughout India
DPSPs are non-justiciable but 'fundamental in the governance of the country'
Guarantees freedom of religion; UCC debates often weigh this against Article 44
GS Paper II > Indian Constitution, DPSP, Polity and Governance
General Awareness > Polity
Non-justiciable guidelines in Part IV of the Constitution meant to guide governance and law-making
A now-prohibited practice requiring a divorced Muslim woman to marry and be divorced by another man before remarrying her former husband