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Assam sets up 8-member panel to draft UCC rules
The Story in Brief
The Assam government has constituted an eight-member committee to frame rules for implementing the Uniform Civil Code Bill, officials said on Thursday, 29 October. The panel, chaired by Home and Political Department Secretary Deba Prasad Misra, must submit draft rules within one month, according to a Political Department notification.
The Assam Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 Bill on 27 May, making Assam the third state after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to approve a UCC. The legislation seeks a common framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships, banning polygamy and requiring live-in registration. It provides up to seven years' imprisonment for bigamy and three months for non-registration of live-in relationships. The Bill exempts Scheduled Tribes residing in Assam. It has been sent to the Centre for presidential assent.
Committee members include Finance Special Commissioner Partha Pratim Majumdar, Legislative Secretary Geetanjali D Saikia, and Welfare of Minorities Secretary Farida Samsul.
Indian Opinion Analysis
ET and New Indian Express both carry the same PTI-sourced copy on the Assam UCC rule-drafting committee, differing only in headline word choice, ET leads with 'forms panel to frame rules', New Indian Express with 'forms panel to draft rules'. Neither outlet adds original reporting, editorialising, or omission. The coverage is uniform straight reporting from the official notification. Both note the Bill awaits presidential assent, the eight-member committee has a one-month deadline, and STs are exempt. The one concrete watch item is the President's decision on the Bill.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), newindianexpress.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
