Approval by the President;  Uttarakhand became the first state to implement a single civil code

 Dehradun: Uttarakhand single civil code bill approved by President  The President signed the bill.  After the notification, the Uniform Civil Code will become law.  With this, Uttarakhand is the first state to implement a single civil code.

 These include proposals on polygamy, ban on child marriage, unification of marriageable age for girls of all religions and uniform procedure for divorce.