UCC Turns One in Uttarakhand: 4.7 Lakh Marriages Registered, Online System Eases Process

Key Highlights

• Earlier, they were required to be physically present at the Sub-Registrar’s office on a fixed date along with two witnesses. Before the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, marriages were registered under the Uttarakhand Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2010.
• This entire process was offline, which meant that the husband and wife had to appear in person at the Sub-Registrar’s office along with two witnesses for marriage registration.
• However, under the UCC, nearly 100 percent of marriage registrations are being carried out through the online mode.
• Couples and witnesses can now apply for registration from anywhere by uploading documents and recording their video statements. As a result, within less than a year of the UCC coming into force, a total of 4,74,447 marriage registrations have been completed as of Monday afternoon, January 19, 2026.
• The average number of registrations has now reached nearly 1,400 per day, whereas under the previous Act, the average daily number of marriage registrations was only about 67.