Uttarakhand State PCS

Uttarakhand Repopulation Measures

Recently,Uttarakhand's Rural Development and Migration Prevention Commission submitted a report to the Chief Minister revealing that 11 villages near the Indo-China border have no residents remaining.

The report was submitted following a ground survey of 137 border villages in 2023.
- Out Of the 11 villages, six are in Pithoragarh district- Gumkana, Lum, Khimling, Sagri Dhakdhauna, Sumatu, and Poting.
- Three are in Chamoli district- Rewal Chak Kurkuti, Fagti, and Lamtol and two are in Uttarkashi district- Nelang and Jadung.
The report submitted by the commission comprises several suggestions for the government, such as:
- Promoting border tourism in those areas by relaxing accessibility norms.
- Providing 200 days' employment instead of 100 days under the MGNREGA program in the border villages.
- Develop the places situated near the 51 border villages identified as 'Vibrant Villages' by the Centre.

It is a Centrally sponsored scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 (to 2025-26) for development of villages on the northern border, thus improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages.
It will cover the border areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Ladakh.
It will cover 2,963 villages with 663 of them to be covered in the first phase.
Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created by the district adminstration with the help of Gram Panchayats.
There will not be overlap with the Border Area Development Programme.

Launched in 2005 by the Ministry of Rural Development, MGNREGA stands as one of the world's largest work guarantee programs.
This initiative provides a legal guarantee, ensuring a hundred days of employment each financial year for adult members of any rural household.
- Participants engage in unskilled manual work related to public projects, earning the statutory minimum wage.

Recently, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board announced its plan to challenge the Supreme Court's recent ruling that permits divorced Muslim women to claim maintenance after the 'Iddat' period.

The board also intends to challenge the newly enacted Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law in Uttarakhand.

These decisions were made during a working committee meeting, under which eight resolutions were approved.
One of the resolutions concerns the Supreme Court's judgment, which contradicts Sharia law.
Recently, the Supreme Court unequivocally ruled that Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) applies to all married women, including Muslims.
- The court emphasized that Indian men must unequivocally recognize the significance of homemakers by providing unwavering financial support, such as joint accounts and unfettered access to ATMs.
The board highlights that diversity is our country's identity, protected by the Constitution. The UCC aims to erase this diversity, challenging both constitutional and religious freedoms.
The legal committee is preparing to challenge the UCC law enacted in Uttarakhand.

Section 125 of the CrPC mandates that a Magistrate of the first class may order a person with sufficient means to make a monthly allowance for the maintenance of:
- His wife, if she is unable to maintain herself.
- His legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not, unable to maintain itself.
- His legitimate or illegitimate adult child with physical or mental abnormalities or injuries that render them unable to maintain themselves.
- His father or mother, unable to maintain themselves.

A divorced Muslim woman is entitled to a reasonable and fair provision and maintenance from her former husband, to be paid within the iddat period.
Iddat is a period, usually of three months, which a woman must observe after the death of her husband or a divorce before she can remarry.

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