Overview
- The Desai-led high-level committee submitted its three-volume final report to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on July 13–14, 2026, with the second volume containing a draft UCC bill of four parts, 404 sections and seven schedules.
- The panel has recommended excluding Scheduled Tribes from the proposed Uniform Civil Code, citing distinct customary practices and constitutional safeguards that affect roughly 21 percent of Madhya Pradesh's population.
- The report has been forwarded to the state Law Department for legal examination and the government has scheduled a special cabinet meeting in Jagdishpura on July 19 to finalise the draft before the monsoon assembly session that begins July 20.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has urged the Congress to clarify its position and said the government will press to introduce the bill in the assembly while opposition leaders accuse the BJP of politicising the venue and timing of approvals.
- The committee said it analysed more than 9.58 lakh public submissions by question, gender and community and its work follows UCC initiatives in other BJP-ruled states, a context that could influence both legal design and political momentum.