Overview

• The Freedom of Religion amendment raises punishments for forced conversion from three years up to life imprisonment and widens offences to include digital propaganda, false promises of marriage, concealment of religion for marriage, and trafficking with terms up to life.
• The Uniform Civil Code amendment introduces up to seven years in jail for a married person entering a live-in relationship, extends the marriage registration window to one year, and empowers the Registrar-General to cancel registrations tied to marriage, divorce, live-in status or inheritance.
• The Minority Education Bill extends formal recognition beyond Muslim-run institutions to Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist and Parsi schools, and replaces the Madrasa Education Board framework effective July 1, 2026.
• Madrasas must affiliate with the Uttarakhand Board by July 1, 2026 and then seek status from the proposed Uttarakhand State Authority for Minority Education, with noncompliant institutions facing closure.
• The House cleared nine bills, including a ₹5,315.89 crore supplementary budget, in a brief sitting at Gairsain before the five-day session was ended sine die after two days, drawing protests from the Opposition and criticism from Muslim religious leaders.