Rishikesh, Jan. 21 -- Hailing the Uniform Civil Code's first year completion, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that UCC implementation empowered women, asserting that their safety has increased.

CM Dhami said that the state has ensured that people receive benefits on the spot under various beneficiary schemes run by the Central and state governments.

Speaking to reporters, Dhami said, "Whatever doubts, questions, and apprehensions people had regarding the UCC have all been cleared. The rumours have also ended, and in more than five lakh cases, not a single case of violation of privacy has been found. After the implementation of the UCC, women, in particular, have been empowered and their safety has increa...