Uttarakhand is the first state in the country after Independence to adopt the UCC.

A panel framing rules for Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is trying to ensure that data provided by live-in couples remains protected but feels that information about those aged between 18 and 21 should be given to their parents, the committee’s chief said Friday.

On Friday, the report of an expert committee on UCC was uploaded on the website http://www.ucc.uk.gov.in. Chairman of the UCC’s rules-making and implementation committee, Shatrughna Singh, said it could not be made public earlier because the model code of conduct was in force.

“Data of live-in couples above 21 years of age will be totally protected. But, for couples aged between 18 and 21 years, the committee was of the view that the age (despite the fact that they have voting rights) is tender and so the parents should also be kept in the loop by way of precaution for the safety of the couple,” he said.