Dehradun: In the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the information given at the time of registration for live-in relationships, marriages, divorces, or other services will not be disclosed to any other person. Information such as name, address, mobile number, Aadhaar number, religion, caste, etc., will not be shared, even under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act). The government has made this decision to maintain the confidentiality of the information.
Only the number of registrations done under the UCC will be made public; it will not include any personal information. According to Additional Secretary Home Nivedita Kukreti, confidentiality of information has been given top priority in the Uniform Civil Code. The details of personal information (name, address, mobile number, Aadhaar number, religion, caste, etc.) provided for any UCC service will not be made public at any level
Confidentiality of information is of top priority in the Uniform Civil Code
Uttarakhand government has made it clear that no third party would be given access to the information provided during service registration under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The government said that only the number of registrations is being made public. No personal information is included in it. Additional secretary Nivedita Kukreti said that confidentiality of information is of top priority in the Uniform Civil Code. According to her, personal details such as name, address, phone number, Aadhar number, religion and caste given for any UCC service will not be disclosed at any level.
Only number of registrations is being made public
The state government said only the number of registrations under UCC will be publicly available. This is now visible on the website, the additional secretary Kukreti said in a press release. Besides this, only a person who has applied for a service under the Uniform Civil Code can seek information related to his application either on his own or by making a joint application with another person. No other person will have access to the information, the state government has clarified.
Strict action against responsible party in case of misuse of the information
Additional secretary Kukreti further said that information about UCC registrations will be sent to the police station for record keeping. The SHO of the police station concerned would be able to access the information only under the supervision of the SSP. She also made it clear that strict action would be taken at any level in case of any issue of the information. Action will be taken against the responsible party as per rule, the press release, issued by the state government, further mentioned.
The UCC has already come into force in the state and there was concern among people about the confidentiality of the information given at the time of registration. This has apparently prompted the state government to make it clear that no personal information will be shared with any third party.
