 bill no 218 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri sadashiv lokhande, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—2 article 44 of the constitution shall be omittedomission of article 44 insertion of new part ivb3 after part iva of the constitution, the following part and articles thereunder shall be inserted, namely:— "part ivb uniform  civil  law5definition51b in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "the state" has the same meaning as in part iii51c the state shall, within one year of coming into force of this act, secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of india"uniform civil code for the citizens statement of objects and reasonsthe founding fathers of the constitution while framing the constitution of india have been instrumental in including uniform civil laws for all citizens throughout the country it was therefore included as a directive principle of state policy under article 44 which requires the state to secure for the citizens of india a uniform civil code throughout the territory of india however, even after sixty-six years of the framing of the constitution, the uniform civil code is yet to be enactedindia is a country of multi-religions and every religion has its own set of personal laws to govern their respective personal matters like marriages, adoption, succession, etc however, no uniform personal law universally acceptable to all  religious communities has been codified so faruniform civil code being a directive principle of state policy is not enforceabletherefore in order to ensure uniformity, equality and social justice, it is imperative that a uniform civil code be codified at the earliest a uniform civil code will not only help the society move forward but will take india towards its goal of becoming a developed nationthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the constitution with a view to provide for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of indiahence this billnew delhi;sadashiv lokhandeaugust 11, 2016 annexure extracts from the constitution of india    44 the state shall endeavour to secure for the citizen a uniform civil code throughout the territory of indiauniform civil code for citizen    ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri sadashiv lokhande, mp)gmgipmrnd—2599ls(s3)—28-09-2016