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Benefits of UCC:

Divest religion from social relations and personal laws, ensuring equality, unity and integrity of the nation and justice to both men and women.

All the laws related to marriage, inheritance, family, land etc. would be equal for all Indians.

Help improve condition of women in India.

Will help society move forward, and take India towards its goal of becoming a developed nation where women are treated fairly and given equal rights.

Various personal laws have loop holes which are exploited by informal bodies like Panchayats etc.

Help reduce vote bank politics-- as politicians will have less to offer to communities in exchange for their votes.

help in integration of India

Could induce custodian of faith to look inwards and seek to codify and reform age old personal laws in conformity with current modernizing and integrative tendencies.

UCC is present in countries like Germany, Italy, Egypt and Turkey.