Important Dates in Indian Constitution

• 1687 The first Muncipal Corporation in India was set up in Madras.
• 1772 Lord Warren Hastings created the Office of District Collector.
• 1829 The office of the Divisional Commissioner was created by Lord William Bentick.
• 1859 The Portfolio System was introduced by Lord Canning.
• 1860 A system of Budget was introduced.
• 1870 Lord Mayo's resolution on financial decentralisation, visualised the development of local self-government institutions in India.
• 1872 First Census in India was conducted during Lord Mayo's period.
• 1881 First regular Census was conducted during Lord Mayo's period.
• 1882 Lord Ripon's resolution was hailed as the 'Magna Carta' of local self-government. He isregarded as the 'Father of local self-government in India'.
• 1905 The tenure system was introduced by Lord Curzon.
• 1905 The Railway Board was set up by a resolution of the Government of India.
• 1921 Public Accounts Committee was created at the Centre.
• 1921 Railway Budget was separated from the General Budget.
• 1935 Reserve Bank of India was established by an Act of the Central Legislature.
• 1935 The Government of India Act 1935 prescribed a federation for India.
• 1946 The elections to the Constituent Assembly under the Cabinet Mission Plan.
• Dec. 9, 1946 The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting.
• Dec. 11. 1946 Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly.
• Nov. 26, 1949 Constituent Assembly approved the Constitution.
• Jan. 26. 1950 The Constitution of India came into force.
• 1951 The first Constitutional Amendment.
• 1952 The first general election (1951-1952) to the Lok Sabha was held.
• 1953 The first linguistic state of Andra Pradesh was created.
• 1959 Panchayat Raj was introduced in Rajasthan.
•  1962 First emergency declared.
• 1963 The first no confidence motion was moved in the Lok Sabha after independence.
• 1975 Emergency due to internal disturbances
• 1976 The Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens were incorporated in the Constitution.
•  1978 Through the 44 th amendment Right to Property has been deleted from the list of Fundamental Rights.
• 1989 Reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years for the Lok Sabha as well as Assembly elections.
• 1991 Created the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
• 1992 Formation of present day Panchyati Raj.
• 1999 Extended the reservation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Anglo Indians in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for 10 more years ie. up to 2010.
• 2000 The creation of new states of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal.
• 2002 In the field of free and compulsory primary education for children Right to Education for Children has been made a Fundamental Right.

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