1 April - India on this day45 events
Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment.
Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi.
Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born.
Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay.
S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi.
Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the "A" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960.
Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.
ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.
Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves.
Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
Govt. clarifies it is illegal to carry a child on a two-wheeler in addition to a pillion rider.
Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.