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Historical Event on 12/10/1952

World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
4/9/1994C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.
6/12/2000The Government appointed S. K. Mahajan of Delhi High Court as the chairman of the one-man tribunal to adjudicate whether or not there was sufficient cause for declaring LTTE as unlawful.
2/18/1974Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque.
11/2/1994Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).