Organisations and Events Dates

India was the first country in the world to launch a national-level family planning program in 1952 to control population growth.

 PIN code started in India in the year 1972.

This is the correct answer. Government of India adopted a forest policy in 1952.

The 'Ways and Means Advances' system was introduced to replace the Ad hoc Treasury Bill system on April 1, 1997, to better manage government cash flows.

SEBI was established in 1988 as a non-statutory body and later became a statutory body in 1992.

The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly IOR-ARC, was formally established on March 5, 1997, to promote regional cooperation and economic integration.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on December 8, 1985, in Dhaka.

R. Sridharan joined the State Bank of India as a probationary officer in 1972.

The third India International Coffee Festival was rescheduled from March 2009 to October 2009 due to various factors.

The Consumer Protection Act in India was enacted in 1986 to provide better protection of the interests of consumers.

The Punjab Primary Education Act was enacted in 1960 to provide for the expansion and improvement of primary education in the state. This is a specific historical fact regarding regional educational legislation.

Guru Nanak Dev University was established in Amritsar, Punjab, in 1969 to commemorate the 500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

The National Pension System (NPS) was launched by the Government of India on January 1, 2004, initially for government employees.

The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act, 2005, was enacted to promote exports and investment. It officially came into force on February 10, 2006.