March     Planning Commission set up
1950
July 1951 First Five year plan set in motion
October   First General Election
25, 1951
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February
21, 1952
1952      Atomic Energy establishment set up in Bombay;
          Chandernagar incorporated with India
1953      Private Airlines are nationalised; Chandigarh inaugurated
          as Capital of Punjab
December  States Reorganisation Commission
29, 1953
April     India concludes treaty with China
1954
July 1954 Nehru inaugurates Bhakhra Dam
December  Imperial Bank renamed as State Bank of India
1954
1955      Chinese troops enter India"s Garhwal district in Uttar
          Pradesh
May 18,   Hindu Marriage Act is amended
1955
June 1,   Untouchability Act comes into force
1955
1956      Second Five year Plan
January   Nationalisation of Insurance Companies
1956
June 17,  Hindu Succession Act
1956
February  Second General Election held
24—June