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Historical Event on 12/22/1992

Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1936Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
4/18/1914Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai.
9/28/1929Lata Mangeshkar, great playback singer, was born.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
5/4/1957Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.