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Historical Event on 6/2/1992

The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
1/2/1947Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"".
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
10/22/1929Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
3/22/1969The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.