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1991 in India
Explore 18 historical events and records for India in 1991.
Historical records for India in 1991
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January
May
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a suicide bomber during an election campaign at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
Death of Rajiv Gandhi
Death of Rajiv Gandhi
June
Finance Minister
Manmohan Singh becomes Finance Minister in P.V. Narasimha Rao's government.
Prime Minister of India
P.V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister after the 1991 general election.
1991 General Election
Congress emerges as the largest party in the 1991 general election and forms a minority government under P.V. Narasimha Rao.
July
Economic Liberalisation Budget
Manmohan Singh presents a reform budget that reduces controls, opens the economy and addresses a severe balance-of-payments crisis.
New Industrial Policy
Rao's government announces a new industrial policy that dismantles much of the industrial licensing system.
Rupee Devaluation
India devalues the rupee in two stages as part of its response to the 1991 balance-of-payments crisis.
Other events (month unknown)
Chairman
Appointed Chairman, House Committee, Lok Sabha.
DNA Evidence in Court
Lalji Singh provides DNA fingerprinting evidence in an Indian court, helping establish the technique for disputed parentage and forensic identification.
Economic Reform Programme
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao launches a wide-ranging programme of economic liberalisation with Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
Economy of India
The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth. Singh is widely regarded as the architect of Indias original economic reform programme which is enacted in 1991 under Raos administration
General
Apppointed General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament
Janata Dal (United) Party
Apppointed General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament
PARAM 8000
Vijay Bhatkar leads the development of PARAM 8000, India's first major indigenous high-performance parallel supercomputer.
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the PNI
Reform of Political System
The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth
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