1976 in India

1976
in
India

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See also: List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1976 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

Events

  • 16 April – A family planning initiative involves the vasectomy of thousands of men and tubal ligation of women, either for payment or under coercive conditions. (The minimum age for marriage is also raised to 21 years for men and 18 years for women.) The son of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, is largely blamed for what turned out to be a failed program.[1] A strong backlash against any initiative associated with family planning followed the highly controversial program, which continues (in part) into the 21st century.[2]

Births

January to June

July to December

Deaths

References

  1. "The Indira enigma". Frontline. 11 May 2001. Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
  2. "Male involvement and contraceptive methods for men". Frontline. September 1996. Retrieved 28 July 2006.

See also

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