1988 in India

1988
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India

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Events in the year 1988 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

Governors

Events

  • April – Security & Exchange Board of India established to deal with the development and regulation of the securities market and investor protection.
  • The Discount and Finance House of India, set up as a money market institution, commenced operations.
  • July – The National Housing Bank established as an apex body of housing finance and to promote activities in housing development.
  • August – Stock Holding Corporation of India, a depository institution, commenced operations.
  • August - Floods in Punjab, Haryana
  • 21 August – The 6.9 Mw Bihar earthquake shook northern Bihar near Nepal with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 709–1,450.
  • October – Maximum lending rate abolished. Banks free to charge customers according to their credit record.
  • The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is set up under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.
  • Voting age reduced from 21 to 18 years
  • 26 December - caste violence between Kapus and Kammas erupts in costal districts of Andhra Pradesh following death of a Congress I M.L.A named Ranga Rao.[1]

Births

Deaths

Full date unknown

See also

  • Bollywood films of 1988
  1. Menon, Amarnath K. (31 January 1989). "Congress(I) MLA murder triggers off caste violence in four Andhra Pradesh coastal districts". India Today. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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