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34 Years of Statehood In A Nutshell |
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April 1975 - The erstwhile Himalayan Kingdom Sikkim
became the twentysecond State of India by the
Thirty eighth Amendment Act of the Indian
Constitution. |
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May 16, 1975 - Mr. Bipin Bihari Lal, ICS, sworn-in
as the first Governor of Sikkim State. |
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May 16, 1975 - Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa,
sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Sikkim State
and his Council of Ministers. |
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May 16, 1975 - First State Day observed all over the
State. |
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May 29, 1975 - Anti-Corruption branch set up in
Gangtok. |
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June 29, 1975 - Special Session of Sikkim
Legislative Assembly held to ratify the Constitution
(Thirty four Amendment) Bill, 1975. |
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July 23, 1975 - First brain surgery performed by Dr.
S.T.Pulger in S.T.N.M. Hospital, Gangtok. |
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August 13, 1975 - Sikkim Prevention of Transfer and
Unauthorized Use of Lands Ordinance, 1975
promulgated. |
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September 1, 1975 - Frontier Railway passenger Out
agency opened at Sikkim Nationalised Transport
Office at Gangtok. |
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November 11, 1975 - Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Prime
Minister of India visited Sikkim. |
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December 21, 1975 - Chief Minister, Mr. L.D. Kazi,
laid the foundation stone of Temi Tea Factory in
South Sikkim. |
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February 17, 1976 - Mother Teresa visited Sikkim. |
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April 5, 1976 - Devastating fire gutted down about
hundred houses at Singtam. |
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May 15, 1976 - Chief Minister, Kazi Lhendup Dorjee
Khangsarpa inaugurated L.D. Kazi Bridge at Sirwani. |
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October 18, 1979 - Mr. N.B. Bhandari sworn in as
Chief Minister of Sikkim. |
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October 28, 1979 - President of India, Mr.Neelam
Sanjeeva Reddy visited Sikkim. |
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January 9,1981- Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan appointed as
2nd Governor of Sikkim. |
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April 13, 1981- The Union Finance Minister, Mr.R.
Venkataraman inaugurated the Central Blood Bank of
Sikkim. |
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November 6, 1981 - His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa
Karmapa passes away. |
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January 30, 1982 - Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal
passes away at the age of 59. |
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May 1, 1982 - First Helicopter service between
Bagdogra and Gangtok inaugurated. |
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June 5,6, and 9,1982 - A portion of Tsongu Lake
turned red. |
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August 22,1982 -Chief Minister, Mr. N.B. Bhandari
inaugurated R.D.D. Complex at Jorethang. |
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May 23, 1983 - The Eighth Finance Commission headed
by Shri Y.B. Chavan visited Gangtok. |
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June 13, 1983 - The 691 ft. long concrete bridge
over the river Teesta at Melli inaugurated. The
bridge was named after Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. |
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January 16, 1984 - Enforcement of the Cardamom Act,
1965 (42 of 1965) for the benefit of the poor
cardamom growers of Sikkim. |
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April 7, 1984 - A pioneering
collaboration signed between Sikkim Research
Institute of Tibetology and Nalanda Mahavihara at
Patna in the presence of Dr. A.R. Kidwai, Governor
of Bihar and Mr. Homi J.H. Taleyarkhan, Governor of
Sikkim for collaboration in matters relating to
exchange of scholars, information and other literary
data. |
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May 11, 1984 - Mr. B B Gurung sworn in as the third
Chief Minister of Sikkim. |
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May 25, 1984 - President Rule imposed in Sikkim. |
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June 17,1984 - Kona Prabhakar Rao appointed as the
third Governor of Sikkim. |
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March 8, 1985 - Mr. N.B Bhandari re-elected and
sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim once again. |
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May 31,1985 - Shri. Bhisma Narain Singh sworn in as
the new Governor of Sikkim. |
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October 7, 1987 - President Mr. R. Venkataraman
inaugurated G.B. Pant Leprosy Hospital at Sajong,
East Sikkim. |
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October 9, 1988 - New Sikkim House inaugurated at
New Delhi. |
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August 1992 - Nepali language included in the Eighth
Schedule of Indian Constitution |
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May 17,1994 -Mr. Bhandari Government looses vote of
confidence in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. |
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May 18, 1994. -Mr. Sanchaman Limboo sworn in as the
Chief Minister of Sikkim. |
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Limboo Government accepted the MandaI Commission
Report. |
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Set up a Grievance Commission to
look after the grievances of the Government
employees regarding promotions, pay scale, transfers
etc. Interim report of the Grievance Commission
placed before the Government which decided that
every employee in the State would get their next
promotion in every ten years or will be given the
next higher grade scale. |
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The Prime Minister Employment
Assurance Scheme was implemented from July 1994 in a
massive way to enable a member of each house in the
State to secure Government employment. |
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Loyola B. Ed College inaugurated at Namchi. |
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Pawan Chamling sworn in as the fifth Chief Minister
of Sikkim on December 12, 1994. |
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100 per cent increase in daily wage of labourers. |
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Extra ordinary increase in the
pay scale of State Government employees. Revised pay
scale of Class IV employees highest in the country. |
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Successful inclusion of Sikkim as an eighth member
of the North Eastern Council. |
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Massive rural housing scheme
covering a total of 10,000 beneficiaries per year at
a cost of Rs. 20,000/- per family has been
successfully launched and implemented. |
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Free distribution of text books and exercise books
to all students. Free uniforms to students up to
Class V. |
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Establishment of Mahavidyalaya of
Sanskrit at Gyalshing in West Sikkim and Colleges,
including Medical and Engineering in other
districts. |
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70% of total Plan outlay earmarked for the
development of the rural areas of Sikkim. |
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Government accorded official
recognition of "State language" to Tamang, Gurung,
Rai, Sherpa, Mangar, Newar and Sunwar (Mukhia)
languages and has taken steps for their future
development. |
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Old age pension being granted every year to 100
eligible persons from each of the 32 assembly
constituencies in the State. |
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Mid day meal program for school children has been
launched. |
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In all Government jobs and higher studies 23% of
seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe 6% to SC and
21 % to OBCs. |
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Scrapping of controversial Rathong-Chu Hydel Project
in deference to religious sentiments of the people
of the region. |
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Launching of website on Sikkim. www.sikkim.gov.in |
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Lok Adalats and Legal Services aid have been set up
in all four district headquarters and sub-division. |
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Old age pension of ex-servicemen has been enhanced
from Rs. 150 to Rs. 200 p.m.. |
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Sikkim becomes the first State to ban the use of
non-biodegradable items like plastic bags and also
grazing in forest land by cattles. |
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The foundation stone of Airport at Pakyong laid on
April 6 with 1600 m runway at the cost of Rs. 80
crores. |
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Chief Minister inaugurated a helipad at Dodak under
Soreng Constituency in July, constructed at a cost
of Rs. 20 lakhs. |
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Sikkim becomes the first State to
carry out Hepatitis 'B' vaccination programme for
children under 0 - 1 year of age, at Government
expense. |
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Two historic Documents: Sikkim Human Development
Report 2001 and Sikkim: The People Vision were
published and released by the Prime Minister in New
Delhi on 5 September. |
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30 per cent reservations are given to women in
Government jobs and 33 per cent in Panchayats. |
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Nathula trade route reopened after a gap of half a
century. |
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Massive administrative and financial power
decentralization to the Panchayati raj Institution. |
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Janta Mela, the biggest ever welfare package for the
poor Sikkimese has been launched. |
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A number of stringent measures
were taken to preserve and protect the fragile
eco-system of this Himalayan State, like banned
grazing of domestic animals in forest land, banned
use of non-biodegradable products, banned smoking in
public place, launched Smriti Van programme all over
the State. |
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In recognition of his outstanding
contributions towards preservation and protection of
ecology the Chief Minister of Sikkim, Mr. Pawan
Chamling, was declared as the Greenest Chief
Minister of India. |
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Govt. determines to make Sikkim an Organic State |
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A Ropeway at Gangtok linking
Deorali with the Tashiling Secretariat has been
commissioned. Similar projects are in the offing at
Namchi and Bulbuley Zoo complex Gangtok. |
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Constituted the State Planning
commission under the chairmanship of the chief
Minister with well-known economists and seasoned
administrators as its Members to oversee the
developmental activities of the state. |
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135 ft tall statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru
Rinpoche), Patron saint of Sikkim has been built at
Samdruptse in South Sikkim. |
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Similar statue of Lord Shiva will be erected at
Solophok in South Sikkim. Work is on to construct
Char Dhaam. |
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