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60's
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 - To prevent infliction of unnecessary pain on animals
- Establishment of IITs, IIMs and AIIMS, 1961, to raise the standard of professional education in India
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - Consolidated anti-dowry laws passed in different states
- The Atomic Energy Act, 1962 - To provide for development, control and use of atomic energy for the welfare of people
- Official Languages Act, 1963 - To provide for the languages which may be used for official purposes
- The Food Corporations Act, 1964 - To provide for the establishment of Food Corporations for the purpose of trading in food-grains and other foodstuffs
- Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 - To provide for the payment of bonus to persons employed in certain establishments
- Creation of separate states, 1966 - Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh were created
- Green Revolution in India, 1967 - India became one of the leading agricultural nations from a food-deficient country
- National Education Policy, 1968 - ● Provided for "radical restructuring" and proposed equal educational opportunities in order to achieve national integration and greater cultural and economic development
- Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 - Made reporting and registration of births and deaths compulsory