People's Archive of Rural India - Library

People's Archive of Rural India - Library

The CounterMedia Trust

The PARI Library brings reports and information on rural India to a single location for students, researchers and other readers. It includes official as well as independent reports, out-of-print books, rare documents and reviewed research articles.


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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 September 1973 English

The government of India constituted the Committee on Multipurpose Workers under Heath and Family Planning Programme in October 1972, under the chairmanship of Kartar Singh – then, additional secretary at …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 11 September 1972 English

The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 aims to protect wild animals, birds, and plants across states and union territories in India, except the (then) state of Jammu and Kashmir.It was enacted …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 10 August 1971 English

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, received presidential assent on August 10, 1971. It contains eight sections which provide for the termination of pregnancies by registered medical practitioners and …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 5 September 1970 English

This Act aims to regulate the employment of contract labourers in certain establishments, and to abolish such employment in certain circumstances. It extends to the whole of India.The Act applies …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1970 English

The 1961 Census Atlas project was initiated after the Registrar General's circular of March 1959 to the State Census Superintendents which stated that “it will be very useful to have …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1968 English

In December 1965, the Central Council of Health, government of India, established a committee with B. Mukerji – the union health secretary at the time – as its chairperson. The …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 30 December 1967

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was passed by the Parliament of India on December 30, 1967. It provides for the ‘effective prevention’ of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 March 1967 English

The Central Council of Health constituted the Committee on Integration of Health Services, which released its report in March 1967. The committee's chairman was Dr. N. Jungalwala, then Additional Director …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1967 English

On December 31, 1965, the government of India’s Central Council of Health established a committee with B. Mukerji – secretary at the Ministry of Health at the time – as …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 December 1966 English

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on December 16, 1966. The Covenant entered into force on January 3, 1976. Its Preamble …