Industrial Disputes Act creates national dispute frameworkApr 1, 1947Labels: Industrial DisputesLawMin IndiaWiki IDA
INTUC founded as Congress-aligned trade union centreMay 3, 1947Labels: INTUC, Indian NationalBritannica INTUCINTUC AboutWiki INTUC
Factories Act enacted to regulate factory workSep 23, 1948Labels: Factories ActWiki FactoriesLabourBureau
Constitution sets “living wage” as state objectiveJan 26, 1950Labels: Constitution ofArt 43 textConstitution India
Gulzarilal Nanda helps shape INTUC’s early leadershipMar 1, 1950Labels: Gulzarilal NandaBritannica NandaPM India bio
First Five-Year Plan begins state-led development eraJan 1, 1951Labels: First Five-YearWiki Five YearIndiaToday 1951
AICC–INTUC coordination committee formed under NandaJan 1, 1967Labels: AICC INTUC, Gulzarilal NandaWiki INTUC
Bank nationalisation boosts public-sector expansion and union reachJul 19, 1969Labels: Bank NationalisationForbes India
1974 railway strike shows limits of industrial actionMay 8, 1974Labels: Railway Strike, All IndiaWiki Rail Strike
Emergency begins, tightening controls over unions and politicsJun 25, 1975Labels: Emergency 1975Britannica EmergencyWiki Emergency