1958 in India

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See also:	List of years in India; Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1958 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

National income - ₹152,835 million
1 january - DRDO was established
18 February – Finance minister of India T. T. Krishnamachari resigns following M. C. Chagla Commission report on Haridas Mundhra LIC scandal.^[1]
28 February – Jawaharlal Nehru presents Union budget of India as Finance Minister.
26 March - Mother India becomes the first ever Cinema of India to get nominated in the Academy Awards.^[2]
29 April - Food poisoning caused by leakage of Folidol during transportation kills 74 in a Lok Sahayak Sena camp at Sasthamkotta, Kerala.^[3]
18 to 20 May – The 16th Session of Indian Labour Congress was held at New Delhi.
Vimochana Samaram against First Namboodiripad ministry in Kerala
Unknown date – Reliance Industries was founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in Bombay (present day in Mumbai), as predecessor name was Reliance Commercial Corporation.^{[citation needed]}

22 May – Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Ordinance came into force
11 September – The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is passed by the Parliament.
1 October – The Standards of Weights and Measures Act took effect.

5 March – Nassar, actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer.
29 April – Saumen Guha, political activist, human rights campaigner and author.
30 May – K. S. Ravikumar, film director and actor.
15 August – Raj Kapoor (Tamil director), film director and actor.
16 August – R. R. Patil, politician (died 2015)
19 September – Lucky Ali, singer, composer and actor
14 October – R. Parthiban, actor and director.
2 December – Lal (actor), actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor.
17 December – Jayasudha, actress.

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