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National Farmer’s Day (Kisan Diwas) – December 23
December 31 , 2020
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- The day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.
- He was born in 1902 at Meerut.
- He was the fifth Prime Minister of India from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.
- He once said, "The true India resides in its villages."
- In 1952, as an Agricultural Minister of India Charan Singh worked hard to abolish the Zamindari System in India.
- In 1953, Charan Singh got the Consolidation of Holdings Act passed.
- In 2001, the Indian Government decided to mark Charan Singh's birth anniversary as Kisan Diwas.
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