The Calendar Reform Committee was appointed in November, 1952, by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (of the Government of India) with the following terms of reference:
"To examine all the existing calendars which are being followed in the country at present and after a scientific study of the subject, submit proposals for an accurate and uniform calendar for the whole of India".
In accordance with its terms of reference, the Committee (for personnel, see p. 4) has scientifically examined all the calendars prevalent in India (vide Part C, Chap. V),
Gregorian Calendar...which is used for civil and administrative purposes (vide p. 170) all over the world.
Islamic Calendar.
used for fixing up the dates of Islamic festivals (vide p. 179).
Indian Calendars or Pancangas.
used for fixing up dates and moments of Hindu, Bauddha and Jaina festivals in different States of India, and in many cases for civil purposes also. They are about 30 in number. (vide Chap. V, p. 258).
It has been pointed out (p. 171) that the Gregorian calendar, which is used all over the world for civil and administrative purposes, is a very unscientific and inconvenient one. The World Calendar (p. 173), proposed by the World Calendar Association of New York, has been examined and found suitable for modern life. The proposal for its adoption by all the countries of the world for civil and administrative purposes was sponsored by the Indian Government before the U. N. O. and debated before the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) at Geneva in June, 1954 (p. 173) and its recommendations have been transmitted to the Governments of the World for their opinion. It is hoped that the World Calendar will be ultimately adopted. It will lead to a great simplification of modern life.
The introduction of the World Calendar in place of the Gregorian is a matter for the whole world, which has now to look for decision by the U. N. O.
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