First in Himachal Pradesh

In this post, we discuss about those events or proceedings that have the tag of ‘being first’ in Himachal Pradesh. Although it may look like a set of trivial information, but from examination point of view, such questions are commonly asked, irrespective of what type of competitive exam you are appearing in.

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First Chief Commissioner – Sh. N.C. Mehta

First Deputy Chief Commissioner – Sh. E.P. Moon

First Lt. Governor – Major General Himmat Singh

First Governor – Sh. S. Chakarvarti

First Woman Governor – Ms. Sheela Kaul

First Chief Minister – Dr. Y.S. Parmar

First Chief Justice – Justice Mirza Hamidulah Beh

First Woman Chief Justice – Ms. Leela Seth

First Speaker of Vidhan Sabha – Pt. Jaivant Ram

First Woman Speaker of Vidhan Sabha – Smt. Vidya Stokes

First Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha – Sh. Krishna Chander

First Chief Secretary – K.L. Mehta (ICS)

First Lokayukta – Justice T.V.R. Tattachari

First Chairman of H.P. Administrative Tribunal – Justice Hira Singh Thakur

First Vice-Chancellor of H.P. University – Dr. Ram Karan Singh

First Vice-Chancellor of Agriculture University Palampur – Dr. Het Ram Kalia

First Vice-Chancellor of Horticulture University, Nauni, Solan – Dr. M.R.Thakur

First Governor to die in office – Sh. Surendra Nath

First Woman to represent in Lok Sabha – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

First Woman Minister in the Union Cabinet(Health) – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

First Member in the Rajya Sabha – Sh. Chiranji Lal Verma

First Education Director – Sh. K.L. Sethi

First Winner of Victoria Cross – Sh. Jamadar lalaram

First Winner of Param Vir Chakra – Major Somnath Sharma

First Winner of Mahavir Chakra – Lt. Col. Kaman Singh

First Winner of Vir Chakra – Havildar Topge

First President Police Medal Recipient – Sh. Gangir Singh

First Chairman of H.P.P.S.C Shimla- Lt. Gen. K.S. Katoch

First Chairman of H.P.S.S.S.B Hamirpur – Sh. K.C. Malhotra

First Person to climb Mount Everest –  Sh. Sunil Sharma

Yongest Girl to climb Everest – Ms. Dicky Dolma

First to represent India in Olympic Hockey – Sh. Charanjit Singh

First Chief Information Commissioner – Sh. P.S. Rana

First Judicial Commissioner – Justice J.N. Banerjee

First Woman Chief Secretary – Smt. Asha Swaroop

First Police Chief (IGP) – Sh. S.R. Chaudhary

First Army Chief from H.P – Gen. V.N. Sharma

First Radio Station in H.P – Shimla

First Private Radio Station in H.P – 91.9 BIG FM, Shimla

First Hydel Project executed by State Govt. – Giri Hydel Project

First Hydro Project with underground switch yard – Sanjay Vidyut Pariyojna

First Railway line – Kalka – Shimla (Nov,9,1903)

First Lok Sabha Election – 1952 A.D.

First Vidhan Sabha Election – November 1951

First Five Year Plan – 1951 – 1956

First Pucca House in Shimla – Kennedy House (1822 A.D.)

First Governor-General to Visit HP – Lord Amherst (1827 A.D.)

First Recipient of Dr. Y.S. Parmar Award – Mian Geverdhan Singh

First Recipient of Pahari Gandhi Baba Kanshi Ram Award – Sh. Jai Dev Kiran

First Recipient of Chanderdhar Sharma Guleri Award – Sh. Keshav Narayan

First Recipient of Parshu Ram Award – Suman Rawat (In Athletics)

First National Teacher Award Winner – Sh. Prakash Chand

First Person from Himachal to become CJI – Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan

First Mughal Ruler of Kangra – Akbar

First Private University – Japee University of IT, Waknaghat

First Heritage City – Mandi

First Village in India to be given Heritage status in 1997 A.D. -Pragpur

First IT Park – Mauja Majhol (Wakhanaghat)

Oldest Fort – Nagarkot (Kangra) Fort

Oldest Princely State – Trigarta (Kangra)

Oldest Democracy in the World – Malana (Kullu)

Oldest Himachali Newspaper – Kshetriye Tej

Oldest Painting School of HP – Basholi School of Painting

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