Chandigarh was inaugurated as the new capital of Punjab.

 _{On October 7, 1953, President Rajendra Prasad inaugurated Chandigarh as the new capital of Punjab. After Partition, Shimla was designated as the temporary capital of Indian Punjab. However, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wanted a modern city to replace Lahore as Punjab’s capital. Therefore, in March 1948, the Punjab government, in consultation with the Centre, chose the picturesque foothills of the Shivaliks as the site of the new capital. The capital was officially moved from Shimla to Chandigarh on September 21, 1953, and remained the capital of Punjab until Haryana was born.}