Usage started officially at 1 Chaitra 1879, Saka Era, or 22 March 1957.

Which year Vikram Samvat started?

The Vikram era, or Vikram samvat is an Calendar System(mostly followed in Hinduism and Sikhism from people of Indian Subcontinent) starting in 57 BC. The Vikram Samvat calendar starts half a century before the Gregorian calendar and works on an Indian calendar cycle.

Who started Vikram Samvat?

According to popular tradition, King Vikramaditya of Ujjain established the Vikrama Samvat era after defeating the Sakas. The earliest known inscription which calls the era "Vikrama" is from 842. The Hindu New Year Vikram Samvat begins with the new moon of the month of Chaitra. The day is known as Chaitra Sukhladi.