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Historical Event on 8/21/1997

Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/1992The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
7/5/1957Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died..
5/2/1974700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
3/26/1990Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.
5/29/1977Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
8/4/2000Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.