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Historical Event on 7/24/1996

Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
6/24/1966Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.
3/28/1996JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.
3/28/1996Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
12/13/1999The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.
10/31/2000Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.