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Historical Event on 8/26/1997

Employee Provident Fund scheme of 1952 amended to ensure that all PF claims are settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of claims by the PF Commissioner.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
10/18/1928Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
1/5/1994Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.
8/20/1996India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
11/20/1993RBI clears two more private banks: The Times Bank Ltd. and the Indus Ind Bank Ltd.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.