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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
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
3/12/1972Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
12/11/1963Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
12/21/1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.