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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
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
11/17/1973Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
11/5/1996Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress.
1/18/1995Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala.