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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
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
2/1/1942Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
8/1/1955Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
5/6/1922Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48.