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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
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
9/6/1657Shahjahan fell ill. His four sons Dara Shikoh, Suja, Aurangzeb and Murad advanced towards Delhi to capture the throne.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
3/22/1942Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
12/20/1994The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
1/11/1973Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.