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Historical Event on 6/13/2000

Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, announces a one-time settlement of outstanding loans below Rs. 10 crores in a move aimed at ridding the public sector banks of Rs. 51,000 crores of bad loans.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
3/7/1942Umesh Narayan Kulkarni, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68), was born in Alibaug, Maharashtra.
9/26/1975Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated.
7/3/1985Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988.
8/8/1912Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
9/28/1909Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
12/9/1658Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.