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Historical Event on 11/16/1995

The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1985Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away.
3/21/1982Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
1/28/1853Jose Marti, great author and politician, was born at Cuba.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.