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Historical Event on 12/20/2000

The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1988INS Chakra was inducted in the Indian Navy when the first Soviet SSN Victor 1 class nuclear propelled submarine and India joined the maritime nuclear powers.
11/9/1972Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
10/30/2000The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
5/2/1992President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges.
9/21/1912Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born.
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
6/3/1992M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam.