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Historical Event on 8/30/2000

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
4/18/1961Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
10/3/1997Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'.
8/13/1936Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay.