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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
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
12/12/2000J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore.
4/29/1998The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
1/30/1999Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament.
8/15/1990India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile.
9/20/1819Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
2/6/1959Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.