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Historical Event on 12/23/1993

PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
3/31/1992Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue.
4/21/1991Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
11/5/1950Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died.
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.