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Historical Event on 12/25/2000

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1837Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed.
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
9/11/1889Dr. P. Subbarayan, minister and leader of the House in O.P. and President of the Cricket Control Board, was born in Tamil Nadu.
9/22/1869Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, great scholar of Sanskrit, master, politician, social reformer, President of India and educationist, was born at Valangaiman village, Tamil Nadu.
2/6/1998V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar.
3/25/1958Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's), was born in Chandigarh.
10/18/1906Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
12/21/2000Women's Bill put off again.