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Historical Event on 3/21/1997

Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/2000The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
3/1/1989Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.
3/5/1699Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.