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Historical Event on 7/4/1997

Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.
8/13/1960Marmik' weekly magzine published.
8/5/1965M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
7/31/1865Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62.
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.