Kumar Bahukhandi
Dr. Manmohan Singh breathed his last at the age of 92
Former PM Manmohan Singh has died in Delhi’s AIIMS hospital. He died at 9:51 pm in AIIMS. He was admitted to AIIMS after fainting this evening, where he died
Nes Delhi : Former PM Manmohan Singh has died in Delhi’s AIIMS hospital. He died at 9:51 pm in AIIMS. He was admitted to AIIMS after fainting this evening, where he died. Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh was facing health problems for a long time. Earlier also he had been admitted to the hospital several times due to health reasons.
Dr. Manmohan Singh was born on 26 September 1932 in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India. Coming from a simple background, Dr. Singh achieved extraordinary achievements in education, economics and politics in his life. Dr. Manmohan Singh passed the matriculation examination from Punjab University in 1948. After this, he received a first class honors degree in economics from Cambridge . University (UK) in 1957. He earned a D. Phil degree in economics from Nuffield College, Oxford University in 1962. His passion for education led him to teaching at Punjab University and Delhi School of Economic
n 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India and became an economic advisor in the Ministry of Commerce. In 1972, he was appointed Chief Economic Advisor to the Chief Minister of the Finance Ministry. After this, he held many important positions, including Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC
Contribution as Finance Minister
From 1991 to 1996, Dr. Singh was the Finance Minister of India. During this time, he implemented a comprehensive policy of economic reforms, which was appreciated all over the world. These reforms gave a new direction to India by rescuing it from the economic crisis. Dr. Manmohan Singh became a member of the Rajya Sabha for the first time in 1991. He represented Assam five times and became a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan in 2019. From 1998 to 2004, when the Bharatiya Janata Party was in power, Dr. Singh was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He also contested the Lok Sabha elections from South Delhi in 1999, but did not succeed.
After the 2004 general elections, he was appointed the Prime Minister of India on 22 May. He took oath as Prime Minister for the second time in 2009 and remained in this post till 2014
‘India Mourns Loss Of One Of Its Most Distinguished Leaders’: PM Modi Pays Tribute To Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences on the demise of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and termed him as one of the most distinguished leaders of the country. Hailing the Congress veteran for his contributions to the country, PM Modi said that he has left a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years
Manmohan Singh Death: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences on the demise of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and termed him as one of the most distinguished leaders of the country. Hailing the Congress veteran for his contributions to the country, PM Modi said that he has left a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years.
India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. Rising from humble origins, he rose to become a respected economist. He served in various government positions as well, including as Finance Minister, leaving a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years,” PM Modi posted on X.
