Former PM Manmohan Singh has died in AIIMS Hospital, Delhi. He died at AIIMS at 9:51 pm on Thursday night. He was admitted to AIIMS this evening after becoming unconscious. Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh was facing health related problems for a long time. Even before this, 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 Punjab province of undivided India. Coming from an ordinary 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 obtained 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 teach at Panjab University and Delhi School of Economics.
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Former Prime Minister of India and economist Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92. His contribution to Indian politics and economic reforms will always be remembered. The contribution of Dr. Manmohan Singh, who took the Indian economy on the path of liberalization in 1991, can never be forgotten. He served as the Prime Minister of India for two terms (2004-2014) and played an important role in the development of the country.
Entry into government in 1971
In 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India and became Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Commerce. In 1972, he was appointed Chief Economic Advisor to the Finance Ministry. After this he held many important positions, including Secretary of the Finance Ministry, 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 period, he implemented a comprehensive policy of economic reforms, which was appreciated all over the world. These reforms brought India out of the economic crisis and gave a new direction. Dr. Manmohan Singh became a member of 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 was not successful.
Became PM in 2004
After the 2004 general elections, he was appointed 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.
