Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92 at AIIMS in Delhi. He was battling age related diseases. Earlier in the day, Singh was admitted to the emergency ward of AIIMS after his condition worsened.
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (Image/X)
Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92 at AIIMS in Delhi. He was battling age related diseases. Earlier in the day, Singh was admitted to the emergency ward of AIIMS after his condition worsened.
“With deep sorrow, we announce the passing away of Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India at the age of 92. He was undergoing treatment for an age-related health condition and collapsed suddenly at home on 26 December 2024. Resuscitation measures were in place. He was immediately euthanized at home on 8: He was brought to the medical emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi at 06 pm but failed to revive him and was declared brought dead at 9:51 pm,’ the hospital official said. said in a statement.
Various leaders of the party have reached AIIMS to pay homage to the former Prime Minister.
Let’s take a look at his political career as the world mourns his death.
Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932 in the Punjab province of Pakistan before the partition of India. At the age of 14, Singh and his family migrated to India.
Regarded as one of the most educated politicians in India, Singh studied at Punjab University, Cambridge University and earned his doctorate in economics from Oxford University.
From 1982 to 1985, he served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Singh also served as Chief Economic Adviser from 1972 to 1976. He was the head of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1987.
Moreover, Singh was awarded the country’s second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 1987. During the regime of Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, Singh served as India’s Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996.
Interestingly, this was the era when the major economic reforms in India – Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG), were initiated. Manmohan Singh is considered to have played an important role in the initiation of economic reforms.