Manmohan Singh: Architect Of India's Economic Reforms
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, where he was admitted. He was 92
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Born on September 26, 1932, in Punjab, Manmohan Singh received his Bachelor's and Master's in Economics from Panjab University in 1952 and 1954 respectively
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Manmohan Singh completed his Economic Tripos from Cambridge University in 1957. He followed this with a D.Phil in Economics from Oxford University in 1962
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Manmohan Singh shot to prominence as the country's finance minister in the government headed by PV Narasimha Rao during 1991-96
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He was the architect and the brainchild of economic reforms in 1991 that pulled India from the brink of bankruptcy
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Manmohan Singh was PM for two terms in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government from 2004 to 2014. He had been in poor health for the last few months
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He also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha till early this year. He retired from Rajya Sabha in April
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He has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 1991, where he was Leader of the Opposition between 1998 and 2004
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Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on May 22 after the 2004 general elections and took the oath of office for a second term on May 22, 2009
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He represented Assam for five terms in the Upper House and shifted to Rajasthan in 2019
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