Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away

• Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on December 26, 2024 at the age of 92.

• He served as the Finance Minister during the tenure of then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.

• He is considered the architect of the 1991 economic reforms, which marked the beginning of the liberalization of the economy.

• From 2004 to 2014, he served two terms as the Prime Minister of the Congress-led UPA government.

• After 33 years of service, he retired from the Rajya Sabha in April 2024.

• On September 26, 1932, he was born in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India.

• From 2004 to 2014, he was the 13th Prime Minister of India.

• In addition, he chaired the University Grants Commission and served as the 15th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

• The Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, was conferred on him in 1987.