Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh dies at AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 and Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996, died at AIIMS, New Delhi, on 26 December 2024.
Summary
Dr Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on 26 December 2024, the Government of India announced. Born on 26 September 1932 in village Gah, West Punjab, in undivided India, he took a Master's in Economics from Panjab University in 1954, the Economics Tripos from the University of Cambridge in 1957 and a D.Phil from the University of Oxford in 1962. He was Chief Economic Adviser in the Finance Ministry (1972-76), Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (1976-80), Member Secretary of the Planning Commission (1980-82) and Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (September 1982 to January 1985). As Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 he ushered in economic reforms, and he was Prime Minister from 22 May 2004 to 2014 over two terms. His honours included the Padma Vibhushan (1987) and the Adam Smith Prize of the University of Cambridge (1956).
Key facts
- Died
- 26 December 2024, AIIMS, New Delhi
- Born
- 26 September 1932, village Gah, West Punjab (undivided India)
- Education
- MA Economics, Panjab University (1954); Economics Tripos, Cambridge (1957); D.Phil, Oxford (1962)
- Key posts
- CEA (1972-76); Secretary, DEA (1976-80); Member Secretary, Planning Commission (1980-82)
- RBI Governor
- September 1982 to January 1985
- Finance Minister
- 1991 to 1996
- Prime Minister
- 22 May 2004 to May 2009; second term May 2009 to 2014
- Honours
- Padma Vibhushan (1987); Adam Smith Prize, Cambridge (1956); Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year (1993)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died on 26 December 2024, was born in which village?
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Correct answer: A — Gah, West Punjab
PIB (Cabinet resolution): Dr Manmohan Singh was born on 26 September 1932 in village Gah, West Punjab, in the Punjab province of undivided India.
During which period did Dr Manmohan Singh serve as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
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Correct answer: C — September 1982 to January 1985
PIB (Cabinet resolution): Dr Manmohan Singh was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from September 1982 to January 1985; November 1976 to April 1980 was his tenure as DEA Secretary and April 1980 to September 1982 as Member Secretary, Planning Commission.
In which year was Dr Manmohan Singh conferred the Padma Vibhushan?
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Correct answer: D — 1987
PIB (Cabinet resolution): Dr Manmohan Singh received the Padma Vibhushan in 1987; 1956 was the Adam Smith Prize, 1993 the Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year award and 1995 the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress.
Consider the following statements about Dr Manmohan Singh: 1. He served as India's Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996. 2. He was Chief Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance from 1972 to 1976. 3. He received his D.Phil from the University of Cambridge in 1962. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Cabinet resolution): he was Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 and CEA from 1972 to 1976. Statement 3 is wrong: his D.Phil (1962) was from the University of Oxford; from Cambridge he received the Economics Tripos in 1957.