Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh accorded state funeral at Nigam Bodh Ghat; seven-day State Mourning till 1 January
The last rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh were held with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi, on 28 December 2024.
Summary
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died at AIIMS, New Delhi, on 26 December 2024, was accorded a state funeral at Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi, on 28 December 2024, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the last rites and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced seven days of State Mourning throughout India from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, both days inclusive, with the National Flag at half-mast wherever it is regularly flown and no official entertainment. The flag was also flown at half-mast in all Indian Missions and High Commissions abroad, and a half-day holiday was declared in all Central Government offices and CPSUs on the day of the funeral. The Union Cabinet passed a condolence resolution and observed a two-minute silence, and the Home Ministry said space would be allocated for a memorial once a trust was formed.
Key facts
- Death
- 26 December 2024, AIIMS, New Delhi
- State funeral
- 28 December 2024, Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi; PM Narendra Modi attended the last rites
- State Mourning
- Seven days, 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 (both inclusive), throughout India
- National Flag
- Half-mast where regularly flown; also in all Indian Missions/High Commissions abroad
- Holiday
- Half-day holiday in Central Government offices and CPSUs on the funeral day
- Cabinet
- Condolence resolution; two-minute silence
- Memorial
- MHA: space to be allocated after a trust is formed
Practice MCQs 4 questions
For how many days was State Mourning observed throughout India following the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in December 2024?
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Correct answer: B — Seven days
PIB (MHA): seven days of State Mourning were observed throughout India from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, both days inclusive.
Where were the last rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh held with state honours on 28 December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Nigam Bodh Ghat
PMIndia/PIB (Lok Sabha Secretariat)/AIR: the PM attended the last rites and the Lok Sabha Speaker paid tribute at Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi, on 28 December 2024.
As decided by the Union Cabinet, what was declared in all Central Government offices and CPSUs on the day of Dr Manmohan Singh's state funeral?
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Correct answer: A — A half-day holiday
PIB (Cabinet): on the day of the state funeral, a half-day holiday was declared in all Central Government offices and CPSUs.
Consider the following statements about the official arrangements after Dr Manmohan Singh's death: 1. State Mourning ran from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, both days inclusive. 2. There was to be no official entertainment during the period of State Mourning. 3. The National Flag was flown at half-mast only in Delhi. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
PIB (MHA/Cabinet): mourning ran from 26 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 with no official entertainment; the flag flew at half-mast throughout India where regularly flown and in Indian Missions abroad, not only in Delhi, so statement 3 is wrong.