Breaking: Manmohan Singh, pioneer of India's economic reforms, passes away at 92

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi informed PTISingh 92 was brought to the emergency department in the evening in a critical condition after sudden loss of consciousness AIIMS saidCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge and his predecessors Sonia and Rahul Gandhi rushed to AIIMS after learning about his condition Congress lawmaker Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also reached AIIMS on Thursday eveningRahul Gandhi and Kharge were to attend a rally in Karnataka which was later cancelledBharatiya Janta Party BJP President JP Nadda was also among those who reached AIIMS after learning about the former Prime Ministers deathFollowing news of his death many leaders took to social media to pay their tributes to SinghPrime Minister Narendra Modi wrote India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders Dr Manmohan Singh Ji Rising from humble origins he rose to become a respected economist He served in various government positions as well including as Finance Minister leaving a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years His interventions in Parliament were also insightful As our Prime Minister he made extensive efforts to improve peoplersquos livesIndia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders Dr Manmohan Singh Ji Rising from humble origins he rose to become a respected economist He served in various government positions as well including as Finance Minister leaving a strong imprint on our economichellip pictwittercomclW00Yv6oPmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi December 26 2024Singhs most significant contribution to India was the economic changes he pushed in 1991 as Finance Minister in PV Narasimha Raos cabinet At the time India was experiencing a serious economic crisis with foreign reserves decreasing inflation surging and the country on the verge of defaulting on its loansIn 2004 Singh became Indias Prime Minister when he led the United Progressive Alliance UPA coalition administration His tenure as Prime Minister is remembered for the stability and economic progress it brought to the nation Under his leadership Indias GDP increased at an annual rate of approximately 7837 pulling millions of people out of povertyWith PTI inputs