Manmohan Singh Biography

Birth of Manmohan Singh

The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth. Singh is widely regarded as the architect of Indias original economic reform programme which is enacted in 1991 under Raos administration

The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth

Manmohan Singh becomes Finance Minister in P.V. Narasimha Rao's government.

Manmohan Singh presents a reform budget that reduces controls, opens the economy and addresses a severe balance-of-payments crisis.

Serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Upper house, when the Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party led coalition Government was in office

Due to his work at the UN, International Monetary Fund and other international bodies, he is highly respected around the world and is was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leads a government that continues economic reform while expanding major social welfare programmes.

Congress performs strongly in the 2004 general election and leads the formation of the United Progressive Alliance government.

Secures the nomination for Prime Minister when President Abdul Kalam officially asks him to form a Government

Manmohan Singh becomes India's fourteenth Prime Minister and the first Sikh to hold the office.

Manmohan Singh forms the first United Progressive Alliance government after the 2004 general election.

India begins a limited reduction of troop deployments in Jammu and Kashmir during a period of dialogue with Pakistan.

Singh's government coordinates large-scale relief operations after the Indian Ocean tsunami devastates coastal communities.

The government launches the National Rural Health Mission to strengthen public health services, particularly in rural areas.

The Right to Information Act receives presidential assent, expanding citizens' access to government records.

Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush announce a framework for civilian nuclear cooperation between India and the United States.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act creates a legal guarantee of rural wage employment.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastates the Kashmir region, killing tens of thousands and prompting cross-border relief cooperation.

India and the United States agree on a plan separating Indian civilian and military nuclear facilities.

The Nuclear Suppliers Group grants India a waiver permitting civilian nuclear commerce despite India remaining outside the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Coordinated terrorist attacks begin across Mumbai, creating a major national security crisis.

Manmohan Singh is sworn in again after the Congress-led UPA secures enough support to form the government following the 2009 election.

Parliament enacts the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.

The first Aadhaar identification number is issued as India begins building a nationwide biometric identity system.

New Delhi opens the Commonwealth Games after extensive preparations and controversy over costs and administration.

The National Food Security Act establishes legal entitlements to subsidised food grains for a large share of India's population.

Parliament passes the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act to create new anti-corruption oversight institutions.