The funeral procession for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday (December 26) at the age of 92, will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday (December 28) from the All India Congress Committee headquarters, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced.
Singh, remembered as a transformative leader and a consensus builder, will be cremated the same day.
Manmohan Singh, a renowned economist and statesman, died at AIIMS in New Delhi. His death prompted tributes from across the political spectrum, with the government announcing a seven-day state mourning to honor his contributions to the nation.
Draped in the Indian tricolor, his body was brought to his residence at 3, Motilal Nehru Road, where he had lived since retiring as prime minister in 2014.
Architect of India’s economic reforms
Singh’s career in public service began in 1971 as an economic advisor in the Commerce Ministry.
Over the years, Singh held several significant roles, including chief economic advisor, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.
As finance minister from 1991 to 1996, he implemented sweeping economic reforms that dismantled socialist-era controls, devalued the rupee, and opened the economy to foreign investment. These measures helped pull India back from financial collapse and set it on a path to becoming a global economic power.
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