On September 26, the former prime minister Manmohan Singh turned 91, and the prime minister sent him birthday greetings.
26 September (Language) New Delhi On the occasion of Manmohan Singh’s 91st birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent the Congress leader his best wishes. Singh, who was born in 1932 in an area that is now a part of Pakistan, led India as prime minister from 2004 to 2014.
Happy birthday to former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Modi wrote in a tweet. His long life and excellent health are things I hope for.
The economic changes the administration undertook, which diverged from the socialist policies of the past, are due in large part to Singh, who served as Finance Minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao from 1991 to 1996.
Singh, a representative in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), has been ill recently.
NREGA, a 2005 law, guarantees rural employment.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), later known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was introduced by the government in 2005 under Dr. Manmohan Singh’s direction.
With the overall objective of tackling rural poverty and unemployment, this social welfare initiative was created to give rural households the legal promise of at least 100 days of employment per year.
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RTI (2005), the Right to Information Act
The Right to Information Act amendment was very important during Dr. Manmohan Singh’s presidency. This law gives Indian citizens the authority to ask for information from organizations and agencies of the government, making it a crucial weapon for accountability, transparency, and battling corruption in public administration.
(2005) India-US Civil Nuclear Agreement
The India-US Civil Nuclear Agreement, often known as the 123 Agreement, was one of Dr. Manmohan Singh’s noteworthy foreign policy initiatives.