SRI VISHWESHWARAIAH SCHOOL –

ICSE 2023-24
NAME – SAI MADHAVA G.P
GRADE – 10 /A
ROLL NO –40
SUBJECT-HISTORY & CIVICS

CONTRIBUTIONS
OF MANMOHAN
SINGH
 ACKNOWLEDGEM
ENT
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who
helped me with my project on Contributions of Manmohan Singh. I
could not have completed this project without the valuable
assistance of the following people:
My parents, for providing me with the necessary resources and
encouragement to complete the project.

The local library, for providing me with the required books and
materials to gather information about my project topic.

Lokappa Sir, for sharing their valuable knowledge and expertise

on the subject and providing me with the required guidance to
complete the project.
I also thank my classmates for their support and encouragement
throughout the project. Their feedback and suggestions were
helpful in shaping my ideas and improving the project.

Thank you once again to everyone who contributed to the success

of this project.
Sincerely,
 INTRODUCTION
Dr. Manmohan Singh
May 22, 2004 - May 26, 2014 | Indian National Congress

India’s fourteenth Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a
scholar. He is well regarded for his diligence and his academic approach to work, as well as
his accessibility and his unassuming demeanour.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab
province of undivided India. Dr. Singh completed his Matriculation examinations from the
Punjab University in 1948. His academic career took him from Punjab to the University of
Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Dr.
Singh followed this with a D. Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in
1962. His book, “India’s Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth” [Clarendon
Press, Oxford, 1964] was an early critique of India’s inward-oriented trade policy.

Dr. Singh’s academic credentials were burnished by the years

he spent on the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious
Delhi School of Economics. He had a brief stint at the UNCTAD
Secretariat as well, during these years. This presaged a
subsequent appointment as Secretary General of the South
Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990.
In 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India as Economic Advisor in the
Commerce Ministry. This was soon followed by his appointment as Chief
Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many
Governmental positions that Dr. Singh has occupied are Secretary in the
Ministry of Finance; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission; Governor
of the Reserve Bank of India; Advisor of the Prime Minister; and Chairman of
the University Grants Commission.
In what was to become the turning point in the economic history of
independent India, Dr. Singh spent five years between 1991 and 1996 as
India’s Finance Minister. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of
economic reforms is now recognized worldwide. In the popular view of those
years in India, that period is inextricably associated with the persona of Dr.
Singh.
Among the many awards and honours conferred upon Dr. Singh in his public
career, the most prominent are India’s second highest civilian honour, the
Padma Vibhushan (1987); the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the
Indian Science Congress (1995); the Asia Money Award for Finance Minister
of the Year (1993 and 1994); the Euro Money Award for Finance Minister of the
Year (1993), the Adam Smith Prize of the University of Cambridge (1956); and
the Wright’s Prize for Distinguished Performance at St. John’s College in
Cambridge (1955). Dr. Singh has also been honoured by a number of other
associations including the Japanese Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
 CONTRIBUTIONS OF
Economic policy
MANMOHAN
In 1991, Singh, as Finance Minister, abolishedSINGH
the Licence
Raj, source of slow economic growth and
corruption in the Indian economy for decades. He
liberalised the Indian economy, allowing it to speed up
development dramatically. During his term as Prime
Minister, Singh continued to encourage growth in the
Indian market, enjoying widespread success in these
matters. Singh, along with his Finance Minister,
P. Chidambaram, presided over a period where the Indian
economy grew with an 8–9% economic growth rate. In
2007, India achieved its highest GDP growth rate of 9%
and became the second fastest growing major economy in
the world. Singh's ministry enacted a
National Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in 2005.
Singh also worked on reforming the banking and financial
sectors, as well as public sector companies. The Finance
ministry worked towards relieving farmers of their debt
and worked towards pro-industry policies. In 2005, Singh's
government introduced the value added tax, replacing
sales tax. In 2007 and early 2008, the
global problem of inflation impacted India.
Healthcare and education

In 2005, Prime Minister Singh and his government's

health ministry started the
National Rural Health Mission (NHRM), which
mobilised half a million community health workers.
This rural health initiative was praised by the
American economist Jeffrey Sachs.[40] In 2006, his
Government implemented the proposal to reserve
27% of seats in All India Institute of Medical Studies
(AIIMS), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the
Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other
central institutions of higher education for Other
Backward Classes which led to
2006 Indian anti-reservation protests.
On 2 July 2009, Singh ministry introduced The
Right to Education Act (RTE) act. Eight IIT's were
opened in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
Gujarat, Orissa, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
and Himachal Pradesh.[41] The Singh government
also continued the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
programme. The programme includes the
introduction and improvement of mid-day meals and
the opening of schools all over India, especially in
Security and Home Affairs
Singh's government strengthened anti-terror laws with amendments to
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
National Investigation Agency (NIA) was also created soon after the
Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, as need for a central agency to combat
terrorism was realised. Also, Unique Identification Authority of India was
established in February 2009, an agency responsible for implementing
the envisioned Multipurpose National Identity Card with the objective of
increasing national security and facilitating e-governance.
Singh's administration initiated a massive reconstruction effort in
Kashmir to stabilise the region but after some period of success,
insurgent infiltration and terrorism in Kashmir has increased since 2009.
[43]
However, the Singh administration was successful in reducing
terrorism in Northeast India.
Notable legislation
The important National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and
the Right to Information Act were passed by the Parliament in 2005 during
his tenure. While the effectiveness of the NREGA has been successful at
various degrees, in various regions, the RTI act has proved crucial in India's
fight against corruption. New cash benefits were also introduced for
widows, pregnant women, and landless persons.
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Reh
abilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
was passed on 29 August 2013 in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the
Indian parliament) and on 4 September 2013 in Rajya Sabha (upper house
of the Indian parliament). The bill received the assent of the
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 27 September 2013. The Act
came into force from 1 January 2014.
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act was enacted on 4
August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and
compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India under Article
21A of the Indian Constitution. India became one of 135 countries to
make education a fundamental right of every child when the act came into
force on 1 April 2010.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES AND BOOKS FOR PROVIDING ME
WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION THE CREDIT FOR COMPLETING THE PROJECT IS
DEDICATED TO THEM .

THE WEBSITES –
www.Wikipedia.com
www.quora.com
https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/dr-manmohan-singh-2/

THE IMAGES –
www.google.com
www.bing/org

THE BOOKS-
Changing India – Manmohan Singh
News18 magazine 2005,Prime minister edition