Manmohan Singh Posthumously Honoured with PV Narasimha Rao Award for Economics:
Late former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, one of India’s most celebrated economists and the architect of the 1991 economic liberalisation, has been posthumously honoured with the P V Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Economics. The award acknowledges his monumental contributions to India’s economic reforms and his lifelong commitment to nation-building through economic policy. The award ceremony took place in New Delhi, where Dr. Singh’s wife, Gursharan Kaur, accepted the award on his behalf. The accolade was presented by Montek Singh Ahluwalia, a key figure in India’s economic policymaking and former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
