List of awards and honours received by Manmohan Singh
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Manmohan Singh is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India for two consecutive terms (2004–09 and 2009–14).[1] He held prominent posts in different organizations and received several honors for his work even before beginning his political career.[2] He held various posts such as advisor to the Foreign Trade Ministry, Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance (India), Governor of Reserve Bank of India, and Head of the Planning Commission.[3] As the Finance Minister in the P. V. Narasimha Rao government in the 1990s, he carried out several structural reforms that liberalised India's economy.[4] Singh was re-elected as the Prime Minister in 2009. He is the only prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru, to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. Singh is also the first and only Sikh to hold the office.
Born on September 26, 1932 in Gah (British India) Singh received his early education from the Hindu College, Amritsar where his family migrated after the Partition of India. From 1966 to 1969, he worked for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Later, Singh worked as a Professor of International Trade at the Delhi School of Economics from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, he was appointed as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance and in 1976, he became a Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. From 1980 to 1982, he worked for the Planning Commission of India.[5] He served as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India from September 16, 1982 to January 14, 1985.[6]
In 1985, he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, a post he held till 1987. From 1987 to 1990, he worked as the Secretary General of the South Commission, an independent economic think-tank based in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1990, he became the Adviser on Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister, following his return to India. In 1991, he became the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC). In 1991, Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao appointed him as the Finance Minister of India, in his government - a post Singh held until 1996. As the Finance Minister of India, he was successful in implementing economic reforms that aimed at enhancing the productivity and liberalization of the economy.
Singh was first elected to the upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, in 1991 by the legislature of the state of Assam and was re-elected in 1995, 2001, 2007. In 2004 General Elections, Indian National Congress party joined hands with the allies, formed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and defeated BJP. Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi recommended Singh’s name for the post of Prime Minister and on May 22, 2004, he became the 14th Prime Minister of India. In 2009, UPA was again successful in forming the government in the 15th Lok Sabha elections and he was re-elected as the Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009.
Awards and honours
| Year | Name of Award or Honour | Awarding Organisation | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers | Government of Japan | - | - |
| 2010 | World Statesman Award | Appeal of Conscience Foundation | - | - |
| 2005 | Top 100 Influential People in the World | Time | - | - |
| 2005 | Honorary Fellowship | All India Institute of Medical Sciences | - | - |
| 2002 | Outstanding Parliamentarian Award | Indian Parliamentary Group | - | - |
| 2000 | Annasaheb Chirmule Award | Annasaheb Chirmule Trust | - | - |
| 1999 | H.H. Kanchi Sri Paramacharya Award for Excellence | Shri R. Venkataraman, The Centenarian Trust | - | - |
| 1999 | Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi | - | - |
| 1997 | Lokmanya Tilak Award | Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune | - | - |
| 1997 | Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation Award | Justice K.S. Hegde Foundation | - | - |
| 1997 | Nikkei Asia prize for Regional Growth | Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. | - | - |
| 1996 | Honorary Professorship | Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi | - | - |
| 1995 | Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award (1994–95) | Indian Science Congress Association | - | - |
| 1994 | Finance Minister of the Year | Asiamoney | - | - |
| 1994 | Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award (1994–95 | Indian Science Congress Association | - | - |
| 1994 | Elected Distinguished Fellow of the London School of Economics | London School of Economics | Centre for Asia Economy, Politics and Society | - |
| 1994 | Elected Honorary Fellow, Nuffield College | Nuffield College, Oxford, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK | - | - |
| 1994 | Elected Distinguished Fellow of the London School of Economics | London School of Economics | Centre for Asia Economy, Politics and Society | - |
| 1994 | Elected Honorary Fellow of the All India Management Association | All India Management Association | - | - |
| 1993 | Finance Minister of the Year | Euromoney | - | - |
| 1993 | Finance Minister of the Year | Asiamoney | - | - |
| 1987 | Padma Vibhushan | President of India | - | - |
| 1986 | Elected National Fellow | National Institute of Education | - | - |
| 1985 | Elected President of the Indian Economic Association | Indian Economic Association | - | - |
| 1982 | Elected Honorary Fellow | St John's College, Cambridge | - | - |
| 1982 | Elected Honorary Fellow | Indian Institute of Bankers | - | - |
| 1976 | Honorary Professorship | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | - | - |
| 1957 | Elected Wrenbury Scholar | University of Cambridge, UK | - | - |
| 1956 | Adam Smith Prize | University of Cambridge, UK | - | - |
| 1955 | Wright Prize for Distinguished Performance | St. John's College, Cambridge, UK | - | - |
| 1954 | Uttar Chand Kapur Medal | Panjab University, Chandigarh {Was then in Hoshiarpur, Punjab} | For standing first in M.A.(Economics) | - |
| 1952 | University Medal | Punjab University, Chandigarh | For standing first in B.A.(Honors Economics) | - |
See also
References
- ↑ "Dr. Manmohan Singh -May 22, 2004 - May 26, 2014". Prime Minister's Office (India) . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Dr. Manmohan Singh". National Portal of India. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Profile: Manmohan Singh". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (11 March 2015). Broadcasting House. BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Rao Ministry". indiancabinet. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "The Indian Economy Since Independence" (PDF). Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Past Governors and Deputy Governors". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 13 January 2018.