{"id":167395,"date":"2024-09-14T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=167395"},"modified":"2024-09-14T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:18:02","slug":"dr-manmohan-singh-to-retire-from-rajya-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/dr-manmohan-singh-to-retire-from-rajya-sabha\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Manmohan Singh to Retire from Rajya Sabha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dr. Manmohan Singh<\/strong>, former Prime Minister of India<\/strong>, retire<\/strong> from the Rajya Sabha<\/strong>, marking the end of his three-decade-long tenure<\/strong> in the Upper House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Manmohan Singh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Born on\u00a0September 26, 1932<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A\u00a0two-term Prime Minister of India<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a02004 to 2014<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • An\u00a0economist<\/strong>,\u00a0academician<\/strong>,\u00a0bureaucrat<\/strong>, and\u00a0politician<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Played a\u00a0significant role<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0shaping India\u2019s economy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Served as the\u00a0Governor of the Reserve Bank of India<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a01982 to 1985<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Minister of Finance<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0P.V. Narasimha Rao\u2019s government<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Credited<\/strong>\u00a0for introducing\u00a0significant economic reforms<\/strong>\u00a0in India in\u00a01991<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Major Policies of Manmohan Singh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Economic Liberalisation (1991)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Initiated\u00a0reforms<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0reduced trade barriers<\/strong>,\u00a0dismantled the License Raj system<\/strong>, and\u00a0opened up key sectors to foreign investment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Crucial in\u00a0jumpstarting India\u2019s economic growth<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0globalization<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Introduced to offer a\u00a0legal guarantee of a minimum of 100 days of employment per year<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0rural households<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Objective:\u00a0Address rural poverty and unemployment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Right to Information Act (RTI) (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Empowered Indian citizens to\u00a0demand information from government agencies and institutions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Promoted\u00a0transparency<\/strong>,\u00a0accountability<\/strong>, and\u00a0prevented corruption<\/strong>\u00a0in public administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          The Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Allowed India to receive\u00a0nuclear technology and fuel<\/strong>\u00a0for its\u00a0civilian nuclear energy program<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • A significant milestone in the\u00a0relationship between India and the United States<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Retirement of Rajya Sabha Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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            • Article 80 of the Constitution sets the\u00a0maximum number of Rajya Sabha members at 250<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • 238 members<\/strong>\u00a0represent states and Union Territories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • 12 members<\/strong>\u00a0are\u00a0nominated by the President<\/strong>\u00a0for their expertise in areas like literature, science, art, and social service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Rajya Sabha is a\u00a0permanent House<\/strong>, and\u00a0one-third of its members retire every two years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Members serve for a\u00a0full term of six years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India, retire from the Rajya Sabha, marking the end of his three-decade-long tenure in the Upper House. About Manmohan Singh Major Policies of Manmohan Singh Economic Liberalisation (1991) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) (2005) Right to Information Act (RTI) (2005) The Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement (2005) Retirement of Rajya Sabha Members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":167396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5236],"tags":[4916],"class_list":["post-167395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-april-2024","tag-national-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167397,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167395\/revisions\/167397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}