Who was the Prime Minister during economic reforms 1991 in India?

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  1. P.V. Narsimha Rao
  2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  3. Dr Manmohan Singh
  4. None of these

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Option 1 : P.V. Narsimha Rao
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The correct answer is P.V. Narsimha Rao.

Key Points

  • Economic reforms were launched in 1991 as the structural adjustment program and it was started by the then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao.
    • India’s New Economic Policy was launched by the then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
    • The economic changes first became visible in 1991 and radically changed the direction that the Indian Economy had pursued since independence towards a liberalized and open economy.

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