<p>Dehradun: Paying rich tribute to former prime minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/manmohan-singh/2">Manmohan Singh</a>, Uttarakhand Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pushkar-singh-dhami">Pushkar Singh Dhami</a> on Friday praised him for giving a new direction to the country's economy.</p>.<p>After garlanding a portrait of the late Congress leader at Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district, Dhami said in a Facebook post, "Coming from an ordinary background, Manomohan Singh successfully served the country in different capacities. His contributions to giving India's economic policy a new direction has been commendable." </p>.<p>Meanwhile, in compliance with the direction of the Union Home Ministry, a seven-day state mourning has been declared in Uttarakhand from December 26 to January 1 during which the national flag will fly at half mast at government offices.</p>.Locals recall former PM Manmohan Singh's special bond with Amritsar.<p>No official entertainment programmes will be held during this period, an order issued by the state government said.</p>.<p>The architect of India's economic reforms, Singh passed away on Thursday night at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92.</p>.<p>The Congress leader, who steered the country for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped set up the country's economic framework as finance minister before that, was a renowned name in the global financial and economic sectors. </p>
<p>Dehradun: Paying rich tribute to former prime minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/manmohan-singh/2">Manmohan Singh</a>, Uttarakhand Chief Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pushkar-singh-dhami">Pushkar Singh Dhami</a> on Friday praised him for giving a new direction to the country's economy.</p>.<p>After garlanding a portrait of the late Congress leader at Khatima in Udham Singh Nagar district, Dhami said in a Facebook post, "Coming from an ordinary background, Manomohan Singh successfully served the country in different capacities. His contributions to giving India's economic policy a new direction has been commendable." </p>.<p>Meanwhile, in compliance with the direction of the Union Home Ministry, a seven-day state mourning has been declared in Uttarakhand from December 26 to January 1 during which the national flag will fly at half mast at government offices.</p>.Locals recall former PM Manmohan Singh's special bond with Amritsar.<p>No official entertainment programmes will be held during this period, an order issued by the state government said.</p>.<p>The architect of India's economic reforms, Singh passed away on Thursday night at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92.</p>.<p>The Congress leader, who steered the country for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped set up the country's economic framework as finance minister before that, was a renowned name in the global financial and economic sectors. </p>