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Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987), also known as Chaudhary Charan Singh was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter. Singh was principally known for his land and agricultural reform initiatives.
May 25, 2024 · Charan Singh (born Dec. 23, 1902, Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh, India—died May 29, 1987, New Delhi) was an Indian politician who served briefly as prime minister (1979–80) and was known for his land and agricultural reform initiatives.
Shri Charan Singh served as Minister for Agriculture and Forests (1962-63) in Smt. Sucheta Kripalani’s Ministry. He gave up the Department of Agriculture in 1965 and assumed charge of the Local Self-government department in 1966.
Feb 9, 2024 · Charan Singh was Uttar Pradesh’s first non-Congress chief minister, and went on to become Prime Minister of India in 1979. Regarded as a ‘champion of peasants’, he is credited with creating a new political class encompassing farming communities in North India.
Feb 12, 2024 · Charan Singh’s three transformative land reform laws helped in creating a socially and politically empowered middle peasantry. This new rural middle class saw its economic fortunes rise as well with the Green Revolution that entailed the introduction of high-yielding crop varieties, chemical fertilisers and labour-cum-time saving ...
Charan Singh was the first 'kisan' prime minister, played a pivotal role in re-organising the political economy of agriculture in Uttar Pradesh by drafting and enacting different bills for...
The archives chronicle Charan Singh's lifelong ethical and simple lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of agriculture in India's development, poverty alleviation, rural employment generation, and social justice through a shared economic approach.
