Chandigarh, Dec 27 (PTI) The Haryana and Punjab governments have declared seven days of state mourning following the demise of former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

The BJP government in Haryana and AAP-ruled Punjab issued orders in this regard in compliance with instructions from the Union home ministry.

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The two state governments have declared seven days of state mourning till January 1.

During this period of mourning, the national flag will fly at half-mast and no official entertainment programme will be organised.

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Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, passed away on Thursday night at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92.

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.

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