Why Dr. Manmohan Singh Deserves the Nobel Prize in Economics

The author's assertion that the Nobel committee should go beyond just considering the scholarly contributions of theories on economics to also consider the actual practical implementation of such theories as state policies is definitely an interesting one. And Dr. Manmohan Singh is an ideal subject for such consideration as he is a rare case of a highly accomplished scholar and professor, who was also a bureaucrat and later the Finance Minister and Prime Minister of a huge and complex country with varying economic problems. He lifted nearly 200+ million people out of poverty - why doesn't such actual practical applications matter?