Prime minister Manmohan Singh is recovering fast and will be able to take up his routine work very soon, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

Mukherjee made the observation in Rajya Sabha while replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the president for her address.

"I have no doubt that very soon he (Manmohan Singh) will be able to take up responsibility and will come back to do his
daily work... routine work very soon," he said.