Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan, Member of the Interim Government presented the Budget of 1947-48. After Independence, India’s first Finance Minister, Shri Shanmukham Chetty, presented the first budget of independent India on 26th November, 1947.
Who is our first finance minister?
R K Shanmukhan Chetty
R K Shanmukhan Chetty served as the finance minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s Cabinet between 1947-49. On November 26, 1947 Chetty presented the first budget of independent India.
Who was the first woman finance minister of India?
A two-time Rajya Sabha MP, Sitharaman created history when she became the first full-time woman finance minister of India to propel the country out of an economic slowdown and address challenges like job creation, mounting bad loans and slowing investment.
Who was the first finance minister of India in 1991?
Nirmala Sitharaman is the current Finance Minister of India. She took charge on 31 May 2019….List of all the Finance Ministers of India:-
| Name | Manmohan Singh |
|---|---|
| Term of office | 21 June 1991 |
| 16 May 1996 | |
| Political Party | Indian National Congress |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
Who is the first female Railway Minister?
Surekha Yadav. Indian Railways, CSTM, Central Railway.
Who is the first female Finance Minister of India?
Nirmala Sitharaman is the first full-time female Finance Minister of India. If she completes her full term, she would be the first Indian lady to do so. On 5 July 2019, she presented her first Union Budget and second of the NDA government. On which day the Union Budget is presented every year in India?
Who are the 10 Finance Ministers of India?
1 R.K.Shanmukham Chetty. 2 John Mathai. 3 Chintamanrao Deshmukh. 4 Jawaharlal Nehru. 5 T.T.Krishnamachari. 6 Morarji Desai. 7 Indira Gandhi. 8 Yashwantrao Chavan. 9 C.Subramaniam. 10 H. M. Patel.
Who is the head of Finance in India?
The Ministry of Finance, Government of India is one of the senior-most offices in the Union Cabinet and the Finance minister is the head of it.
Who was the Finance Minister of India in 1997?
Mr.P. Chidambaram, from the Tamil Maanila Congress/United Front, was the Finance Minister of India, from 1st May 1997 to 19th March 1998, for the second time, when I. K. Gujral was the Prime Minister of India.
