Budget Landmark
Who is the present Finance Minister?
Pranab Mukherjee
When did Pranab Mukherjee present his first Budget?
Pranab Mukherjee presented his first budget in 1982-83.
Who was the country’s first Finance Minister?
R.K. Shanmugham Chetty. He presented Independent India's first Budget on November 26, 1947.
Which Finance Minister has presented the maximum Budgets?
Morarji Desai presented 10 Budgets --8 full and 2 interim Budgets.
Which Finance Minister introduced the economic liberalisation and in which year?
Dr.Manmohan Singh, 1991
How many Finance Ministers have presented 5 or more Budgets?
Morarji Desai, P Chidambaram, CD Deshmukh (6 Budgets each), Manmohan Singh and Yashwant Sinha (both 5 Budgets each).
Which FM had presented the Budgets on his birthday?
Morarji Desai, two Budgets on his birthday - in 1964 and 1968.
How many Indian Finance ministers have presented 5 or more budgets?
Morarji Desai, P Chidambaram, CD Deshmukh (6 Budgets each), Manmohan Singh and Yashwant Sinha (both 5 Budgets each).
Which FM had presented the budgets on his birthday?
Morarji Desai, two Budgets on his birthday - in 1964 and 1968.
Which veteran politician was the first Rajya Sabha Member to hold the finance portfolio?
Pranab Mukherjee. He presented the annual Budgets for 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85.
Which Finance Minister had introduced the concept of Service Tax?
Manmohan Singh in 1994-95.
In which year did two Finance Ministers of two different political parties present the Budget?
July 1991- Manmohan Singh presented the Final Budget after the Congress came to power in the May 1991 election. The same year Yashwant Sinha had presented the Interim Budget for 1991-92.
Who was the first Indian Governor of the RBI to have presented the Interim Budget for 1951-52?
C.D. Deshmukh
In which year had Jawaharlal Nehru presented the Budget?
1958-59
Which Finance Minister had introduced the VDIS and when?
P. Chidambaram, 1997
Who has been the only woman finance Minister of India?
Indira Gandhi
Which Finance Minister expanded the pension scheme to cover family members of the deceased government servants?
T. T. Krishnamachari in 1964
Budget Chat
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