1. Morarji Desai, the former prime minister and finance minister of the country, had presented 10 budgets in Parliament, which is the highest number by a single finance minister till date. P Chidambaram has presented the budget nine times.
Which budget is presented by the finance minister?
The Union Budget of India for 2021-22 was presented by the Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on the 1st of February, 2021. The budget is the first one to be presented as paperless due to ongoing COVID pandemic.
Which finance minister of India presented the budget on the day of their birthday?
Shanmukham Chetty on 26 November 1947. The Union budgets for the fiscal years 1959–61 to 1963–64, inclusive of the interim budget for 1962–63, were presented by Morarji Desai. On 29 February in 1964 and 1968, he became the only finance minister to present the Union budget on his birthday.
How many times Nirmala presented budget?
In 1970, she presented the Union Budget of India for 1970-71, after she took over the finance portfolio following the resignation of Morarji Desai as finance minister. However, she is the only woman to deliver three budgets to the Indian cabinet.
Who is the First Lady 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 is the First Lady Finance Minister of India?
Who is the present Finance Minister of India?
The current Finance Minister of India is Nirmala Sitharaman.
Which is the maximum number of budgets presented by a finance minister?
Former Finance Minister Morarji Desai has presented maximum budgets for 10 times, which is the highest number of a Budget presentation by any Finance Minister. 2. Till 1999, the Union budget was announced at 5 pm on the last working day of February.
Who was the last Prime Minister to present a budget?
Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai has presented the maximum number of budgets so far- 10. He presented the budget every year from 1959 to 1963. His second spree was from 1967 to 1969. Apart from this, he presented the interim budget for 1962-63 and 1967-68.
Who is the second highest finance minister in India?
Former finance minister P Chidambaram has presented second highest number of budgets in the country after a record 10 by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Pranab Mukherjee (former President of the country), Yashwant Sinha, Y B Chavan and C D Deshmukh have presented seven budgets each in the past.
Who was the Finance Minister of India in 1964?
Desai, was twice the finance minister of India — 1959-64 and 1967-70. In 1964 and 1968 — both leap years — Desai presented the Budget on February 29, his birthday. Former finance minister P Chidambaram has presented second highest number of budgets in the country after a record 10 by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
