In November 1947, the nation's first post-independence budget was presented. Learn about the finance ministers of India and the specifics of their budget presentations since independence.

So spoke R.K Shanmukham Chetty (alternatively spelled Chettiar), the first Finance Minister of free India, as he presented the newly independent nation’s first full budget to the Indian Parliament on ...

and the first budget of independent India was presented by then Finance Minister R. K. Shanmukham Chetty on 26 November 1947. This budget came just three months after India gained independence ...

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the national budget on Feb. 1, in what would be the coalition government's first full-year budget after assuming power in June. The budget comes ...

India's new central bank chief Sanjay Malhotra is likely to take a growth-supportive approach over the next few months, as he ...

The tradition of carrying a briefcase for budget presentations in India, rooted in British customs, evolved when Nirmala ...

Budget 2025 focusses on providing relief to the middle class, while keeping its eye on development. Will it spur demand?

The message from India’s Budget 2025 was subtle, yet clear: the middle-income class has to spend more to boost corporate ...