R.K. Shanmukham Chetty is rarely counted among India’s most celebrated finance ministers. Yet, he holds the singular distinction of presenting the first Union budget of independent India.

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 ...

Sitharaman, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister, broke away from the colonial tradition of carrying a Budget briefcase in July 2019, opting instead for a traditional ‘bahi-khata’, to carry ...

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BUDGETS: Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai holds the record for presenting the maximum number of budgets.

On February 1, 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to deliver her eighth consecutive Union Budget. Under British administration, James Wilson introduced income tax and fiscal ...

The tradition of carrying a briefcase for budget presentations in India, rooted in British customs, evolved when Nirmala Sitharaman opted for a ’bahi-khata’ in 2019. By 2021, she transitioned to a ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2025, a historic milestone in India's financial governance. She will be the first finance minister ...

Scheme for first time Entrepreneurs ... the myriad challenges faced by children in India, the analysis said. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday ...

After Independence, India's first Finance Minister RK Shanmukham Chetty used a leather portfolio case on Budget day. Over the years, different kinds of briefcases were used by Finance Ministers ...

Suddenly we had a new comprehension of affairs, which reminded that the luxury of politics floated atop a foundation by ...