India's first Finance Minister RK Shanmukham Chetty carried a leather portfolio to present the first budget of independent India. (Photo: News18) ...

India's first finance minister, R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, left behind more than just a budget speech—he provided a vital lens ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 on 1 February. The Union Budget is an annual financial report outlining the central government’s projected expenditure and revenue ...

R K Shanmukham Chetty. Since then, numerous figures have shaped India’s financial landscape with their respective budgets. Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai is the leader in terms of the number of ...

Notably, this legacy was inherited from the British colonial era. India’s first Finance Minister, RK Shanmukham Chetty, continued this budget briefcase tradition. British finance ministers used ...

FIRST BUDGET: The first-ever Union Budget of independent India was presented on November 26, 1947, by the nation's first finance minister R K Shanmukham Chetty. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BUDGETS ...

FIRST BUDGET: The first-ever Union Budget of independent India was presented on November 26, 1947, by the nation's first finance minister R K Shanmukham Chetty. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BUDGETS ...

FIRST BUDGET: The first-ever Union Budget of independent India was presented on November 26, 1947, by the nation's first finance minister R K Shanmukham Chetty. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BUDGETS ...

FIRST BUDGET: The first-ever Union Budget of independent India was presented on November 26, 1947, by the nation's first finance minister R K Shanmukham Chetty. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BUDGETS ...