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RK Shanmukham Chetty was India’s first Finance Minister and presented independent India's first Budget on November 26, 1947.
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During his speech, Chetty said, "I rise to present the first Budget of a free and independent India. This occasion may well be considered an historic one and I count it a rare privilege that it has fallen to me to be the Finance Minister to present this budget."
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Under the prime ministership of Indira Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee became India’s Finance Minister. He presented the annual budgets for 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85.
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Pranab Mukherjee was the first Rajya Sabha member to hold the Finance portfolio. He was seen posing with the leaders before presenting the annual budget.
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When the nation was suffering from economic crisis, Manmohan Singh was inducted into Narasimha Rao cabinet as Finance Minister in 1991.
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