List of Finance Ministers Who Have Presented Union Budgets (1947-2024)
In the history of India, the presentation of the Union Budget has been a significant responsibility, with various Finance Ministers playing a crucial role in shaping the country’s economic policies. Here is a comprehensive list of Finance Ministers who have presented Union Budgets from 1947 to 2024.
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Who has presented most Union Budgets in Indian history?
Morarji Desai has the distinction of presenting 10 budgets, the highest count among Finance Ministers. P Chidambaram follows closely with 9 presentations, and Pranab Mukherjee with 8. Yashwant Sinha, Yashwantrao Chavan, and C.D. Deshmukh have each presented 7 budgets. Manmohan Singh and T.T. Krishnamachari have presented 6 budgets each, while Nirmala Sitharaman has presented 5 budgets.
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List of Finance Ministers Who Have Presented Union Budgets (1947-2024)
Sr. No | Year | Date | Finance Minister | Prime Minister | Party |
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1 | 1947-48 | 26 November 1947 | Dr Aman Khan | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
2 | 1948-49 | 28 February 1948 | Dr Aman Khan | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
3 | 1949-50 | 28 February 1949 | John Mathai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
4 | 1950-51 | 28 February 1950 | John Mathai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
5 | 1951-52 | 28 February 1951 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
6 | 1952-53 | 29 February 1952 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
7 | 1952-53 | 23 May 1952 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
8 | 1953-54 | 27 February 1953 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
9 | 1954-55 | 27 February 1954 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
10 | 1955-56 | 28 February 1955 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
11 | 1956-57 | 29 February 1956 | C. D. Deshmukh | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
12 | 1957-58 | 19 March 1957 | T. T. Krishnamachari | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
13 | 1957-58 | 15 May 1957 | T. T. Krishnamachari | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
14 | 1958-59 | 28 February 1958 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
15 | 1959-60 | 28 February 1959 | Morarji Desai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
16 | 1960-61 | 29 February 1960 | Morarji Desai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
17 | 1961-62 | 28 February 1961 | Morarji Desai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
18 | 1962-63 | 14 March 1962 | Morarji Desai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
19 | 1962-63 | 23 April 1962 | Morarji Desai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
20 | 1963-64 | 28 February 1963 | Morarji Desai | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
21 | 1964-65 | 29 February 1964 | T. T. Krishnamachari | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
22 | 1965-66 | 27 February 1965 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
23 | 1966-67 | 28 February 1966 | Sachindra Chaudhuri | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
24 | 1967-68 | 20 March 1967 | Morarji Desai | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
25 | 1967-68 | 25 May 1967 | Morarji Desai | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
26 | 1968-69 | 29 February 1968 | Morarji Desai | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
27 | 1969-70 | 28 February 1969 | Morarji Desai | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
28 | 1970-71 | 29 February 1970 | Indira Gandhi | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
29 | 1971-72 | 24 March 1971 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
30 | 1972-73 | 16 March 1972 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
31 | 1973-74 | 28 February 1973 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
32 | 1974-75 | 28 February 1974 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
33 | 1975-76 | 28 February 1975 | Chidambaram Subramaniam | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
34 | 1976-77 | 15 May 1976 | Chidambaram Subramaniam | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
35 | 1977-78 | 17 June 1977 | Hirubhai M. Patel | Morarji Desai | Janata Party |
36 | 1978-79 | 28 February 1978 | Hirubhai M. Patel | Morarji Desai | Janata Party |
37 | 1979-80 | 28 February 1979 | Charan Singh | Morarji Desai | Janata Party |
38 | 1980-81 | 18 June 1980 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
39 | 1981-82 | 28 February 1981 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
40 | 1982-83 | 27 February 1982 | Pranab Mukherjee | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
41 | 1983-84 | 28 February 1983 | Pranab Mukherjee | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
42 | 1984-85 | 29 February 1984 | Pranab Mukherjee | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
43 | 1985-86 | 16 March 1985 | V. P. Singh | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
44 | 1986-87 | 28 February 1986 | V. P. Singh | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
45 | 1987-88 | 28 February 1987 | Rajiv Gandhi | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
46 | 1988-89 | 29 February 1988 | N. D. Tiwari | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
47 | 1989-90 | 28 February 1989 | Shankarrao Chavan | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
48 | 1990-91 | 19 March 1990 | Madhu Dandavate | V. P. Singh | Third Front (India) |
49 | 1991-92 | 24 July 1991 | Manmohan Singh | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
50 | 1992-93 | 29 February 1992 | Manmohan Singh | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
51 | 1993-94 | 27 February 1993 | Manmohan Singh | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
52 | 1994-95 | 28 February 1994 | Manmohan Singh | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
53 | 1995-96 | 15 March 1995 | Manmohan Singh | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
54 | 1996-97 | 19 March 1996 | P. Chidambaram | H. D. Deve Gowda | United Front (India) |
55 | 1997-98 | 28 February 1997 | P. Chidambaram | H. D. Deve Gowda | United Front (India) |
56 | 1998-99 | 01 June 1998 | Yashwant Sinha | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
57 | 1999-2000 | 27 February 1999 | Yashwant Sinha | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
58 | 2000-01 | 29 February 2000 | Yashwant Sinha | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
59 | 2001-02 | 28 February 2001 | Yashwant Sinha | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
60 | 2002-03 | 28 February 2002 | Jaswant Singh | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
61 | 2003-04 | 28 February 2003 | Jaswant Singh | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
62 | 2004-05 | 4 February 2004 | Jaswant Singh | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | National Democratic Alliance |
63 | 2004-05 | 8 July 2004 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
64 | 2005-06 | 28 February 2005 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
65 | 2006-07 | 28 February 2006 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
66 | 2007-08 | 28 February 2007 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
67 | 2008-09 | 29 February 2008 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
68 | 2009-10 | 16 February 2009 | Pranab Mukherjee | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
69 | 2009-10 | 6 July 2009 | Pranab Mukherjee | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
70 | 2010-11 | 26 February 2010 | Pranab Mukherjee | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
71 | 2011-12 | 28 February 2011 | Pranab Mukherjee | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
72 | 2012-13 | 16 March 2012 | Pranab Mukherjee | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
73 | 2013-14 | 28 February 2013 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
74 | 2014-15 | 17 February 2014 | P. Chidambaram | Manmohan Singh | United Progressive Alliance |
75 | 2014-15 | 10 July 2014 | Arun Jaitley | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
76 | 2015-16 | 28 February 2015 | Arun Jaitley | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
77 | 2016-17 | 29 February 2016 | Arun Jaitley | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
78 | 2017-18 | 1 February 2017 | Arun Jaitley | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
79 | 2018-19 | 1 February 2018 | Arun Jaitley | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
80 | 2019-20 | 1 February 2019 | Piyush Goyal | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
81 | 2019-20 | 5 July 2019 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
82 | 2020-21 | 1 February 2020 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
83 | 2021-22 | 1 February 2021 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
84 | 2022-23 | 1 February 2022 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
85 | 2023-24 | 1 February 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |
86 | 2024-25 | 1 February 2024 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Narendra Modi | National Democratic Alliance |