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List Of Finance Ministers Of India 1947 to 2022: India has had as many as 34 finance ministers Since 1945. And, many of them worked hard to shape India’s economy which we see today.
The story of India’s evolution as a major economic power is an interesting saga intertwined with political happenings. While three Prime Ministers held the coveted portfolio of Finance, only four ministers presented more than five budgets.
Since 1945, India has had 34 Finance Ministers and there have been tenures when the country was headed by an acting Minister of Finance.
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What Finance Minister Does?
- The Minister of Finance (Vitta Mantrī ) is the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India.
- One of the senior offices of the Union Cabinet, the finance minister is responsible for the fiscal policy of the government.
- Finance Minister is a member of Cabinet Committee on Security, along with ministers of Defense, Home Affairs and External Affairs.
Key Functions
- Banking
- The mandate of the Department of Financial Services covers the functioning of Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies and the National Pension System.
- Revenue
- All matters relating to levy and collection of Direct Taxes.
- All matters relating to levy and collection of Indirect Taxes.
- Investigation into economic offences and enforcement of economic laws.
- Prevention and combating abuse of Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and illicit traffic therein.
- Enforcement of FEMA and recommendation of detention under COFEPOSA.
- Budget
- The Budget Division is responsible for the preparation and submission to Parliament of the Central Governments Budget other than Railways, as well as the supplementary Demands for Grants and Demands for Excess Grants.
- The Budget and Supplementary and Excess Demands of State and Union Territories under the Presidents Rule are also dealt with in this Division.
- Besides, this Division is responsible for dealing with all issues relating to Public Debt, market loans of the Central Government and the fixation of terms & conditions of lending by the Central Government, fixing the administered interest rates and keeping a watch on the Ways and Means position of the Central Government.
- The Division also deals with the matters relating to National Savings Organisation and Small Savings Schemes, Duties, Powers and Condition of Service of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Accounting procedures and Classification, dealing with issues relating to National Defence Fund, Railways Convention Committee and Central Road Fund.
- Budget Division also performs the functions in relation to the administration of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003, as Amended in 2012 and the Rules framed thereunder.
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Below Is The Complete List(Newest To The Oldest) Of Finance Ministers(FMs) Of India:
| S.No | Year | Finance Minister (Shri / Smt) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Srimati Nirmala Sitharaman |
| 2 | 2014 | Shri Arun Jaitley |
| 3 | 2012-2014 | P. Chidambaram |
| 4 | 2009-2012 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 5 | 2004-08 | P. Chidambaram |
| 6 | 2002-04 | Jaswant Singh |
| 7 | 1998-02 | Yaswant Sinha |
| 8 | 1996-98 | P. Chidambaram |
| 9 | 1996 | Jaswant Singh |
| 10 | 1991-96 | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| 11 | 1990-91 | Yashwant Sinha |
| 12 | 1989-90 | Madhu Dandavate |
| 13 | 1988-89 | S.B. Chavan |
| 14 | 1987-88 | N.D. Tiwari |
| 15 | 1987 | Rajiv Gandhi, P.M. |
| 16 | 1984-86 | V.P. Singh |
| 17 | 1982-84 | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 18 | 1980-82 | R. Venkataraman |
| 19 | 1979 | H.N. Bahuguna |
| 20 | 1979 | Charan Singh, Dy. P.M. |
| 21 | 1977-78 | H.M. Patel |
| 22 | 1975-77 | C. Subramanian |
| 23 | 1971-74 | Y.B. Chavan |
| 24 | 1969-70 | Smt. Indira Gandhi, P.M. |
| 25 | 1967-69 | Morarji R. Desai, Dy. P.M. |
| 26 | 1966-67 | Sachin Choudhury |
| 27 | 1964-65 | T.T. Krishnamachari |
| 28 | 1959-64 | Morarji R. Desai |
| 29 | 1958-59 | Jawahar Lal Nehru, P.M. |
| 30 | 1957-58 | T.T. Krishnamachari |
| 31 | 1951-57 | Dr. C.D. Deshmukh |
| 32 | 1950-51 | Dr. John Mathai |
| 33 | 1947-49 | R.K. Shanmukham Chetty |
| 34 | 1947 | Liaquat Ali Khan |
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Know About Srimati Nirmala Sitharaman
- Srimati Nirmala Sitharaman, is the Present Union Finance Minister and former Defence Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
- Earlier, she held the position of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry, during the first three years of the NDA regime.
- She served as a member of the National Commission for Women between 2003-2005. She was first inivited to become a member for the BJP’s National Executive in 2008, after which she became actively involved with party’s economic and political resolutions.
- She was appointed as the National spokesperson of the party in 2010.
- In 2012, Sitharaman worked directly under Modi, given the responsibility of organising BJPs media campaign for the elections.
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