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Q72 (CAPF/2009) Economy › Government Finance & Budget › Union Budget process Answer Verified

Who among the following Prime Ministers of India has not presented the budget ?

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In the history of Indian parliamentary democracy, only three Prime Ministers have presented the Union Budget while holding the office of Prime Minister: Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi [t1][t4][t5]. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister to present the budget in 1958 following the resignation of T.T. Krishnamachari [t1][t3]. Indira Gandhi presented the budget for 1970-71 after taking over the finance portfolio from Morarji Desai [t3][t7]. Rajiv Gandhi presented the budget for 1987-88 after the resignation of V.P. Singh [t1][t7]. While Morarji Desai holds the record for presenting the highest number of budgets (10 in total), he presented all of them in his capacity as Finance Minister or Deputy Prime Minister, never while serving as the Prime Minister [t3][t7][t9]. Therefore, Morarji Desai is the Prime Minister who did not present a budget during his tenure as PM.

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  1. [1] https://indianexpress.com/article/business/economy/first-indian-budget-most-budgets-8415859/
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