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Encyclopedia > John Mathai

John Mathai was an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget, in 1948. He presented two Budgets, but resigned following the 1950 Budget in protest at the increasing power of the Planning Commission and P.C. Mahalanobis.
An economist is an individual who studies, develops, and applies theories and concepts from economics, and writes about economic policy. ... Indian Railways (IR) is the state-owned railway company of India. ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (born June 29, 1893, died June 28, 1972) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. ...

First Indian Cabinet

Nehru, Prime Minister and Extl AffrsPatel, HomeBaldev Singh, DefenceChetty, FinanceMaulana Azad, EducationJagjivan Ram, LabourBabasaheb Ambedkar, LawRafi Ahmed Kidwai, CommunicationsS.P. Mookerjee, IndustryAmrit Kaur, HealthMathai, Railways
Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl Nehrū) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and, as the head of the Indian National Congress, became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its... Vallabhbhāī Paṭel (Gujarati: , Devanāgarī: ; IPA: ) (October 31, 1875 – December 15, 1950) was a political and social leader of India who played a major role in the countrys struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. ... Baldev Singh was an Indian Sikh political leader, who represented the Punjabi Sikh community in the processes of negotiations that resulted in the independence of India, as well as the Partition of India in 1947. ... Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888 - August 1958) was a freedom fighter in Indias struggle for Independence from Britain. ... Jagjivan Ram (5 April 1908 - 6 July 1986), known popularly as Babuji was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the backward classes of Bihar in India. ... Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 - December 6, 1956) has been called the most prominent Indian leader of the 20th century. ... Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist politician. ... Syama Prasad Mookerjee (also spelled as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee) (July 6, 1901 – May 23, 1953) was the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. ... Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (2nd February 1889, Lucknow – 2nd October 1964), born into the princely family of Kapurthala of undivided India, was an eminent Gandhian and freedom fighter. ...



 

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