Multiple choice Who presented the first budget to free India's Parliament? Moraji Desai Dr. John Mathai R.K. Shanmugm Chetty C.D. Deshmukh Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation R.K. Shanmukham Chetty served as the first Finance Minister of independent India and presented the first budget in 1947. Morarji Desai holds the record for presenting the most budgets, but he was not the first.