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    Question

    During which Viceroyalty was the system of the budget

    introduced in India?
    A Canning Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Dalhousie Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Ripon Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Elgin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The credit for the introduction of the budget system in India goes to Viceroy Canning. In 1859, for the first time in the Viceroy's Executive Council, a special member, Sir James Wilson, was included as a member of finance. James Wilson presented the first budget in the Viceroy's Executive Council on 7 April 1860.

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