Question
During which Viceroyalty was the system of the budget
introduced in India?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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