Everything about R K Shanmukham Chetty totally explained
Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chetty (
1892 –
1953) was an
economist. Chetty graduated from the prestigious Madras Christian College . He became the first
finance minister of
India after it became
independent in
1947. He belonged to Tamil Vania Chetty family who were traditional businessmen in
Tamil Nadu that owned
mills in
Coimbatore. He believed in constitutional means rather than confrontational means to secure self-rule and independence. He was the Chief Whip of the Swarajya Party for some time. He was also a member of the
Justice Party for a brief while. He represented India at the
1929 ILO . From 1923 to 1931, he was a member of the Central
Legislative Assembly. He held the positions of its Deputy President and President during 1931-33 and 1933-34 respectively. He was also the Indian delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva in 1938 and the
World Monetary Conference at Bretton Woods in 1944. He was a Constitutional Adviser to the Chamber of Princes in 1945. He was a member of the
Constituent Assembly of India. Regarding India’s independence, he's reported to have said
"... we've secured freedom from foreign yoke, mainly through the operation of world events, and partly through a unique act of enlightened self-abnegation on behalf of the erstwhile rulers of the country...." Thus, though he didn't hail from the mainstream movement for independence, he was made the first Finance Minister of Independent India and he presented its first budget. He resigned shortly. It is believed that he was asked to resign by
Jawaharlal Nehru, the
Prime Minister of India due to a minor dereliction of duty by a subordinate official, so as to ensure probity.
John Mathai, India's first
railway minister, a former director of
Tata Sons and the person who replaced Chetty as finance minister once said about Chetty that
"he is more sinned against than sinning." In 1952, Chetty became a member of the
Madras Legislative Council.
Sir R.K.Shanmukham Chetty was the Diwan of Cochin State from 1931 to 1945. His period of office was marked by all round administrative progress. The Cochin Secretariat was organised on modern lines under his supervision. High Court was opened in 1938 and harbor development scheme was successfully completed.
Sir R K Shanmugham Chetty hailed from Coimbatore and was the founder President of The Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Coimbatore.
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