Who among the following members of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution also served as the Finance Minister of India?

Correct Option

The correct option is

T.T. Krishnamachari

Explanation

The Drafting Committee was the most important committee set up by the Constituent Assembly on August 29, 1947. It was entrusted with the task of preparing a draft of the new Constitution. The committee consisted of seven members under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Detailed Analysis

• T.T. Krishnamachari: He was a member of the Drafting Committee. He was inducted into the committee to replace D.P. Khaitan, who died in 1948. T.T. Krishnamachari later served as the Finance Minister of India (1956–1958 and 1964–1966).
• John Mathai: He served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as the Finance Minister (presenting the budgets for 1949-50 and 1950-51). However, he was not a member of the Drafting Committee.
• R.K. Shanmukham Chetty: He was the first Finance Minister of independent India and presented the first budget. He was not a member of the Drafting Committee.
• C.D. Deshmukh: He was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and later served as the Union Finance Minister. He was not a member of the Drafting Committee.

Key Takeaway

The seven members of the Drafting Committee were:

1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman)
2. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
3. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
4. Dr. K.M. Munshi
5. Syed Mohammad Saadulla
6. N. Madhava Rau (replaced B.L. Mitter)
7. T.T. Krishnamachari (replaced D.P. Khaitan)