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John Matthai CIE (1886–1959) was an economist who served as Independent India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as well as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget, in 1948.
Role in India’s Independence Movement. Matthai did not play an active role in the freedom struggle. Instead, he devoted himself to government service and academia. He was a member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council, and later was part of the interim government.
Dr John Matthai was born in Calicut on 10th Jan, 1886. He was married to Achamma and had three children, Valsa, Duleep and Ravi. He graduated from Madras Christian College and later went on to Oxford. He was an educationist, economist and prominent member of the Government of India and in the corporate world during the 1940s and 1950s.
Jun 19, 2024 · Dr. John Matthai Centre , popularly known as JMC, is a satellite centre of University of Calicut. It is situated at Laloor, a suburban Village, five Kilometers away from the heart of Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala.
Early Life. Challiyal John Matthai, better known in India and abroad as Dr John Matthai was born on the 10th January 1886 - the 5th son of Challiyal Thomas Matthai. John Matthai had three sisters.
May 8, 2023 · Former Indian finance minister John Matthai. The invitation from Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to John Matthai on September 20, 1948, to become the finance minister was not the first time...
Dec 6, 2019 · Dr John Matthai held key ministerial offices in New Delhi during a time of transition from pre- to post-independent India. He was Finance Minister twice (1946, 1948–50) and, in between, held the portfolios of Industry & Supply and Railway & Transport.
Dr. John Matthai. As a student, I took a good degree and was expecting like others of my generation to sit for the I.C.S. in London. My father who was a man of moderate means has saved just enough money to finance me in England.
Dr John Matthai held key ministerial offices in New Delhi during a time of transition from pre- to post-independent India. He was Finance Minister twice (1946, 1948–50) and, in between, held the portfolios of Industry & Supply and Railway & Transport.
Jun 16, 2016 · To perpetuate the memory of Dr. John Matthai, Finance Minister of India during 1948 – 50, the University established the Department of Economics in 1976 at Thrissur District on 18 acres of land donated by the family of Dr. John Matthai.
