Indian Politics Questions

Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government spends some of its money. In general, the appropriations process addresses the discretionary portion of the budget – spending ranging from national defense to food safety to education to federal employee salaries, but excludes mandatory spending, such as Medicare and Social Security, which is spent automatically according to formulas.

Hence, congress grants funds to federal agencies and programs during the appropriations process.

Sukumar Sen, a civil servant who served as the first Chief Election Commissioner of India from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958.

The first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu in the year 1925.

First woman to become the president of INC - Annie Besant 1917.

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the first woman who presented the Union budget of India for the year 1970 - 71.