Who was the Union Finance Minister in February 2002 who announced in the Union budget proposal an increase in the price of Urea and fertilizers?

Jaswant Singh

The correct answer is Option 4- Jaswant Singh

8th February 2002: The Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, announced in the Union budget proposal an increase of Rs. 12 in the price of a 50 kg bag of urea and a smaller increase in the price of two other fertilizers which constituted about 5 per cent rise in prices. The current urea price of Rs. 4,830 a tonne carries a subsidy of as much as 80 per cent.