<Tr> <Th> Member of </Th> <Td> Cabinet Cabinet Committee on Security </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Appointer </Th> <Td> President on the advice of the Prime Minister </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inaugural holder </Th> <Td> John Mathai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> 29 October 1946 </Td> </Tr>

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