 On the other hand, he succeeding in separating finances from the Forces, by pushing for the civilian government to pass a separate budget for defence in the Parliament every year.Patel continued as one of India's highest-ranking civil servants till 1958.Patel, during his tenure as secretary in the Ministry of Finance, was led to resign from the position along with Finance Minister T. T. Krishnamachari over the Haridas Mundhra#The Mundhra Scandal in 1958.