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The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India. This is India's federal ministry which is responsible to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and their social security. The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment. However, Skill Development responsibilities, such as Industrial Training and Apprenticeship responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from 9 November 2014. The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers.

National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) was set-up in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist the investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators based on the recommendations of the Tandon Committee, National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the MHA Task force (1985).

The Ministry of Home Affairs, as an interior ministry of India, it is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. The Ministry of Home Affairs extends manpower and financial support, guidance and expertise to the State Governments for the maintenance of security, peace and harmony without trampling upon the constitutional rights of the States.

The Ministry of Rural Development, a branch of the Government of India, is entrusted with the task of accelerating the socio-economic development of rural India. Its focus is on health, education, piped drinking water, public housing, and roads.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India, which began operations on Apr. 1, 1935, under the Reserve Bank of India Act. The Reserve Bank of India uses monetary policy to create financial stability in India, and it is charged with regulating the country's currency and credit systems.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the Civil Aviation sector in the country. It is responsible for the administration of the Aircraft Act, 1934, Aircraft Rules, 1937, and various other legislations pertaining to the aviation sector in the country. This Ministry exercises administrative control over attached and autonomous organizations like the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi and affiliated Public Sector Undertakings like Airports Authority of India and Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited. The Commission of Railway Safety, which is responsible for safety in rail travel and operations in terms of the provisions of the Railways Act, 1989 also comes under the administrative control of this Ministry.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organization for all retail payment systems in India. It was set up with the guidance and support of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks Association (IBA). The core objective is to consolidate and integrate multiple systems with varying service levels into a nationwide uniform and standard business process for all retail payment systems. The other objective was to facilitate an affordable payment mechanism to benefit the common man across the country and help financial inclusion.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Prime Minister. The PMO is headed by the Principal Secretary. The PMO was originally called the Prime Minister's Secretariat until 1977, when it was renamed during the Morarji Desai ministry.

The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) is a poll which includes all of the institutions in the nation that offer higher education. Data is being gathered on a variety of factors, including teachers, student enrolment, programmes, exam outcomes, funding for education, and infrastructure. The information gathered by AISHE will also be used to calculate indicators of educational development such as Institution Density, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Gender Parity Index, and Per Student Expenditure.

Subsequent to the dismantling of the Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) in the petroleum sector, Oil Coordination Committee (OCC) was abolished and a new cell called Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), attached to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, was created effective 1st April 2002. PPAC is to assist the Government in discharge of some of the functions earlier performed by OCC. Shri Ram Naik, the then Hon'ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas inaugurated Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell at SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The expenditure of PPAC is borne by Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB).

The NITI Aayog serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India, and the nodal agency tasked with catalysing economic development, and fostering cooperative federalism through the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.