Catalogs

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.

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 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 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is a ministry of the Government of India concerned with coverage and quality aspects of statistics released. The surveys conducted by the Ministry are based on scientific sampling methods. The Ministry has two wings, one relating to Statistics and the other Programme Implementation. The Statistics Wing called the National Statistical Office (NSO) consists of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the Computer centre, and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  (MoAFW) formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, is a branch of the Government of India and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws related to agriculture in India. The three broad areas of scope for the Ministry are agriculture, food processing, and cooperation. 

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is organized into 28 Divisions and has five attached offices and twenty-one subordinate offices which are spread across the country for coordination with state-level agencies and implementation of Central Sector Schemes in their respective fields. Further, one Public Sector Undertaking, nine autonomous bodies, ten national level cooperative organizations, and two authorities are functioning under the administrative control of the Department.

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 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 Earth Sciences (MoES), under the Government of India, is mandated to provide services for weather, climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards; to explore and harness marine living and non-living resources in a sustainable manner for the country and to explore the three poles of the Earth (Arctic, Antarctic, and the Himalayas). MoES was formerly the Department of Ocean Development (DOD), which was created in July 1981 as a part of the Cabinet Secretariat directly under the charge of the Prime Minister of India. It came into existence as a separate department in March 1982. The erstwhile DOD functioned as a nodal institution for organizing, coordinating and promoting ocean development activities in the country. The Government of India notified DOD as the Ministry of Ocean Development in February 2006.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry administers two departments, the Department of Commerce and the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade. It administers issues related to International Trade, Foreign Trade (Goods & Services), Special Economic Zones etc.