Supreme Court of India - Restoration of ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION With 5 Freedoms For Animals

To,
Hon’ble Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India.

Subject: Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961: PIL.
Food for thought and conflict of Interest, Animal Husbandry – Dairying
and Fisheries, believe in breeding animals to be killed for gain and profit,
diet as well: Purpose defeated. Animal Welfare versus Animal Rights.
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(MATSYAPALAN, PASHUPALAN AUR DAIRY MANTRYALAYA):
A.
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES (MATSYAPALAN VIBHAG):
PART I
The following subjects which fall within List I of the Seventh Schedule to the
Constitution of India:
1. Industries, the control of which by the Union is declared by Parliament by
law to be expedient in public interest as far as these relate to development
of fish feed and fish products with the limitation that in regard to the
development of industries, the functions of the Department of Fisheries
do not go further than the formulation of the demand and fixation of
targets.
2. Promotion and development of fishing and fisheries (inland, marine and
beyond territorial waters) and its associated activities, including
infrastructure development, marketing, exports, and institutional
arrangements etc.
3. Welfare of fishermen and other fisher-folk and strengthening of their
livelihoods.
4. Liaison and cooperation with international organizations in matters
relating to fisheries development.
5. Fisheries Statistics.
6. Matters relating to loss of fish stock due to natural calamities.
7. Regulation of fish stock importation, quarantine and certification.
8. Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai.
8A. Promotion of Seaweeds cultivation and associated activities, industrial
applications, marketing, import including exotics, quarantine, etc.
PART II
The following subjects which fall within List III of the Seventh Schedule to the
Constitution of India (as regards legislation only):
9. Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or
contagious diseases or pests affecting fish.
10. Pattern of financial assistance to various State Undertakings, Fisheries
Development Schemes through State agencies/Co-operative Unions.
PART III
For the Union territories the subjects mentioned in parts I and II above, so
far as they exist in regard to these territories and, in addition, to the following
subjects which fall within List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution
of India:
11. Preservation, protection and improvement of fish stocks and prevention
of diseases thereof, veterinary training and practice.
12. Insurance of fish stock.
B.
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (PASHUPALAN
AUR DAIRY VIBHAG):
PART I
The following subjects which fall within List I of the Seventh Schedule to the
Constitution of India:
1. Industries, the control of which by the Union is declared by Parliament by
law to be expedient in public interest as far as these relate to development
of livestock and birds feed and dairy and poultry products with the
limitation that in regard to the development of industries, the functions of
the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying do not go further than
the formulation of the demand and fixation of targets.
2. Promotion and development of livestock, dairy and poultry and its
associated activities, including infrastructure development, marketing,
exports and institutional arrangements etc.
3. Welfare of persons engaged in activities relating to livestock, dairy and
poultry.4
4. Liaison and cooperation with international organizations in matters
relating to livestock and poultry development.
5. Livestock Census.
6. Livestock Statistics.
7. Matters relating to loss of livestock due to natural calamities.
8. Regulation of livestock importation, animal quarantine and certification.
9. Gaushalas and Gausadans.
10. Matters relating to pounds and cattle trespass.
11. Prevention of cruelty to animals.8
12. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960).
PART II
The following subjects which fall within List III of the Seventh Schedule to the
Constitution of India (as regards legislation only):
13. Profession of veterinary practice.
14. Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or
contagious diseases or pests affecting animals and birds.
15. Conversion of indigenous breeds; introduction and maintenance of
Central Herd Books for indigenous breeds of livestock.
16. Pattern of financial assistance to various State Undertakings, Dairy
Development Schemes through State agencies / Co-operative Unions.
PART III
For the Union territories the subjects mentioned in parts I and II above, so far as
they exist in regard to these territories and, in addition, to the following subjects
which fall within List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India:
17. Preservation, protection and improvement of stocks and prevention
of diseases of animals and birds, veterinary training and practice.
18. Courts of Wards.
19. Insurance of livestock and birds.
PART IV
20. Matters relating to cattle utilisation and slaughter.
21. Fodder development.
Memorandum
Remembering Chaudhary Om Prakash Kadyan with Smt. Prem Kaur Dhankar,
founder of PFA Haryana, and Chaudhary Sardar Singh Khatkar with Smt. Basant
Mala Dahiya, during golden jubilee years of Naresh Kadyan activism, for
animals, as Community Policing as Scouting for fundamental duties.
Being an active part of Community Policing as man of many achievements and
distinctions: Voice for voiceless: Fighter by spirit: Jat by birth: Philanthropist
by profession: Activist by mission: Cobbler by qualification: Scouting by
passion: Humanitarian by choice: Gandhian by vision and action, habitual khadi
wearers and speaking truth, performing fundamental duties, as social reformer,
compassionate citizen, and unpaid labour for flora and fauna, with our mission:
Conservation beyond imagination, during the Golden Jubilee years of activism,
nothing for gain and profit, Whistleblower for community service, it is humbly
submitted that:
1. I am a retired non-official Member, State Committee for Slaughter Houses,
Department of Urban and Local Bodies (Govt. of Haryana), established as
per directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in CWP No. 309 of 2003.
2. I am a Master Trainer in Animal Welfare, decorated by the Govt. of India,
retired as Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Haryana.
3. Lifetime working as Chief National Commissioner, Scouts and Guides for
Animal and Birds, along with National Authority for Animal Welfare, OIPA:
Indian People for Animals.
4. I had been CPCSEA nominee, Nodal Inspecting Authority for Haryana and
adjoining Rajasthan, for Animal Welfare Division (Govt. of India) and
Inspecting Authority for Animal Welfare Board of India, for Haryana and
Punjab, as per item No. 3 of 39th AGM of AWBI, keeping in view the
recommendations of Screening Committee of AWBI.
5. I had been volunteers of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, and Convener of
Animal Welfare Political Party, political wing for flora and fauna, and AWBI
- NIAW Alumni Association.
6. International Union for Conservation of Nature: IUCN - 2021-2025:
Member, Commission on Education and Communication / CEC Nature for
all Network / CEC Reimagine Conservation Network / CEC Nature
Education for Sustainability Network / CEC Youth Engagement, and
Intergenerational Partnerships.
Fundamental duties, defined under article 51A of Indian Constitution:
It shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the
National Flag, and the National Anthem.
(b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national
struggle for freedom.
(c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India.
(d) to defend the country and render national service when called upon to
do so.
(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst
all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic, and regional or
sectional diversities, to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of
women.
(f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.
(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests,
lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures.
(h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry
and reform.
(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
(j) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective
activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour
and achievement.
(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to
his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen
years.
Respect all lives as sentient beings, it is unethical and unfair for animals that
the subject of Animal Welfare is placed directly under the Ministry of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries which actively promotes animal exploitation
and death, meat export as well, breaching public trust, without examining
surplus census of animals, create threat to their lives.
Immediate attention:
1. Article 51A of Indian Constitution, read with section 2 and 3 of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 / section 2(2) of Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, keeping in view, Rule 96 of the Animal Transportation
Rules, 1978, amended in 2001 and 2009 / Rule 13 of the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (Transport of Animals on Foot) Rules, 2001 / Central
Motor Vehicle (Eleventh Amendments) Rules, 2015 and Central Motor
Vehicle (13th Amendments) Rules, 2016 / Rule 3 of the Veterinary Council
of India Standard of Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Code of Ethics,
for Veterinary Practitioners Regulations, 1992 / Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (Animal Husbandry Practices and Procedures) Rules, 2023 /
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Establishment and Regulation of
Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Rules, 2001 / Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2001 amended in 2010.
2. Compendium issued in CWP No. 309 of 2003, of Supreme Court, read with
orders passed on 27-8-2013.
3. Section 2(d) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious

Diseases in Animals Act, 2009: “Compulsory vaccination” means
vaccination of any animal against any scheduled disease in respect of
which vaccination is made mandatory under the provisions of this Act.
4. Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food

Additives) Regulation, 2011 / Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and
Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011 / Food Safety and
Standards (Prohibition and Restriction of Sales) Regulation, 2011 / Food
Safety and Standards (Vegan Foods) Regulations, 2022.
Reasons: Global warming, haram animal transportation, and haram

slaughtering of animals without surplus census to eat as food, export for profit.
1. Five freedoms for animals including right to life.
2. A person, qualified to save the life of animals, under double oath, as

article 51A of Indian Constitution, being citizen of Bharat and rule 3 of the
Veterinary Council of India Standard of Professional Conduct, Etiquette
and Code of Ethics, for Veterinary Practitioners Regulations, 1992:
As per section 3:
Declaration and oath by a veterinarian:
Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine:
1. I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the

benefit of society through the protection of animal health, the relief of
animal suffering, the conservation of livestock resources, the
promotion of public health, and the advancement of knowledge in
veterinary science.
2. I shall practice my profession conscientiously, with dignity, and in
keeping with the principles of veterinary medical ethics.
3. I accept as a lifelong obligation the continuous improvement of my
professional knowledge and competence.
STOP treating animals as goods, commodity, food, diet, agriculture products,
amending the definitions of animals, keeping in view, section 2 of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and section 2 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Killing in human way, is not justified, which hurt my religious feeling and
believes, breaching public trust, violating many legal mechanisms.
Five liberties for animals, as upheld by the Constitutional Bench of Hon’ble
Supreme Court of India, as judicial advisory, read with section 3 of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Extracts of some Paras of Supreme Court order dated 18.5.2023 in WP (C) No.
23 of 2016 and AWBI endorsed orders passed in SLP (C) No.11686 of 2007:
Chapter 7.1.2 of the guidelines of OIE, recognizes five internationally recognized
freedoms for animals, such as:
(i) freedom from hunger, thirst and malnutrition. (ii) freedom from fear and
distress. (iii) freedom from physical and thermal discomfort. (iv) freedom from
pain, injury and disease and (v) freedom to express normal patterns of
behaviour.
Prayers:
Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961.
1. STOP discrimination, contradiction, adopting double
standards, under the Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying, administrative control of the
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
2. Restoration of ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION, under
administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment, or the Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, their mandates being
friendly with the ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION, never
conflict as it is happening during present mechanism.
With scouting spirits in good faith …………
Brand Ambassador Viyana Berwal, via her grandpa Naresh
Kadyan, Convener, AWBI- NIAW Alumni Association,
Convener, Animal Welfare Political Party, Master Trainer in
Animal Welfare to Govt. of India, Chief National
Commissioner, Scouts & Guides for Animals & Birds,
National Authority for Animal Welfare, OIPA: Indian People
for Animals, Retired Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and
Guides, Haryana, Ex-Member, State Committee for
Slaughterhouses, Haryana
C- 38, Rose Apartment, Sector- 14, Rohini, Delhi -110085.
WhatsApp: 9813010595, Email: kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com
Naresh Kadyan,
Master Trainer in Animal Welfare to Govt. of India
Convener of Animal Welfare Political Party,
political wing for flora and fauna, with the
Convener of the AWBI- NIAW Alumni
Association/ Retired Commissioner
(Headquarter), Bharat Scouts and Guides,
Haryana / Founder Scouts and Guides for
Animals and Birds / OIPA: Indian People
for Animals
C- 38, Rose Apartment, sector- 14, Rohini,
Delhi- 110085.
Let live and live
Being an active part of Community Policing as

man of many achievements and distinctions:
Voice for voiceless: Fighter by spirit: Jat by
birth: Philanthropist by profession: Activist by
mission: Cobbler by qualification: Scouting by
passion: Humanitarian by choice: Gandhian by
vision and action, habitual khadi wearers and kadyan.ipfa 9813010595
speaking truth, performing fundamental duties, @gmail.com
as social reformer, compassionate citizen, and
unpaid labour for flora and fauna, our mission:
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Conservation beyond imagination:
1. Retired as Commissioner (Headquarter), @nareshkadyan @nareshkadyan
Bharat Scouts and Guides, Haryana.
2. Lifetime as Chief National Commissioner,
Scouts and Guides for Animal and Birds.
3. Lifetime as National Authority for Animal
Welfare, OIPA: Indian People for Animals.
4. Had been CPCSEA nominee, for many
establishments, including NDRI.
5. Nodal Inspecting Authority for Haryana
and adjoining Rajasthan, for Animal
Welfare Division (Govt. of India).
6. Inspecting Authority for Animal Welfare
Board of India, for Haryana and Punjab,
as per item No. 3 of 39th AGM of AWBI,
keeping in view the recommendations of
Screening Committee of AWBI.
7. Had been volunteers of Wildlife Crime
Control Bureau: WCCB.
8. Non-official Member, State Committee for
Slaughter Houses, Department of Urban
and Local Bodies (Govt. of Haryana).
9. Since 1998 up to 2018, Founder Chairman,
People for Animals - PFA Haryana.
10. Since 2008 up to 2021, Representative
ofOIPA in India, affiliated with UN.
11. Elected Member, Clothing and
FootwearInstitute, London as 8-11-1988.
Date of Birth: October 10, 1961.
Educational qualifications:
1. Master of Arts in Mass Communication
and Journalism.
2. Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and
Mass Communication
3. Diploma in Footwear Technology
4. Advance Course in Footwear Technology
5. Master Trainer in Animal Welfare - Govt. of
India, November 15-29, 2000.
Outstanding performance:
50 years’ rich experience in Gandhian
Ethics, Ideology, and Philosophy,
including 18 years as District Khadi and
Village Industries Officer, besides Duty
Magistrate during prohibition policy in
Haryana.
Voluntary Retirement as Supreme sacrifice, at
the time of promotion, before 5 years:
August 5, 2014
Publication:
Two Books compiled for legislations
related to Animal Welfare and Biodiversity
International Union for Conservation of Nature:
IUCN - 2021-2025:
1. Member, Commission on Education and
Communication.
2. Member, CEC Nature for all Network
3. Member, CEC Reimagine Conservation
Network
4. Member, CEC Nature Education for
Sustainability Network
5. Member, CEC Youth Engagement and
Intergenerational Partnerships Network
Whistleblowers, exposing halal versus haram
and animal versus goods, being living creature
Property: Valid License for 2 Arms, all over India.
Chaudhary Om Parkash Kadyan - Smt. Prem Kaur Dhankar Memorial Foundation
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CABINET SECRETARIAT
मंत्रिमंडल सचिवालय
The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961
भारत सरकार (कायय आबंटन) ननयम, 1961
(As amended upto Amendment Series no. 376, dated 3rd April, 2024)
(संशोधन अवली सं 376, दिनांक 3 अप्रैल, 2024 तक यथा संशोचधत)
[With footnotes since 01.01.1998]

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The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961
Index
Particulars Pg. No.
I. Order dated 14.01.1961 6
II. First Schedule 8
III. Second Schedule 15
Ministries/ Departments / Secretariats / Offices:
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Krishi Evam Kisan Kalyan

Mantralaya)
1. (i) Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Krishi Evam Kisan Kalyan 15
Vibhag)
2. (ii) Department of Agricultural Research and Education (Krishi Anusandhan aur 19
Shiksha Vibhag)
3. Ministry of Ayush (Ayush Mantralaya) 22

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Rasayan aur Urvarak Mantralaya)
4. (i) Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals (Rasayan aur Petro-Rasayan 24
Vibhag)
5. (ii) Department of Fertilizers (Urvarak Vibhag) 25
6. (iii) Department of Pharmaceuticals (Aushadh Vibhag) 26
7. Ministry of Civil Aviation (Nagar Vimanan Mantralaya) 27
8. Ministry of Coal (Koyala Mantralaya) 28
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Vanijya aur Udyog Mantralaya)

9. (i) Department of Commerce (Vanijya Vibhag) 29
10. (ii) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (Udyog 32
Samvardhan aur Antarik Vyapar Vibhag)
Ministry of Communications (Sanchar Mantralaya)

11. (i) Department of Telecommunications (Doorsanchar Vibhag) 35
12. (ii) Department of Posts (Dak Vibhag) 37
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Upbhokta Mamle,

Khadya aur Sarvajanik Vitaran Mantralaya)
13. (i) Department of Consumer Affairs (Upbhokta Mamle Vibhag) 39
14. (ii) Department of Food and Public Distribution (Khadya aur Sarvajanik Vitaran 40
Vibhag)
15. Ministry of Cooperation (Sahkarita Mantralaya) 42
16. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Corporate Karya Mantralaya) 43
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17. Ministry of Culture (Sanskriti Mantralaya) 44
Ministry of Defence (Raksha Mantralaya)

18. (i) Department of Defence (Raksha Vibhag) 47
19. (ii) Department of Military Affairs (Sainya Karya Vibhag) 49
20. (iii) Department of Defence Production (Raksha Utpadan Vibhag) 50
21. (iv) Department of Defence Research and Development (Raksha Anusandhan aur 51
Vikas Vibhag)
22. (v) Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (Poorva Senani Kalyan Vibhag) 53
23. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Uttar Poorvi Kshetra Vikas 54
Mantralaya)
24. Ministry of Earth Sciences (Prithvi Vigyan Mantralaya) 56
25. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Electroniki aur Soochana 57

Praudyogiki Mantralaya)
26. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Paryavaran, Van aur 58
Jalvaayu Parivartan Mantralaya)
27. Ministry of External Affairs (Videsh Mantralaya) 60
Ministry of Finance (Vitta Mantralaya)

28. (i) Department of Economic Affairs (Arthik Karya Vibhag) 64
29. (ii) Department of Expenditure (Vyaya Vibhag) 69
30. (iii) Department of Revenue (Rajaswa Vibhag) 71
31. (iv) Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) (Nivesh 73
aur Lok Parisampatti Prabandhan Vibhag(DIPAM))
32. (v) Department of Financial Services (Vittiya Sewayen Vibhag) 74
33. (vi) Department of Public Enterprises (Lok Udyam Vibhag) 76
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Matsyapalan,

Pashupalan aur Dairy Mantryalaya)
34. (i) Department of Fisheries (Matsyapalan Vibhag) 77
35. (ii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Pashupalan aur Dairy Vibhag) 78
36. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (Khadya Prasanskaran Udyog 80

Mantralaya)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Swasthya aur Parivar Kalyan

Mantralaya)
37. (i) Department of Health and Family Welfare (Swasthya aur Parivar Kalyan 81
Vibhag)
38. (iii) Department of Health Research (Swasthya Anusandhan Vibhag) 86
39. Ministry of Heavy Industries (Bhari Udyog Mantralaya) 88

Ministry of Home Affairs (Grih Mantralaya)
40. (i) Department of Internal Security (Antarik Suraksha Vibhag) 92
41. (ii) Department of States (Rajya Vibhag) 96
42. (iii) Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag) 99
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43. (iv) Department of Home (Grih Vibhag) 100
44. (v) Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs (Jammu, Kashmir aur 102
Ladakh Vibhag)
45. (vi) Department of Border Management (Seema Prabandhan Vibhag) 103
46. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Awasan aur Shahari Karya Mantralaya) 104
Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya)

47. (i) Department of School Education and Literacy (School Shiksha aur Saksharta 107
Vibhag)
48. (ii) Department of Higher Education (Uchchatar Shiksha Vibhag) 108
49. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Soochana aur Prasaran 110

Mantralaya)
Ministry of Jal Shakti (Jal Shakti Mantralaya)

50. (i) Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 114
(Jal Sansadhan, Nadi Vikas aur Ganga Sanrakshan Vighag)
51. (ii) Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Peya Jal aur Swachchhata 117
Vibhag)
52. Ministry of Labour and Employment (Shram aur Rozgar Mantralaya) 118
Ministry of Law and Justice (Vidhi aur Nyaya Mantralaya)

53. (i) Department of Legal Affairs (Vidhi Karya Vibhag) 120
54. (ii) Legislative Department (Vidhayee Vibhag) 121
55. (iii) Department of Justice (Nyaya Vibhag) 123
56. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Sukshma, Laghu Aur 124
Madhyam Udyam Mantralaya)
57. Ministry of Mines (Khan Mantralaya) 127
58. Ministry of Minority Affairs (Alpasankhyak Karya Mantralaya) 128
59. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Naveen aur Navikarniya Oorja 129
Mantralaya)
60. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Panchayati Raj Mantralaya) 130
61. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sansadiya Karya Mantralaya) 131
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Karmik Lok Shikayat

tatha Pension Mantralaya)
62. (i) Department of Personnel and Training (Karmik aur Prashikshan Vibhag) 132
63. (ii) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (Prashasanik 136
Sudhar aur Lok Shikayat Vibhag)
64. (iii) Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare (Pension aur Pension Bhogi 137
Kalyan Vibhag)
65. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (Petroleum aur Prakritik Gas 138
Mantralaya)
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66. Ministry of Planning (Yojana Mantralaya) 139
67. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Pattan, Pot Parivahan aur Jalmarg 140
Mantralaya)
68. Ministry of Power (Vidyut Mantralaya) 143
69. Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) 144

70. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Sadak Parivahan aur Raj Marg 145
Mantralaya)
Ministry of Rural Development (Gramin Vikas Mantralaya)

71. (i) Department of Rural Development (Gramin Vikas Vibhag) 147
72. (ii) Department of Land Resources (Bhumi Sansadhan Vibhag) 148
Ministry of Science and Technology (Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Mantralaya)

73. (i) Department of Science and Technology (Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Vibhag) 150
74. (ii) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Vigyan aur Audyogik 152
Anusandhan Vibhag)
75. (iii) Department of Bio-Technology (Biotechnology Vibhag) 153
76. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Kaushal Vikas aur 156
Udyamshilta Mantralaya)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Samajik Nyaya aur Adhikarita

Mantralaya)
77. (i) Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (Samajik Nyaya aur 157
Adhikarita Vibhag)
78. (ii) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) 159
(Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag)
79. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Sankhyiki aur 161

Karyakram Karyanvayan Mantralaya)
80. Ministry of Steel (Ispat Mantralaya) 163
81. Ministry of Textiles (Vastra Mantralaya) 164
82. Ministry of Tourism (Paryatan Mantralaya) 167
83. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Janjatiya Karya Mantralaya) 168
84. Ministry of Women and Child Development (Mahila aur Bal Vikas Mantralaya) 172
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Yuvak Karyakram aur Khel Mantralaya)
85. (i) Department of Youth Affairs (Yuvak Karyakram Vibhag) 174
86. (ii) Department of Sports (Khel Vibhag) 175
87. Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag) 176
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88. Department of Space (Antariksh Vibhag) 178
89. Cabinet Secretariat (Mantrimandal Sachivalaya) 179
90. President's Secretariat (Rashtrapati Sachivalaya) 180
91. Prime Minister's Office (Pradhan Mantri Karyalaya) 181
92. NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) 182
93. National Security Council Secretariat (Rashtriya Suraksha Parishad 184

Sachivalaya)
IV. List of Amendments 185

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CABINET SECRETARIAT
RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN
NEW DELHI
January 14,1961/Pausa 24, 1882(S)
ORDER
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution and in
supersession of all previous rules and orders on the subject, the President hereby makes the
following rules for the allocation of the business of the Government of India:-
1. Short Title - These rules may be called the Government of India (Allocation of Business)
Rules, 1961.
2. Allocation of Business - The business of the Government of India shall be transacted in
the Ministries, Departments, Secretariats and Offices specified in the First Schedule to
these rules (all of which are hereinafter referred to as "departments").
3. Distribution of Subjects 1 –
(1)2 The distribution of subjects among the departments shall be as specified in the
Second Schedule to these Rules and shall include all attached and subordinate
offices or other organisations including Public Sector Undertakings concerned with
its subjects and sub-rules (2), (3) and (4) of this Rule.
(2)3 The compiling of the accounts of each Department shall stand allocated to that
Department with effect from the date from which the President relieves, by order
made under the first proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the Comptroller and
Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971; the
Comptroller and Auditor General from the responsibility for compiling the accounts
of that Department.
(3)4 Where sanction for the prosecution of any person for any offence is required to be
accorded-
a) If he is a Government servant, by the Department which is the Cadre
Controlling authority for the service of which he is a member, and in any
other case, by the Department in which he was working at the time of
commission of the alleged offence; and
b) If he is a public servant other than a Government servant, appointed by the
Central Government, by the Department administratively concerned with
the organisation in which he was working at the time of commission of the
alleged offence; and
c) In any other case, by the Department which administers the Act under
which the alleged offence is committed:
1 Substituted vide Amendment series no. 116 dated 29.03.1976.

2
Modified vide Amendment series no. 116 dated 29.03.1976, 187 dated 30.09.1986 and 271 dated
06.01.2004.
3
Modified vide Amendment series no. 116 dated 29.03.1976.
4
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 187 dated 30.09.1986.
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Provided that where, for offences alleged to have been committed, sanction
is required under more than one Act, it shall be competent for the Department
which administers any of such Acts to accord sanction under all such Acts.
(4)1 Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (3), the President may, by general
or special order, direct that in any case or class of cases the sanction shall be
accorded by the Department of Personnel and Training.
4. Allocation of Departments among Ministers 2 –
(1) The business of the Government of India allocated to the Cabinet Secretariat is and,
shall always be deemed to have been allotted to the Prime Minister.
(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), the President may, on the advice of the
Prime Minister, allocate the business of the Government of India among Ministers
by assigning one or more departments to the charge of a Minister.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2), the President
may, on the advice of the Prime Minister, -
(a) associate in relation to the business allotted to a Minister under either of the
said sub-rules, another Minister or Deputy Minister to perform such
functions as may be assigned to him; or
(b) entrust the responsibility for specified items of business affecting any one or
more than one Department to a Minister who is in charge of any other
Department or to a Minister without Portfolio who is not in charge of any
Department.
(RAJENDRA PRASAD)
PRESIDENT
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1
2 Modified vide Amendment series no. 59 dated 12.04.1967 and substituted vide 87 dated 26.10.1970.
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THE FIRST SCHEDULE
(Rule 2)
MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS, SECRETARIATS AND OFFICES
(MANTRALAYA, VIBHAG, SACHIVALAYA TATHA KARYALAYA)
1. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Krishi Evam Kisan Kalyan

Mantralaya) 1
(i) Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Krishi Evam Kisan Kalyan
Vibhag) 2
(ii) Department of Agricultural Research and Education (Krishi Anusandhan aur
Shiksha Vibhag)
(iii) Omitted. 3
(iv) Omitted. 4
2. Ministry of Ayush (Ayush Mantralaya) 5
3. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Rasayan aur Urvarak Mantralaya)
(i) Department of Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals (Rasayan aur Petro-Rasayan
Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Fertilizers (Urvarak Vibhag)
(iii) Department of Pharmaceuticals (Aushadh Vibhag) 6
4. Ministry of Civil Aviation (Nagar Vimanan Mantralaya) 7
5. Ministry of Coal (Koyala Mantralaya) 8
6. Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Vanijya aur Udyog Mantralaya) 9
(i) Department of Commerce (Vanijya Vibhag)
(ii) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (Udyog Samvardhan aur
Antarik Vyapar Vibhag) 10
7. Ministry of Communications (Sanchar Mantralaya) 11

(i) Department of Telecommunications (Doorsanchar Vibhag) 12
(ii) Department of Posts (Dak Vibhag) 13
1
Modified vide Amendment series no. 256 dated 06.09.2001 & 317 dated 27.08.2015.
2
Modified vide Amendment series no. 317 dated 27.08.2015 and 362 dated 06.07.2021.
3
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 (Earlier modified vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated
05.02.2018 and Amendment series no.280 dated 09.03.2005).
4
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated
05.02.2018).
5
Modified vide Amendment series no. 360 dated 13.04.2021 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no. 310 dated
08.12.2014, modified vide amendment series no. 267 dated 30.01.2003, 270 dated 11.11.2003 and 279 dated 01.03.2005).
6
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 293 dated 01.07.2008 and modified vide Amendment 298 dated 17.8.2010
7
Modified vide Amendment series no. 238 dated 23.05.1998
8
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, 248 dated 27.05.2000, 256 dated 06.09.2001, 267 dated
30.01.2003, 272 dated 12.01.2004 and 277 dated 03.12.2004
9
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999 & 247 dated 03.04.2000
10
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999 & 347 dated 27.01.2019.
11
Modified vide Amendment series no. 257 dated 21.12.2001 & 327 dated 16.07.2016.
12
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, 250 dated 17.07.2000 and 254 dated 07.03.2001
13
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(iii) Omitted. 1
7A. Omitted. 2
8. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Upbhokta Mamle,
Khadya aur Sarvajanik Vitaran Mantralaya) 3
(i) Department of Consumer Affairs (Upbhokta Mamle Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Food and Public Distribution (Khadya aur Sarvajanik Vitaran
Vibhag) 4
8A. Ministry of Cooperation (Sahkarita Mantralaya) 5
8B. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Corporate Karya Mantralaya) 6

8C. Ministry of Culture (Sanskriti Mantralaya) 7
9. Ministry of Defence (Raksha Mantralaya)
(i) Department of Defence (Raksha Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Military Affairs (Sainya Karya Vibhag) 8
(iii) Department of Defence Production (Raksha Utpadan Vibhag)
(iv) Department of Defence Research and Development (Raksha Anusandhan aur Vikas
Vibhag)
(v) Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (Poorva Senani Kalyan Vibhag) 9
9A. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Uttar Poorvi Kshetra Vikas
Mantralaya) 10
9AA. Omitted. 11
10. Ministry of Earth Sciences (Prithvi Vigyan Mantralaya) 12
10A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Electroniki aur Soochana
Praudyogiki Mantralaya) 13
11. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Paryavaran, Van aur Jalvaayu
Parivartan Mantralaya) 14
12. Ministry of External Affairs (Videsh Mantralaya)
1
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 327 dated 16.07.2016.
2
3
4
5
Inserted vide amendment series no. 362 dated 06.07.2021.
6
Inserted vide Amendment series no.238 dated 23.05.1998, 289 dated 9.5.2007 (earlier omitted vide amendment 283 dated
16.2.2006 and Modified vide Amendment series no. 262 dated 02.07.2002 and 269 dated 10.04.2003)
7
21.12.2001, 273 dated 27.05.2004, 283 dated 16.02.2006 & 286 dated 01.06.2006.
8
Inserted vide Amendment Series no. 353 dated 30.12.2019.
9
Inserted vide Amendment series no.276 dated 22.09.2004 (Modified vide Amendment 290 dated 28.06.2007)
10
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 256 dated 06.09.2001 and modified vide 273 dated 27.05.2004
11
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment Series no.299 dated
13.7.2011 and modified vide amendment Series no. 297 dated 5.6.2010).
12
Inserted vide Amendment series no.287 dated 12.07.2006
13
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, 257 dated 21.12.2001, 300 dated 26.02.2012 & 327 dated
16.07.2016.
14
Modified vide Amendment series no.306 dated 31.07.2014
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13. Ministry of Finance (Vitta Mantralaya) 1
(i) Department of Economic Affairs (Arthik Karya Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Expenditure (Vyaya Vibhag)
(iii) Department of Revenue (Rajaswa Vibhag)
(iv) Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) (Nivesh
aur Lok Parisampatti Prabandhan Vibhag(DIPAM)) 2
(v) Department of Financial Services (Vittiya Sewayen Vibhag) 3
(vi) Department of Public Enterprises (Lok Udyam Vibhag) 4
13A. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Matsyapalan, Pashupalan aur
Dairy Mantryalaya) 5
(i) Department of Fisheries (Matsyapalan Vibhag) 6
(ii) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Pashupalan aur Dairy Vibhag) 7
14. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (Khadya Prasanskaran Udyog Mantralaya) 8
15. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Swasthya aur Parivar Kalyan Mantralaya) 9
(i) Department of Health and Family Welfare (Swasthya aur Parivar Kalyan Vibhag)
(ii) Omitted. 10
(iii) Department of Health Research (Swasthya Anusandhan Vibhag) 11
(iv) Omitted. 12
16. Ministry of Heavy Industries (Bhari Udyog Mantralaya) 13

(i) Omitted. 14
(ii) Omitted. 15
17. Ministry of Home Affairs (Grih Mantralaya)

(i) Department of Internal Security (Antarik Suraksha Vibhag)
(ii) Department of States (Rajya Vibhag)
(iii) Department of Official Language (Raj Bhasha Vibhag)
(iv) Department of Home (Grih Vibhag)
(v) Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs (Jammu, Kashmir aur Ladakh
Vibhag) 16
(vi) Department of Border Management (Seema Prabandhan Vibhag)
1
2
Modified vide Amendment series no. 246 dated 10.12.1999, 256 dated 06.09.2001 & 323 dated 14.04.2016
3
4
5
6
Earlier inserted under M/o A&FW vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2018.
7
Earlier modified vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2018 and vide Amendment series no.280 dated
09.03.2005.
8
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999 and 256 dated 06.09.2001
9
10
11
12
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 294 dated 20.12.2008 and omitted vide Amendment 307 dated 6.8.2014.
13
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, and 361 dated 06.07.2021
14
15
16
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17A. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Awasan aur Shahari Karya Mantralaya) 1
18. Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya) 2

(i) Department of School Education and Literacy (School Shiksha aur Saksharta
Vibhag) 3
(ii) Department of Higher Education (Uchchatar Shiksha Vibhag) 4
19. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Soochana aur Prasaran Mantralaya)
19A. Ministry of Jal Shakti (Jal Shakti Mantralaya) 5

(i) Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (Jal
Sansadhan, Nadi Vikas aur Ganga Sanrakshan Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Peya Jal aur Swachchhata Vibhag) 6
20. Ministry of Labour and Employment (Shram aur Rozgar Mantralaya)
21. Ministry of Law and Justice (Vidhi aur Nyaya Mantralaya) 7

(i) Department of Legal Affairs (Vidhi Karya Vibhag)
(ii) Legislative Department (Vidhayee Vibhag)
(iii) Department of Justice (Nyaya Vibhag)
21A. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Sukshma, Laghu Aur Madhyam
Udyam Mantralaya) 8
21AA. Ministry of Mines (Khan Mantralaya) 9
21B. Ministry of Minority Affairs (Alpasankhyak Karya Mantralaya) 10
22. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Naveen aur Navikarniya Oorja
Mantralaya)11
22A. Omitted. 12
22AA. Omitted. 13
1
01.06.2006 and 333 dated 06.07.2017
2
Modified vide Amendment series no. 287 dated 12.07.2006. Further, name of the Ministry modified vide amendment
series no. 356 dated 14.08.2020.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
06.09.2001, 267 dated 30.01.2003, 272 dated 12.01.2004 and 277 dated 03.12.2004
10
inserted vide Amendment series no.283 dated 16.02.2006
11
12
Omitted vide Amendment series no.287 dated 12.07.2006 (earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.283 dated
16.02.2006)
13
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 321 dated 12.02.2016. Earlier Modified vide Amendment series no.275 dated
02.09.2004
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22B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Panchayati Raj Mantralaya) 1
23. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sansadiya Karya Mantralaya)
24. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Karmik, Lok Shikayat tatha
Pension Mantralaya)
(i) Department of Personnel and Training (Karmik aur Prashikshan Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (Prashasanik Sudhar
aur Lok Shikayat Vibhag)
(iii) Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare (Pension aur Pension Bhogi
Kalyan Vibhag) 2
25. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (Petroleum aur Prakritik Gas Mantralaya)
26. Ministry of Planning (Yojana Mantralaya) 3
26A. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Pattan, Pot Parivahan aur Jalmarg
Mantralaya) 4
27. Ministry of Power (Vidyut Mantralaya)
28. Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
29. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Sadak Parivahan aur Raj Marg
Mantralaya) 5
30. Ministry of Rural Development (Gramin Vikas Mantralaya) 6

(i) Department of Rural Development (Gramin Vikas Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Land Resources (Bhumi Sansadhan Vibhag)
(iii) Omitted. 7
31. Ministry of Science and Technology (Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Mantralaya)

(i) Department of Science and Technology (Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Vigyan aur Audyogik
Anusandhan Vibhag)
(iii) Department of Bio-Technology (Biotechnology Vibhag)
32. Omitted. 8
1
2
Inserted vide amendment series no. 167 dated 15.03.1985. Modified vide amendment series no. 217 dated 05.07.1991 and
amendment series no 271 dated 06.01.2004.
3
4
Inserted vide Amendment series No. 358 dated 09.11.2020
5
Amended vide Amendment no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, 253 dated 17.11.2000, 275 dated 2.9.2004 and 295 dated 4.6.2009
6
Modified vide amendment series no. 242 dated 09.04.1999
7
Omitted vide Amendment series no.299 dated 13.07.2011
8
Omitted vide amendment series No. 358 dated 9.11.2020 ( Earlier Amended vide Amendment no. 243 dated 15.10.1999,
253 dated 17.11.2000, 275 dated 2.9.2004, 295 dated 4.6.2009.
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33. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Kaushal Vikas aur
Udyamshilta Mantralaya) 1
34. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Samajik Nyaya aur Adhikarita
Mantralaya) 2
(i) Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (Samajik Nyaya aur Adhikarita
Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)
(Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag) 3
35. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Sankhyiki aur Karyakram

Karyanvayan Mantralaya) 4
36. Ministry of Steel (Ispat Mantralaya) 5
37. Ministry of Textiles (Vastra Mantralaya)
38. Ministry of Tourism (Paryatan Mantralaya) 6
39. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Janjatiya Karya Mantralaya) 7
40. Omitted. 8
40A. Omitted. 9
41. Omitted. 10
41A. Ministry of Women and Child Development (Mahila aur Bal Vikas Mantralaya) 11
42. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Yuvak Karyakram aur Khel Mantralaya) 12
(i) Department of Youth Affairs (Yuvak Karyakram Vibhag)
(ii) Department of Sports (Khel Vibhag)
43. Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag)
1
Modified vide Amendment no.310 dated 8.12.2014 (earlier inserted vide Amendment 306 dated 31.7.2014)
2
Modified vide Amendment series no. 238 dated 23.05.1998 & 301dated 12.05.2012
3
Modified vide Amendment series no.309 dated 08.12.2014 and Amendment 324 dated 17.5.2016
4
5
6
Modified vide Amendment no. 238 dated 23.05.1998, 248 dated 27.05.2000, 259 dated 21.12.2001, 283 dated 16.02.2006
and 286 dated 1.6.2006
7
8
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 333 dated 06.07.2017 (Earlier modified vide Amendment series no.273
dated 27.05.2004 and further modified vide Amendment series no. 286 dated 1.6.2006)
9
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 333 dated 06.07.2017 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.273
dated 27.05.2004 and modified vide Amendment series no. 286 dated 1.6.2006)
10
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 (Earlier modified vide Amendment series no. 306 dated
31.07.2014).
11
12
Modified vide Amendment no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, 248 dated 27.05.2000, 292 dated 29.4.2008 and modified vide
amendment 306 and 310 dated 8.12.2014
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44. Omitted. 1
45. Department of Space (Antariksh Vibhag)
46. Cabinet Secretariat (Mantrimandal Sachivalaya)
47. President's Secretariat (Rashtrapati Sachivalaya)
48. Prime Minister's Office (Pradhan Mantri Karyalaya)
49. NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) 2
50. National Security Council Secretariat (Rashtriya Suraksha Parishad Sachivalaya) 3
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1
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 283 dated 16.02.2006
2
Modified vide Amendment series no.312 dated 21.3.2015.
3
Inserted vide Amendment no. 351 dated 06.08.2019.
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THE SECOND SCHEDULE
(Rule 3)
DISTRIBUTION OF SUBJECTS AMONG THE MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENTS
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE1

(KRISHI EVAM KISAN KALYAN MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(KRISHI EVAM KISAN KALYAN VIBHAG)2
PART I
The following subjects which fall within List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of
India :
1. Liaison with international Agri-Organisations like Food and Agriculture organisation of the
United Nations, handling of CARE goods concerning agriculture, etc.
2. Participation in international conferences, associations and other bodies concerning
agriculture and implementation of decisions made thereat.
3. Convention on Locust Control.
4. Plant Quarantine.
5. Industries, the control of which by the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be
expedient in Public interest; as far as these relate to:-
(a) Development of agricultural industries including machinery, fertilizer and seeds but
excluding cotton, ginning and pressing with the limitation that in regard to the
development of agricultural industries, including machinery and fertilizer, the functions
of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare do not go further than the
formulation of demands and the fixation of targets;
(b) Shellac Industry.
6. Agricultural Census.
7. Omitted.3
8. Omitted.4
9. Omitted.5
10. Indian People’s Natural Calamity Trust.6
11. Technology Mission on Oilseeds and Pulses.
PART II
The following subjects which fall within List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution
of India (as regards legislation only):
1
2
3
4
Omitted vide Amendment series no.319 dated 12.09.2015 (Earlier modified vide Amendment series no.288 dated
14.10.2006)
5
6
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12. Adulteration of agricultural products other than foodstuffs.
13. Economic Planning (Agricultural Economics and Statistics).
14. Professions (excluding Veterinary Practice).
15. Prevention of the extention from one State to another of infectious or contagious diseases or
pests affecting plants including locusts.
16. Price control of agricultural commodities except foodgrains, sugar, vanaspati, oil seeds,
vegetable oils, cakes and fats, jute, cotton and tea.
17. Administration of the Dangerous Machine (Regulation) Act, 1983 (35 of 1983).
Part III
For the Union Territories the subjects mentioned in Parts I and II above, so far as they exist
in regard to these territories and, in addition, to the following subjects which fall within List
II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India:
18. Agriculture (Other than agricultural education and research) protection against pests and
prevention of plant diseases.
19. Co-operation in agricultural sector.1
20. General Policy relating to the marketing of agricultural produce including pricing, exports
etc.
21. Omitted.2
22. The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937).3
23. Omitted.4
24. Omitted.5
25. Omitted.6
26. Omitted.7
27. Omitted.8
28. Omitted.9
PART IV
General and Consequential:
29. All Matters relating to international cooperation and assistance in agriculture and allied
subjects other than the items of work allocated to Department of Agricultural Research and
Education.
30. Agriculture and horticulture.
31. Bio-aesthetic Planning.
32. Agricultural Production-Grow more food
33. Land Reclamation.
1
2
3
Inserted vide Amendment series no, 241 dated 19.12.1998
4
5
6
7
8
Modified vide Amendment series no.288 dated 14.10.2006 and 361 dated 06.07.2021
9
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34. Infrastructure for post harvest management of agriculture and horticulture.
35. National Land Use and Conservation Board.
36. Development of Cotton, Jute and Sugarcane.
37. Soil Survey in connection with development programmes.
38. Financial assistance to State Soil Conservation Schemes.
39. Projection of demand of fertilizers and manures at all-India, zone or region level; fixation of
targets, nutrient-wise, for zones or regions.1
40. Administration of the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1957.
41. Monitoring of Pesticides Residues at National Level.
42. Administration of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968).
43. Agricultural Implements and Machinery.
44. Organisation and Development of extension education and training in the country.
45. Omitted.2
46. Production of oil seeds.
46A. Production of plant material, development of nurseries and plantations for bio-fuels including
coordination with other Ministries or Departments in this regard.3
47. Omitted.4
48. Machanised Farms.
49. Organic Farming (all matters including development and promotion but excluding matters
relating to certification of organic foods/products for export purpose).
50. On Farm Water Management.
51. Omitted.5
52. All attached and Subordinate Offices or other organisations concerned with any of the subjects
specified in this list except the Directorate of Agricultural Aviation.
53. Quality control of fertilizers.
54. National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA).6
54A. All matters relating to Agroforestry except research.7
PART V 8
55. Matters relating to damage to crops and co-ordination of relief measures necessitated by
drought, hailstorm and pest-attacks, cold wave and frost.9
56. Matters relating to loss of human life due to drought.
57. Agricultural credit and indebtedness.
58. Crop Insurance.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Inserted vide Amendment series no.312 dated 21.3.2015 (earlier inserted in erstwhile Planning Commission vide
amendment series no.298 dated 17.08.2010)
7
8
9
Modified (including entry 56) vide Amendment series no. 260 dated 23.02.2002
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59. Crop campaigns, crop competitions and farmers organisations including Farmer Producer
Organisations.
60. Agricultural Schemes received from States and Union Territories for landless agricultural
labour.
61. Setting up of agricultural markets in rural areas.1
62. Warehousing in rural areas including rural godowns.2
63. Schemes for welfare of farmers.
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1
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 241 dated 19.12.1998
2
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B. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
(KRISHI ANUSANDHAN AUR SHIKSHA VIBHAG)
PART I
The following subjects which fall within List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of
India:
1. International cooperation and assistance in the field of agricultural research and education
including relations with foreign and international agricultural research and education institutions
and organisations.
2. Fundamental, applied and operational research and higher education including coordination of
such research and higher education in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, dairying,
fisheries, agricultural engineering and horticulture including agricultural statistics, economics
and marketing.
3. Coordination and determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research and
scientific and technical institutions in so far as they relate to food and agriculture including
animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries. Development of Human Resources in Agricultural
Research/Extensions and Education.
4. Cess for financing to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the Commodity Research
Programmes other than those relating to tea, coffee and rubber.
5. Sugarcane research.
PART II
For Union Territories the subjects mentioned in Part I above, so far as they exist in regard to
these Territories and in addition the following subject which falls within List II of the
Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India:
6. Agricultural Education and Research.
PART III
GENERAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL:
7. Plant, animal and fish introduction and exploration.
8. All India Soil and Land Use Survey relating to research training, co-relation, classification,
soil mapping and interpretation.
9. Financial assistance to State Governments and Agricultural Universities in respect of
agricultural research and educational schemes and programmes.
10. National Demonstrations.
11. Indian Council of Agricultural Research and its constituent Institutes, National Research
Centres, Project Directorates, Bureaux and All India Coordinated Projects.
12. Research and Development on production and improvement of bio-fuels plants.1
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1
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C. Omitted. 1
______
1
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D. Omitted. 1
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1
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MINISTRY OF AYUSH
(AYUSH MANTRALAYA)1
I. UNION BUSINESS
1. Formulation of policy and policy issues for development and propagation of Traditional & Non-
Conventional Systems of Health Care and Healing which include Ayurveda, Yoga,
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy etc. (Ayush systems of Health
Care).2
2. Development and implementation of programmes including Central schemes and Centrally
sponsored schemes for development and propagation of Ayush systems of Health Care.3
3. Co-ordination and promotion of research and development including assistance therefor in
Ayush systems of Health Care.4
4. Setting up and maintenance of Central institutions for research and development, education and
standards relating to Ayush systems of Health Care.5
4A. Omitted.6
5. All issues and matters requiring action at the level of Government in regard to-
(a) Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy;7
(b) Omitted;8
(c) Central Council of Indian Medicines;
(d) Central Council of Homoeopathy;
(e) Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee;
(f) Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Committee;
(g) Unani Pharmacopoeia Committee;
(h) Siddha Pharmacopoeia Committee;
(i) Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board;
(j) Central Research Councils and National Institutes relating to Indian Systems of
Medicine and Homoeopathy.9
6. Education, Training and Research in all aspects of Indian Systems of Medicine including higher
training abroad.
1
Modified vide Amendment series no. 360 dated 13.04.2021 (earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.310 dated
08.12.2014, modified vide amendment series no.270 dated 11.11.2003 and 279 dated 01.03.2005).
2
3
4
5
6
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 360 dated 13.04.2021 (earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.339 dated
22.12.2017).
7
8
9
Substituted for (j) to (v) vide Amendment series no.339 dated 22.12.2017.
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7. Matters of cadre formation and control including framing and amendment of recruitment rules,
recruitment, promotion and all other service matters relating to Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy doctors of Central Government Health Scheme and other Central Government
institutions requiring action at Government level.1
Note.- Day-to-day administration and management will continue to be with the Director,
Central Government Health Scheme.
8. Liaison with foreign countries and international bodies as regards matters relating to Indian
Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy.
9. Matters relating to scientific societies/associations and charitable and religious endowments
relating to Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy.
10. Matters relating to quality and standards for drugs in Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy to the extent such matters require action at the level of Government.
11. Consultation and coordination with State Governments, Non-Government Organisations and
institutions for review of work and programmes in Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy.
12. Undertaking surveys, evaluation, collection and publication of statistics relating to
various aspects of Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy.2
13. Proposals and matters concerning Union Territories requiring sanction and concurrence of
Government of India in regard to Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy.
14. Legislative proposals pertaining to Indian Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy of
individual states requiring sanction and concurrence of Government of India.
15. All matters relating to the National Medicinal Plants Board; including promotion and
propagation of Medicinal Plants, and implementation of schemes therefor.3
16. Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited.4
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1
2
3
Inserted vide Amendment no. 254 dated 07.03.2001 and Modified vide Amendment series no.339 dated 22.12.2017.
4
Inserted vide Amendment series no.339 dated 22.12.2017.
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MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(RASAYAN AUR URVARAK MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETRO-CHEMICALS

(RASAYAN AUR PETRO-RASAYAN VIBHAG)
1. Omitted.1
2. Insecticides (excluding the administration of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968).
3. Omitted.2
4. Omitted.3
5. Dye-stuffs and dye-intermediates.
6. All organic and inorganic chemicals, not specifically allotted to any other Ministry or
Department.
7. Planning, development and control of, and assistance to, all industries dealt with by the
Department.
8. Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster-Special Laws relating thereto.
9. Petro-chemicals.
10. Industries relating to production of non-cellulosic synthetic fibres (Nylon Polyester, Acrylic
etc.).
11. Synthetic rubber.
12. Plastics including fabrications of plastic and moulded goods.
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1
2
3
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B. DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS
(URVARAK VIBHAG)
1. Planning for fertilizer production including import of fertilizer through a designated

canalising agency.
2. Allocation and supply linkages for movement and distribution of urea in terms of assessment
made by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.1
3. Administration of concession schemes and management of subsidy for controlled as well as
decontrolled fertilizers including determination of retention price for urea, quantum of
concession of decontrolled fertilizers costing of such fertilisers and pricing of Phosphatic and
Potassic fertilizers.2
4. Administration of the Fertilizers (Movement Control) Order, 1960.
5. Administrative responsibility for fertilizer production units in the cooperative sector, namely,
Indian Farmers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited
(KRIBHCO).
6. Administrative responsibility for the Indian Potash Limited (IPL).
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2
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C. DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS
(AUSHADH VIBHAG)1
1. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, excluding those specifically allotted to other departments.

1A. Medical Devices – Industry issues relating to promotion, production and manufacture; excluding
those specifically allotted to other Departments.2
2. Promotion and co-ordination of basic, applied and other research in areas related to the
pharmaceutical sector.
3. Development of infrastructure, manpower and skills for the pharmaceutical sector and management
of related information.
4. Education and training including high end research and grant of fellowships in India and abroad,
exchange of information and technical guidance on all matters relating to pharmaceutical sector.
5. Promotion of public – private – partnership in pharmaceutical related areas.

6. International co-operation in pharmaceutical research, including work related to international
conferences in related areas in India and abroad.
7. Inter-sectoral coordination including coordination between organizations and institutes under the
Central and State Governments in areas related to the subjects entrusted to the Department.
8. Technical support for dealing with national hazards in pharmaceutical sector.
9. All matters relating to National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority including related functions of
price control/monitoring.
10. All matters relating to National Institutes for Pharmacy Education and Research.
11. Planning, development and control of, and assistance to, all industries dealt with by the Department.
12. Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited.
13. Hindustan Antibiotics Limited.
14. Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited.
15. Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited.
16. Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited.
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1
Inserted vide Amendment series no.293 dated 1.7.2008 and modified vide Amendment 298 dated 17.8.2010
2
Inserted vide amendment series no.315 dated 5.8.2015.
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MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION 1
(NAGAR VIMANAN MANTRALAYA)
1. Aircraft and air navigation; provision of aerodromes; regulation and organisation of air traffic
and of aerodromes excepting sanitized control of air navigation.
2. Provision of navigational and other aids relating to air navigation.
3. Carriage of passengers and goods by air.
3A. Development of commercial aero-related manufacturing and its eco-system.2

4. Omitted.3
5. Issuing of technical licences/certificates/approval for the use of civil aircraft.
6. Private Air Transport (including Cargo) Industry.
7. Matters relating to Greenfield airport by State Governments, Private/Joint Sector Companies.
8. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
9. International Air Transport Association (IATA).
10. Commonwealth Air Transport Council (CATC).
11. Commonwealth Advisory Aeronautical Research Council (CAARC).
12. Air India Limited and its subsidiaries.
13. Indian Airlines Limited and its subsidiaries.
14. Hotel Corporation of India and its subsidiaries.
15. Commission of Railway Safety.
16. Airports Authority of India (AAI).
17. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited .
18. Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
19. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi.
20. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
21. Implementation of treaties and agreements relating to any of the matters specified in this list.
22. Administration of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (22 of 1934).
23. Administration of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994).
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1
2
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 334 dated 06.07.2017 (earlier it was transferred vide amendment series no. 308 dated
07.08.2014)
3
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MINISTRY OF COAL1
(KOYALA MANTRALAYA)
1. Exploration and development of coking and non-coking coal and lignite deposits in India.
2. All matters relating to production, supply, distribution and prices of coal.
3. Development and operation of coal washeries other than those for which the Department of
Steel is responsible.
4. Low temperature carbonisation of coal and production of synthetic oil from coal.
4A. All work related to coal gasification.2
5. Administration of the Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 (28 of 1974).
6. The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation.
7. The Coal Mines Welfare Organisation.
8. Administration of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1948
(46 of 1948).
9. Administration of the Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1947 (32 of 1947).
10. Rules under the Mines Act, 1952 (32 of 1952) for the levy and collection of duty of excise on
coke and coal produced and despatched from mines and administration of rescue fund.
11. Administration of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of
1957).
12. Administration of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of
1957) and other Union Laws in so far the said Act and Laws relate to coal and lignite and
sand for stowing, business incidental to such administration including questions concerning
various States.
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1
30.01.2003, 272 dated 12.01.2004 and 277 dated 03.12.2004
2
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY1
(VANIJYA AUR UDYOG MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(VANIJYA VIBHAG)
I. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1. International Trade and Commercial Policy including tariff and non-tariff barriers.
1A. Trade Remedies including recommendation of safeguard measures.2
2. International Agencies connected with Trade Policy (e.g. UNCTAD, ESCAP, ECA,
ECLA, EEC, EFTA, GATT/WTO, ITC and CFC).
3. International Commodity Agreements other than agreements relating to wheat, sugar, jute
and cotton.
4. International Customs Tariff Bureau including residuary work relating to Tariff Commission.
II. FOREIGN TRADE (GOODS & SERVICES)

5. All matters relating to foreign trade.
6. Import and Export Trade Policy and Control excluding matters relating to-
(a) import of features films;
(b) export of Indian films- both feature length and shorts; and
(c) import and distribution of cine-film (unexposed) and other goods required by the film
industry.
III. STATE TRADING

7. Policies of State Trading and performance of organisations established for the purpose and
including-
(a) The State Trading Corporation of India Limited and its subsidiaries excluding
Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation and Central Cottage Industries Corporation;
the Tea Trading Corporation of India Limited and the Spices Trading Corporation of India
Limited;
(b) Projects & Equipment Corporation of India Limited (PEC);
(c) India Trade Promotion Organisation and its subsidiaries;
(d) Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation and its subsidiaries.
8. Production, distribution (for domestic consumption and exports) and development of
plantation crops, tea, coffee, rubber, spices, tobacco and cashew.
9. Processing and distribution for domestic consumption and exports of Instant Tea and
Instant Coffee.
1
Modified vide amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999 & 247 dated 03.04.2000
2
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10. (a) Tea Board.
(b) Coffee Board.
(c) Rubber Board.
(d) Cardamom Board.
(d) Tobacco Board.
IV. OMITTED.1
11. OMITTED.
V. MANAGEMENT OF THE INDIAN TRADE SERVICES (ITS)
12. Cadre Management of the Indian Trade Service and all matter pertaining to training, career
planning and manpower planning for the service.
13. Cadre Management of Indian Supply Service and all matter pertaining to training, career
planning and manpower planning for the Service.2
14. Cadre Management of Indian Inspection Service and all matter pertaining to training, career
planning and manpower planning for the Service.3
VI. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES4

15. All matters relating to development, operation and maintenance of special economic zones and
units in special economic zones, including export and import policy, fiscal regime, investment
policy, other economic policy and regulatory framework.
Note: All fiscal concessions and policy issues having financial implications are decided
with the concurrence of the Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance) or failing
such concurrence with the approval of the Cabinet.
VII. EXPORT PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIES AND TRADE FACILITATION

16. Setting up of Export Processing Zones (EPZ)/Agricultural Export Zones (AEZ) and 100%
Export Oriented Units (EOUs).
17. Gems and Jewellery.
18. Matters relating to Export Promotion Board, Board of Trade and International Trade
Advisory Committee.
19. Matters relating to concerned Export Promotion Councils/Export Promotion
Organisations.
20. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Indian Institute of Packaging.
21. Indian Diamond Institute. 5
22. Coordination for export infrastructure.
23. Development and expansion of export production in relation to all commodities, products,
manufacturers and semi-manufacturers including-
1
2
3
4
5
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 364 dated 10.11.2021.
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(a) agricultural produce within the meaning of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and
Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937);
(b) marine products;
(c) industrial products (engineering goods, chemicals, plastics, leather products, etc.);
(d) fuels, minerals and mineral products;
(e) specific export oriented products (including plantation crops, etc. but excluding jute
products and handicrafts which are directly under the charge of this Department).
24. All organisations and institutions connected with the provision of services relating to the export
effort including-
(a) Export Credit and Export Insurance including Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
Limited;
(b) Export Inspection Council; Standards including Quality Control;
(c) Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics;
(d) Free Trade-Zones.
25. Projects and programmes for stimulating and assisting the export efforts.
VIII. ATTACHED AND SUBORDINATE OFFICES

26. Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
27. Omitted.1
28. Directorate General of Trade Remedies.2
29. Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.
IX. STATUTORY BODIES

30. Marine Products Export Development Authority.
31. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
X. MISCELLANEOUS
32. Development, operation and maintenance of National Public Procurement Portal -
Government e-Marketplace.3
33. OMITTED. 4
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1
2
3
4
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 365 dated 10.11.2021 (inserted vide Amendment series no. 333 dated 06.07.2017).
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B. DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE
(UDYOG SAMVARDHAN AUR ANTARIK VYAPAR VIBHAG)1
I. INDUSTRIAL POLICY.
1. General Industrial Policy.
2. Administration of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951).
3. Industrial Management.
4. Productivity in industry.
4A. Matters related to e-Commerce.2
4B. Promotion of Internal Trade, including Retail Trade.3
4C. Welfare of Traders and their Employees.4
4D. Matters relating to facilitating “Ease of Doing Business”.5
4E. Matters relating to Start-Ups.6
4F. Integrated development of Logistics Sector. 7
II. INDUSTRIES AND INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

5. Planning, development and control of and assistance to, all industries other than those dealt
with by any other Department.
6. Issue of licences for establishment of industries for production of civil aircraft to be made in
consultation with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Department of Defence Production.
7. Cables.
8. Light Engineering Industries (e.g. Sewing machines, typewriters, weighing machines,
bicycles, etc.).
9. Light industries (e.g.Plywood, stationary, matches, cigarettes, etc.).
10. Light Electrical Engineering Industries.
11. Raw films.
12. Hard Board.
13. Paper and newsprint.
14. Tyres and Tubes.
15. Salt.
16. Cement.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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17. Ceramics, Tiles and Glass.
18. Leather and Leather Goods Industry.
19. Soaps and Detergents.
20. Technical Development including Tariff Commission and United Nations Industrial
Development Organisation.
21. Direct foreign and non-resident investment in industrial and service projects.1
21A. Promotion of investment by Overseas Indians in India including innovative investments and
policy initiatives consistent with the overall Government policies particularly in areas such as
exclusive Special Economic Zones for Overseas Indians.2
22. Foreign Investment Implementation Authority (FIIA).
22A. Footwear Design and Development Institute. 3
III. INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION

23. Administration of the Indian Boilers Act, 1923 (5 of 1923) and the regulations made
thereunder; Central Boilers Board.
24. Explosives-Administration of the Explosives Act, 1884 (4 of 1884), and the rules made
thereunder, but not the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (6 of 1908).
25. The Inflammable Substances Act, 1952 (20 of 1952).
IV. INDUSTRIES AND INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

26. National Council for Cement and Building Materials.
27. Indian Rubber Manufacturers’ Research Association, Mumbai.
V. PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (INDUSTRIAL

PROPERTY)
28. Standardisation of international products and raw materials.
29. The Designs Act, 2000 (16 of 2000).
30. The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958).
31. The Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970).
31A. Matters concerning World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) including coordination
with other concerned Ministries or Departments. 4
31B. The Copyright Act, 1957 (14 of 1957) and International Conventions on Copyrights.5
31C. The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act, 2000 (37 of 2000).1
1
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 278 dated 15.12.2004. Further amended vide Amendment series no. 321 dated
12.02.2016.
2
3
4
5
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VI. MATERIALS PLANNING
32. Coordinated assessment of demands for raw materials by sectors, industries and large-units
in relation to particular groups of products and to available capacities.
33. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (48 of 1999).
34. Assessment of domestic availability of raw materials with due regard to the feasibility of
import substitution.
35. Assessment of requirements of imports of raw materials, with due allowance for inventories.
36. Determination of principles, priorities and procedures for allocation of raw materials.
37. All other matters connected with materials Planning.
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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(SANCHAR MANTRALAYA)1
A. DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS2
(DOOR SANCHAR VIBHAG)
1. Policy, Licensing and Coordination matters relating to telegraphs, telephones, wireless, data,
facsimile and telematic services and other like forms of communications.
2. International cooperation in matters connected with telecommunications including matters
relating to all international bodies dealing with telecommunications such as International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), its Radio Regulation Board (RRB), Radio Communication
Sector (ITU-R), Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), Development Sector
(ITU-D), International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), International
Mobile Satellite Organization (INMARSAT), Asia Pacific Telecommunication (APT).
3. Promotion of standardization, research and development in telecommunications.
4. Promotion of private investment in Telecommunications.
5. Financial assistance for the furtherance of research and study in telecommunications
technology and for building up adequately trained manpower for telecom programme,
including-
(a) assistance to institutions, assistance to scientific institutions and to universities for
advanced scientific study and research; and
(b) grant of scholarships to students in educational institutions and other forms of financial
aid to individuals including those going abroad for studies in the field of
telecommunications.
6. Procurement of stores and equipment required by the Department of Telecommunications.
7. Telecom Commission.
8. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
9. Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.
10. Administration of laws with respect to any of the matters specified in this list, namely:-
(a) The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885);
(b) The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933); and
(c) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997).
11. Indian Telephone Industries Limited.
12. Post disinvestment matters relating to M/s Hindustan Teleprinters Limited.
13. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.3
14. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited1
1
2
3
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15. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited and Telecommunications Consultants (India) Limited.2
16. All matters relating to Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).3
17. Residual work relating to the erstwhile Department of Telecom Services and Department of
Telecom Operations, including matters relating to-
(a) cadre control functions of Group ‘A’ and other categories of personnel till their
absorption in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited;
(b) administration and payment of terminal benefits.4
18. Execution of works, purchase and acquisition of land debitable to the capital Budget
pertaining to telecommunications.5
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1
2
3
4
5
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B. DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(DAK VIBHAG)
1. Execution of works, including purchase of land debitable to the Capital Budget pertaining to
the Department of Posts.1
2. Posts, including Post Office Savings Banks (Administration), Post Office Certificate
(Administration), Post Office Life Insurance Fund (Administration), printing of public
postage stamps/commemorative stamps including postal stationery, premium postal products
and any agency function.2
2A. Matters related to India Post Payments Bank.3
3. International cooperation in matters connected with postal communications, including
matters relating to all international bodies dealing with postal communications such as
Universal Postal Union, Asia Pacific Postal Union (APU), Commonwealth Postal Union.4
4. Matters relating to introduction, development and maintenance of all services by the Post Office
including those based on cable, radio and satellite communications channels:
Provided that these matters do not amount to broadcasting, narrowcasting, cable and radio
networking services and are also not governed by the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the rules
made thereunder, and not exclusively allotted to any other Department.5
5. Promotion of feasibility survey, research and development in the field of activities allotted to
the Department.6
6. Matters relating to administration of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 and rules made
thereunder as well as other laws or enactments having a bearing on postal activities, not
specifically allotted to any other Department.7
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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C. Omitted1
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1
Omitted vide Amendment series no.327 dated 16.07.2016.
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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(UPBHOKTA MAMLE, KHADYA AUR SARVAJANIK VITARAN MANTRALAYA)1
A. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

(UPBHOKTA MAMLE VIBHAG)
1. Omitted.2
2. Inter-State Trade: The Spirituous Preparation (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control Act,
1955 (39 of 1955).
3. Omitted3
4. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) (Supply, Price and Distribution of
Essential Commodities not dealt with specifically by any other Department).
5. Prevention of the Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities
Act, 1980 (7 of 1980); persons subjected to detention thereunder.
6. Regulation of Packaged Commodities.
7. Training in Legal Meterology.
8. The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1952 (12 of 1952).
9. Standards of Weights and Measures; The Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (60
of 1976).
10. The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).
10A. Laying down specifications, standards and codes and ensuring quality control of bio-fuels for
end uses.4
11. Omitted5
12. Consumer Cooperatives.
13. Monitoring of prices and availability of essential commodities.
14. National Test House.
15. The Consumer Protection Act,1986 (68 of 1986).
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1
2
Omitted vide Amendment Series no. 347 dated 27.01.2019.
3
Omitted vide Amendment series no.303dated 05.09.2013
4
5
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B. DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION1
(KHADYA AUR SARVAJANIK VITRAN VIBHAG)
1. Participation in international Conferences, Associations and other bodies concerning food,

i.e. International Wheat Council, World Food Council, International Food Policy Research
Institute, Commission/Committees on Food Security and implementation of decisions made
thereat.
2. Entering into treaties and agreements with foreign countries and implementing treaties,
agreements, conventions with foreign countries relating to trade and commerce in foodgrains
and other foodstuffs.
3. Hiring and acquisition of godowns for storage of foodgrains including sugar, taking on lease
or acquiring land for construction of foodgrains godowns.
4. Matters relating to the Food Corporation of India and the Central Warehousing Corporation.
5. Purchase of foodstuffs for civil requirements and their disposal and also for military
requirements of sugar, rice and wheat.
6. Inter-State trade and commerce in respect of foodgrains and other foodstuffs including sugar.
7. Trade and commerce in, and supply and distribution of, foodgrains.
8. Trade and commerce in, and the production, supply and distribution of sugar and foodstuffs
other than foodgrains.
9. Price control of sugar, foodgrains and foodstuffs.
10. Public Distribution System.
11. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) and the Prevention of Black Marketing
and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (7 of 1980), in so far as
foodgrains are concerned.
12. Industries relating to Vanaspati, Oil seeds, Vegetable oils, Cakes, Fats and Sugar (including
development of sugar khandsari).
13. Price Control of and inter-state trade and commerce in and supply and distribution of
Vanaspati, Oilseeds, Vegetable Oils, Cakes and Fats.
14. Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils and Fats.
15. Directorate of Sugar, New Delhi.
16. National Sugar Institute, Kanpur.
17. National Institute of Sugar and Sugarcane Technology, Mau.
18. Matters relating to the Development Council of Sugar Industry, New Delhi.
19. International Sugar Council.
20. Sugar Development Fund.
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21. Molasses.1
22. Alcohol – industrial and potable from the molasses route.2
23. Stand-alone Distilleries.3
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1
Transferred and inserted vide Amendment series no. 346 dated 02.11.2018.
2
Transferred and inserted vide Amendment series no. 346 dated 02.11.2018.
3
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MINISTRY OF COOPERATION 1
(SAHKARITA MANTRALAYA)
1. General Policy in the field of Co-operation and Co-ordination of co-operation activities in all
sectors.
Note: - The Ministries concerned are responsible for Co-operatives in the respective fields.
2. Realisation of vision “from cooperation to prosperity”.
3. Strengthening of cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the
grassroots.
4. Promotion of cooperative-based economic development model, including the spirit of

responsibility among its members to develop the country.
5. Creation of appropriate policy, legal and institutional framework to help cooperatives realise their
potential.
6. Matters relating to National Co-operative Organisation.
7. National Co-operative Development Corporation.
8. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of Co-operative societies with objects not confined to
one State including administration of ‘the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of
2002)’:
Provided that the administrative Ministry or Department shall be ‘the Central
Government’ for the purpose of exercising powers under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies
Act, 2002 (39 of 2002), for Co-operative units functioning under its control.
9. Training of personnel of co-operative departments and co-operative institutions (including

education of members, office bearers and non-officials).
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1
Inserted (along with entries 1 to 9) vide amendment series no. 362 dated 06.07.2021.
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MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS 1
(CORPORATE KARYA MANTRALAYA)
1. Administration of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).

2. Administration of the Companies (Donations of National Funds) Act, 1951 (54 of 1951).
3. Omitted.2
4. Omitted.3
5. Profession of Accountancy [The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949)]; Profession
of Costs and Works Accountancy [The Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of
1959)]; Profession of Company Secretaries [The Company Secretaries Act, 1980 (56 of
1980)].
6. Collection of Statistics relating to Companies.
7. Legislation relating to law of Partnership and the exercise of certain functions under
Chapter VII of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932) in centrally administrated areas.
(The administration of the Act vests in the State Governments).
8. The responsibility of the Centre relating to matters concerning centrally administered areas
in respect of any of the above items.
9. Legislation in relation to societies registration and exercise of functions under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) in centrally administered areas.
10. Competition Commission of India.
11. The Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003).4
12. Serious Frauds Investigation Office.
13. Administration of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.5
14. Administration of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.6
15. Administration of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.7
16. Administration of National Company Law Tribunal.8
17. Administration of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority.9
18. Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.10
19. National Financial Reporting Authority.11
20. Administration of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009).12
21. Administration of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).13
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1
Modified vide Amendment series no. 238 dated 23.05.1998, 262 dated 02.07.2002, 269 dated 10.04.2003 and 289 dated
09.05.2007
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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MINISTRY OF CULTURE 1
(SANSKRITI MANTRALAYA)
1. Policy matters regarding Library development.

2. National Library, Kolkata; Central Reference Library, Kolkata; Central Secretariat Library,
New Delhi; Rampur Raza Library, Rampur; Delhi Public Library, New Delhi; Khudabaksh
Oriental Public Library, Patna; Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata; India Office
Library, London.
3. National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow.
4. National Mission for Preservation of Manuscripts.
5. Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi; Archaeological Site Museums; Excavation and
exploration of historical and archaeological remains.
6. Grants to Universities and Research Institutions for excavation and exploration of historical
and archaeological remains.
7. International Conventions for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed
conflict.
8. History of Freedom Movement.
9. Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi; Prime Ministers Museum and Library, New
Delhi; Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust; Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute for
Asian Studies, Kolkata; Indian War Memorial. 2
10. Promotion of Fine Arts and Performing Arts.
11. Sahitya Akademi; Lalit Kala Akademi; Sangeet Natak Akademi.
12. National Museum, New Delhi; Indian Museum, Kolkata, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad;
Allahabad Museum, Allahabad; National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Mumbai and
Bangalore; Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata; Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya,
Bhopal; National Council of Science Museum, Kolkata; Museum of Gems and Jewellery;
General Development of Museums.
13. National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi.
14. Acquisition of Indian and Foreign Art objects.
15. Open air theatres in rural areas and theatres in State capitals.
16. Financial assistance to authors and artists or their survivors in indigent circumstances, other
than those belonging to the categories covered under the scheme of Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting; Grants to cultural organizations and institutions; Scholarships and
Fellowships including those offered by foreign governments and foreign agencies, in respect
of subjects dealt with by this Department; Grants for setting up Multipurpose Cultural
Complex.
17. Charities and Charitable institutions, Charities and Religious Endowments pertaining to
subjects dealt within this Department.
1
21.12.2001 273 dated 27.05.2004, 283 dated 16.02.2006 & 286 dated 01.06.2006.
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18. Scholarships, including those offered by foreign Government and foreign agencies, in respect
of subjects dealt with by this Department.
19. Publication of rare manuscripts.
20. Safeguarding of Traditional Culture and Folklore.
21. Grants to Indo-foreign Cultural Societies.
22. Cultural Agreements, Cultural Exchange Programmes (CEP) and Friendship Treaties with
foreign countries.
23. Distribution of gift books received from abroad.
24. Appointment of Cultural Attaches abroad.
25. Visit of Cultural Delegations, etc. to India, sponsored and unsponsored.
26. Individuals (including cultural lecturers) sponsored by Government for visits abroad.
27. Presentation of books to foreign countries.
28. Establishment of libraries abroad.
29. Translation of Indian classics into foreign languages.
30. Exchange of official publications with foreign Governments and institutions and agreements
for such exchanges.
31. Presentation of Indian art objects abroad.
32. Export of antiquities.
33. Admission of Foreign students in Cultural Institutions.
34. Exchange of artists, dancers, musicians, etc. under the Cultural Exchange Programmes.
35. Festivals of India abroad.
36. Revision of Gazetters.
37. Observance of Centenaries and Anniversaries of important personalities and events.
38. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi.
39. International Congress of Orientalists.
40. Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata.
41. National Archives of India, New Delhi; Gazeteers; Asiatic Society, Kolkata.
42. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
43. Rabindra Rangshalla.
44. Zonal Cultural Centres.
45. National Council of Culture.
46. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi.
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47. National School of Drama, New Delhi; National Theatre.
48. National Culture Fund.
49. Gandhi Peace Prize.
50. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath; Central Institute of Buddhist Studies,
Leh; Nav Nalanda Mahavidyalaya, Nalanda.
51. Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai.
52. Implementation and enforcement of the following Acts, namely:-
(a) The Indian Treasure-trove Act, 1878 (6 of 1878);
(b) The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (52 of 1972);
(c) The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958);
(d) The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 (7 of 1904);
(e) The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954 (27 of 1954);
(f) Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867) (in so far as supply of books and
catalogues to Central Government is concerned);
(g) The Public Record Act, 1993 (69 of 1993).
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(RAKSHA MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
(RAKSHA VIBHAG)
1. Defence of India and every part thereof including defence policy and preparation for defence
and all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its prosecution and after its termination
to effective demobilisation.1
2. Omitted.2
3. Omitted.3
4. The Reserves of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
5. Omitted.4
6. The National Cadet Corps.
7. Omitted.5
8. Remounts, Veterinary and Farms Organisation.
9. Canteen Stores Department (India).
10. Civilian Services paid from Defence Estimates.
11. Hydrographic surveys and preparation of navigational charts.
12. Formation of Cantonments, delimitation/excision of Cantonment areas, local self-government
in such areas, the constitution and powers within such areas of Contonment Boards and
authorities and the regulation of house accommodation (including the control of rents) in such
areas.
13. Acquisition, requisitioning, custody and relinquishment of land and property for defence
purposes. Eviction of unauthorised occupants from defence land and property.
14. Omitted.6
15. Defence Accounts Department.
16. Purchase of food stuffs for military requirements and their disposal excluding those entrusted
to Department of Food and Public Distribution.
17. All matters relating to Coast Guard Organisation, including-7
(a) surveillance of maritime zones against oil spills;
(b) combating oil spills in various maritime zones, except in the waters of ports and within
500 metres of off-shore exploration and production platforms, coastal refineries and
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3
4
5
6
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associated facilities such as Single Buoy Mooring (SBM), Crude Oil Terminal (COT)
and pipelines;
(c) Central Coordinating Agency for Combating of Oil Pollution in the coastal and marine
environment of various maritime zones;
(d) implementation of National Contingency Plan for oil spill disaster; and
(e) undertaking oil spill prevention and control, inspection of ships and offshore platforms
in the country, except within the limits of ports as empowered by the Merchant Shipping
Act, 1958 (44 of 1958).
18. Matters relating to diving and related activities in the country.
19. Capital Acquisitions exclusive to the Defence Services.1
20. All matters relating to Border Roads Development Board and Border Roads Organisation. 2
21. Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis, National Defence College and any other
organisation within the Ministry of Defence whose remit is broader than military matters.3
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2
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AA. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS1
(SAINYA KARYA VIBHAG)
1. The Armed Forces of the Union, namely, Army, Navy and Air Force.
2. Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence comprising of Army Headquarters, Naval

Headquarters, Air Headquarters and Defence Staff Headquarters.2
3. The Territorial Army.
4. Works relating to Army, Navy and Air Force.
5. Procurement exclusive to the Services except capital acquisitions, as per prevalent rules and
procedures.
6. Promoting jointness in procurement, training and staffing for the Services through joint
planning and integration of their requirements.
7. Facilitation of restructuring of Military Commands for optimal utilisation of resources by

bringing about jointness in operations, including through establishment of joint / theatre
commands.
8. Promoting use of indigenous equipment by the Services.
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Inserted (alongwith entries 1 to 8) vide Amendment Series no. 353 dated 30.12.2019.
2
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 261 dated 23.05.2002 (under then Department of Defence)
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B. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION
(RAKSHA UTPADAN VIBHAG)
1. Omitted. 1
2. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
3. Bharat Electronics Limited.
4. Mazagon Dock Limited.
5. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited.
6. Goa Shipyard Limited.
7. Bharat Dynamics Limited.
8. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited.
9. Defence Quality Assurance Organisations including Directorate General Quality Assurance
and Directorate General Aeronautical Quality Assurance.
10. Standardisation of defence equipment and stores including Directorate of Standardisation.
11. Bharat Earth Movers Limited.
12. Development of the aeronautics industry and coordination among users other than those
concerned with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Department of Space.
12A. Omitted.2
13. Indigenisation, development and production of defence equipment and participation of the
private sector in the manufacture of defence equipment.
14. Defence exports and international Cooperation in defence production.
15. Hindustan Shipyard Limited.3
16. Munitions India Limited.4
17. Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited.5
18. Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited.6
19. Troop Comforts Limited.7
20. Yantra India Limited.8
21. India Optel Limited.9
22. Gliders India Limited.10
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2
Omitted vide Amendment series no.334 dated 06.07.2017 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.308 dated
07.08.2014).
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(RAKSHA ANUSANDHAN TATHA VIKAS VIBHAG)
1. Apprising, assessing and advising Raksha Mantri on the influence on National Security of
emerging developments in Science and Technology.
2. Rendering advice to Raksha Mantri and to the three services and inter services organisations
on all scientific aspects of weapons; weapon-platforms; military operations;
surveillance;support and logistics in all likely theatres of conflict.
3. To function, with the concurrence of the Ministry of External Affairs, as the nodal
coordinating agency of the Ministry of Defence on all matters relating to Instruments of
Accord with foreign Governments relating to the acquisition of technologies whose export to
India is the subject of national security related controls of foreign Governments.
4. Formulation and execution of programmes of scientific research and design, development,
test and evaluation, in fields of relevance to national security.
5. Direction and administration of agencies, laboratories, establishments, ranges, facilities,
programmes and projects of the Department.
6. Aeronautical Development Agency.
7. All matters relating to certification of the design air worthiness of military aircraft, their
equipment and stores.
8. All matters relating to the protection and transfer of technology generated by the activities of
the Department.
9. Scientific analysis support and participation in the acquisition and evaluation proceedings of
all weapon systems and related technologies proposed to be acquired by the Ministry of
Defence.
10. To render advice on the technological and intellectual property aspects of the import of
technology by production units and enterprises manufacturing, or proposing to manufacture,
equipment and stores for the Armed Services.
11. To deal with reference made under section 35 of the Patents Act, 1970 (39 of 1970).
12. Financial and other material assistance to individuals, institutions and bodies corporate, for
study and for the training of manpower on aspects of Science and Technology that bear on
national security.
13. In consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs, international relations in matters
connected with the role of Science and Technology in national security including-
(a) matters relating to relations with Research Organisations of other countries and with
Inter-governmental agencies, particularly those which concern themselves, interalia,
with the scientific and technological aspects of national security;
(b) arrangements with Universities, educational and research-oriented institutions or bodies
corporate aboard to provide for foreign scholarships and the training of Indian scientists
and technologists under the administrative control of the Department.
14. Execution of works and purchase of lands debitable to the budget of the Department.
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15. All matters relating to personnel under the control of the Department.
16. Acquisition of all types of stores, equipment and services debitable to the budget of the
Department.
17. Financial sanctions relating to the Department.
18. Any other activity assigned to, and accepted by, the Department through understandings or
arrangements with any other Ministry, Department, Agency of the Government of India whose
activities have a bearing on the scientific and technological aspects of national security.
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D. DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE
(POORVA SENANI KALYAN VIBHAG.1
1. Matters relating to Armed Forces Veterans (Ex-Servicemen) including pensioners. 2
2. Armed Forces Veterans (Ex-Servicemen) Contributory Health Scheme 3

3. Matters relating to Directorate General of Resettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board.
4. Administration of-
(a) the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 (Parts I and II);
(b) the Pension Regulations for the Air Force, 1961 (Parts I and II);
(c) the Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964; and
(d) the Entitlement Rules to Casualty Pensionary Awards to the Armed Forces Personnel, 1982.
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2
3
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MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION1
(UTTAR POORVI KSHETRA VIKAS MANTRALAYA)
1. Matters relating to the planning, execution and monitoring of developmental schemes and
projects of North Eastern Region including those in the sectors of Power, Irrigation, Roads and
Communications.
2. Hill Area Development Programme in North Eastern Region.2
3. Non-lapsable Fund for the North Eastern Region.
4. North Eastern Council.
5. North East Development Finance Institution (NEDFI).
6. North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC).3
7. The Sikkim Mining Corporation Limited.
8. North Eastern Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation (NEHHDC), Shillong.
9. Road works financed in whole or in part by the Central Government in the North Eastern
Region.
10. Planning of Road and Inland Waterways Transport in the North Eastern Region.
NOTE: While the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region would coordinate with
various Ministries/Departments primarily concerned with development and welfare activities in
North Eastern Region, respective Ministries/Departments would be responsible in respect of
subjects allocated to them.4
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1
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 256 dated 06.09.2001 and modified vide 273 dated 27.05.2004
2
3
Modified (alongwith entry 7, 8 & 9) vide Amendment series no. 258 dated 21.12.2001
4
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Omitted. 1
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MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES 1
(PRITHVI VIGYAN MANTRALAYA)
1. Earth Commission and all matters relating thereto.
2. (a) (i) Matters of policy, coordination and schemes relating to the Ocean, Atmospheric
and Meteorological Sciences, Seismology and Solid Earth, Polar Science and
Earth System Sciences, not specifically allocated to any other Department or
Ministry;
(ii) research (including fundamental research) related to Earth System Sciences and
the development of uses relatable thereto;
(iii) technology development;
(iv) surveys to map, locate and assess living and non-living marine resources;
(v) preservation, conservation and protection of marine and polar resources;
(vi) development of appropriate skills and manpower;
(vii) international collaboration and cooperation;
(b) laws and regulatory measures relating to the above.
3. Marine Environment on the high seas.
4. Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO).
5. Earth System Science and Technology Agency or Board.
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1
Amended vide Amendment series no.325 dated 18.5.2016. Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.287 dated
12.07.2006 (earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.283 dated 16.02.2006 as M/o Ocean Development)
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MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(ELECTRONIKI AUR SOOCHANA PRAUDYOGIKI MANTRALAYA)1
1. Policy matters relating to information technology; Electronics; and Internet (all matters other
than licensing of Internet Service Provider).
2. Promotion of internet, IT and IT enabled services.
2A. Promotion of Digital Transactions excluding Digital Payments.2
3. Assistance to other departments in the promotion of E-Governance, E- Commerce, E-
Medicine, E- Infrastructure, etc.
4. Promotion of Information Technology education and Information Technology-based
education.
5. Matters relating to Cyber Laws, administration of the Information Technology Act. 2000 (21
of 2000) and other IT related laws.
5A. Matters relating to online gaming.3
6. Matters relating to promotion and manufacturing of Semiconductor Devices in the country.4
7. Interaction in IT related matters with international agencies and bodies e. g. Internet for
Business Limited (IFB), Institute for Education in Information Society (IBI) and International
Code Council – on line (ICC).
8. Initiative on bridging the Digital Divide: Matters relating to Digital India Corporation.5
9. Promotion of Standardization, Testing and Quality in IT and standardization of procedure for
IT application and Tasks.
10. Electronics Export and Computer Software Promotion Council (ESC).
11. National Informatics Centre (NIC).
12. Initiatives for development of Hardware/Software industry including knowledge–based
enterprises, measures for promoting IT exports and competitiveness of the industry.
13. All matters relating to personnel under the control of the Ministry.6
14. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).7
15. Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali.8
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1
Modified vide Amendment series no.243 dated 15.10.1999, 257 dated 21.12.2001, 300 dated 26.02.2012 and 327 dated
16.07.2016.
2
Inserted vide Amendment series no. 332 dated 13.02.2017; modified vide amendment series no. 371 dated 17.07.2023.
3
4
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 368 dated 07.02.2022 (earlier inserted vide no.279 dated 01.03.2005 and modified
vide no.322 dated 17.03.2016).
5
6
Modified vide Amendment series no.281 dated 01.09.2005, Further modified vide amendment series no.327 dated
16.07.2016.
7
Inserted vide Amendment series no.318 dated 12.09.2015 (Earlier inserted under Planning Commission vide
Amendment Series no.296 dated 22.02.2010, and in NITI Aayog vide series no.312)
8
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(PARYAVARAN, VAN AUR JALVAAYU PARIVARTAN MANTRALAYA)1
1. Environment and Ecology, including environment in coastal waters, in mangroves and coral
reefs but excluding marine environment on the high seas.
2. Environment Research and Development, education, training, information and awareness.
3. Environmental Health.
4. Environmental Impact Assessment.
5. Forest Development Agency and Joint Forest Management Programme for conservation,
management and afforestation.
6. Survey and Exploration of Natural Resources particularly of Forest, Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems
etc.
7. Bio-diversity Conservation including that of lakes and Wetlands.
8. Omitted.2
8A. Omitted.3
9. Wildlife conservation, preservation, protection planning, research, education, training and
awareness including Project Tiger and Project Elephant.
10. International co-operation on Issues concerning Environment, Forestry and Wildlife.
11. Botanical Survey of India and Botanical Gardens.
12. Zoological Survey of India.
13. National Museum of Natural History.
14. Biosphere Reserve Programme.
15. National Forest Policy and Forestry Development in the country, including Social Forestry.
16. All matters relating to Forest and Forest Administration in the Union territories.4
17. Indian Forest Service.
18. Wild Life Preservation and protection of wild birds and animals.
19. Fundamental and applied research and training including higher education in forestry.
20. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.
21. National Assistance to Forestry Development Schemes.
22. Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bangalore.
23. Afforestation and Eco-Development which shall include National Afforestation and Eco-
Development Board.
23A. Bio-fuel plantations in forest, wastelands and environmental issues concerning bio-fuels.5
24. Desert and Desertification.
25. Forest Survey of India.
26. Indian Institute of Bio-diversity, Itanagar.
1
2
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 (Earlier substituted vide Amendment series no.306 dated
31.07.2014).
3
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.306 dated
31.07.2014).
4
5
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27. Central Pollution Control Board.
28. G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development.
29. Wildlife Institute of India and Indian Board for Wildlife.
30. Indian Institute of Forest Management.
31. Central Zoo Authority including National Zoo Park.
32. Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
33. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Limited.
34. Omitted. 1
35. Omitted. 2
36. Omitted. 3
36A. Climate change and all other matters related thereto.4
37. Omitted. 5
38. Omitted. 6
39. Omitted. 7
40. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974).
41. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 (36 of 1977).
42. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981).
43. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927).
44. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972)
45. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980).
46. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986).
47. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 (6 of 1991).
48. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (19 of 2010).8
NOTE:- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will be responsible for
overall policy in relation to forests, except all matters, including legislation, relating to the
rights of forest dwelling Schedule Tribes on forest lands.9
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1
Omitted vide Amendment Series no. 349 dated 04.04.2019 (transferred to D/o Animal Husbandry and Dairying).
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(VIDESH MANTRALAYA)
1. External affairs.
2. Relations with foreign States and Commonwealth Countries.
3. Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
4. All matters affecting foreign diplomatic and consular officers, U.N. officers and its specialised
agencies in India.
5. Passports and visas excluding the grant of visas or endorsements for entry into India but
including the grant of entry permits to South Africans of Non-Indian origin under the
Reciprocity (South Africa) Rules, 1944 and the grant of entry visas for SriLankan nationals
except missionaries.
6. Extradition of criminals and accused persons from India to foreign and commonwealth
countries and vice versa and general administration of the Extradition Act, 1962 (34 of 1962)
and extra-territoriality.
7. Preventive detention in India for reasons of State connected with External and Commonwealth
affairs.
8. Repatriation of the nationals of foreign and Commonwealth States from India and deportation
and repatriation of Indian nationals of foreign and Commonwealth countries to India.
9. Immigration to India from the Republic of South Africa or any other country to which the
Reciprocity Act, 1943 (9 of 1943) may apply.
10. All Consular functions.
11. Travel arrangements for traders and pilgrims from India to Tibet region of China.
12. Scholarship to foreign students including scholarship to Non-Resident Indians and Persons of
Indian Origin students for study in India under different schemes.1
13. Political pensions paid to foreign refugees and descendants of those who rendered services
abroad.
14. Ceremonial matters relating to foreign and Commonwealth Visitors and Diplomatic and
Consular Representatives.
15. Matters in respect of Pondicherry, Goa, Daman and Diu, involving relations with France and
Portugal.
16. Relations with States in special Treaty relations with India such as Bhutan.
17. Himalayan expeditions; permission to foreigners to travel to Protected Areas other than those
with which the Ministry of Home Affairs is concerned.
18. United Nations, Specialised Agencies and other International Organisations and Conferences.
19. Indian Foreign Service.
20. Indian Foreign Service Branch ‘B’.
1
Modified vide Amendment series no.278 dated 15.12.2004 and Amendment series no.321 dated 12.02.2016.
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21. Foreign Service Training Institute.
22. External publicity including such publicity concerning overseas Indians’ affairs.1
23. Political treaties, agreements and conventions with foreign and Commonwealth countries.
24. (a) Pilgrimages to places outside India and the Indian Pilgrim Ships Rules, 1933, and
Pilgrim parties from India to Shrines in Pakistan and vice versa excluding administration
of the Haj Committee Act, 1959 (51 of 1959) and the rules made thereunder2.
(b) Protection and preservation of Non-Muslim shrines in Pakistan and Muslim shrines in
India in terms of Pant-Mirza Agreement of 1955.
25. Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration).
26. Omitted.3
27. Recovery of advances granted to the evacuees from Burma, Malaya, etc., during the years 1942-
47 and residual work relating to refugees given asylum in India during World War II.
28. Notification regarding commencement or cessation of a state of war.
29. Foreign Jurisdiction.
30. Hospitality Grant of the Government of India.
31. Demarcation of the land frontiers of India.
32. Border raids and incidents on the land borders of India.
33. Diplomatic flight clearances for non-scheduled chartered flights of foreign, civil and military
aircraft transiting India.
34. Matters relating to Law of the Sea, including the Indian Territorial Waters, Contiguous Zone,
Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), questions of international law arising
on the high seas including fishery rights; piracies and crimes comitted on the High Seas or in
the air; offences against the Law of Sovereign States comitted on land or the High seas or in the
air; legal matters concerning the International Seabed Area and Authority.
35. Economic and technical assistance given by India to the Government of Nepal under the
Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic Development.
35A. Technical and Economic assistance received by India under Technical Cooperation Scheme of
the Colombo Plan.4
35B. Technical assistance given by India to the member countries of the Colombo Plan under
Technical Cooperation Scheme of the Colombo Plan.5
35C. All matters relating to the meetings of the Colombo Plan Council and the Consultative
Committee of the Plan.6
1
Modified vide Amendment series no.278 dated 15.12.2004. Further modified vide Amendment series no.321 dated
12.02.2016
2
3
4
5
6
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36. Purchase, inspection and shipment of Stores from abroad for the Central Government other than
those the purchase, inspection and shipment of which are delegated to other authorities by a
general or special order.
37. All matters relating to grant of loans and credits to Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
38. Technical assistance given by India to African countries under the Special Commonwealth
African Assistance Plan Programme.
NOTE:- Commonwealth countries should be taken to include British Colonies, Protectorates
and Trust Territories.
39. Human Rights:
(a) interaction with Human Rights Organisations abroad;
(b) international declarations, treaties, conventions and conferences; references received
from the United Nations and other specialised agencies and organisations thereof;
(c) implementation of reporting obligations, in coordination with the concerned Ministries,
required under the United Nations and international conventions, to which India is a
State party.
NOTE:- These functions will be exercised by the Ministry of External Affairs in close co-
ordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, which shall be the nodal Ministry for policy and
for coordination of all matters relating to Human Rights.
40. Omitted.1
41. Indian Council of World Affairs.
42. All matters relating to Overseas Indians comprising Persons of Indian Origin and Non-Resident
Indians excluding entries specifically allotted to other Departments.2
43. All emigration under the Emigration Act, 1983 (31 of 1983) from India to overseas countries
and the return of emigrants.
44. Matters relating to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards and Pravasi
Bharatiya Kendra.
45. Matters relating to programmes in India for overseas Indian Volunteers.
46. Setting up and administration of Centres for Overseas Indians’ Affairs in countries having
major concentration of Overseas Indians.
47. Policy regarding employment assistance to the Persons of Indian Origin and Non-Resident
Indians excluding reservations in Government service.
48. Collection and dissemination of information concerning admission of the Persons of Indian
Origin and Non-Resident Indian students to various educational, technical and cultural
institutions in India wherever discretionary quota for the Persons of Indian Origin and Non-
1
2
Items 42-55 and Note thereunder inserted vide Amendment series no.321 dated 12.02.2016.
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Resident Indian students exists, in consultation with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry
of Culture.1
49. Development of marketing and communication strategies to ensure strong links between the
Overseas Indian community and India.
50. Matters relating to the Persons of Indian Origin and Non-Resident Indians’ contributions to the
Government and parental organisations in consultation with the Department of Economic
Affairs.
51. Guidance to and Cooperation with the State Governments and coordination with them on
matters related to Overseas Indians.
52. Establishment of institutions to impart vocational and technical training to meet the
requirements of skilled manpower abroad with the concurrence of the Ministry of Labour and
Employment.
53. New initiatives for interaction by Overseas Indians with India in the fields such as Trade,
Culture, Tourism, Media, Youth Affairs, Health, Education, Science and Technology in
consultation with concerned Ministries.
54. Exercise of powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 7B of the Citizenship Act, 1955
(57 of 1955).
55. Work relating to totalization agreements, protection and welfare of overseas Indians and
exemption from payment of social security.
NOTE: The Ministry of External Affairs will be consulted by the concerned Ministries in all
matters concerning Overseas Indians handled by them such as PIO Card Scheme, dual
citizenship issues, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act matters of Non-Governmental
Organisations of Overseas Indians. Similarly the Reserve Bank of India will consult the
Ministry of External Affairs while framing policies and schemes governing deposits by overseas
Indians.
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Modified vide amendment series no. 356 dated 14.08.2020.
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE1
(VITTA MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

(ARTHIK KARYA VIBHAG)
I. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
1. (a) Administration of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) other than
enforcement work mentioned under the Department of Revenue. 2
(b) Omitted.3
2. Policy relating to exchange rates of Rupee.
3. Management of the foreign exchange resources including scrutiny of proposals for imports
from the foreign exchange point of view.
4. Foreign and Non-Resident Indian Investment excluding functions entrusted to Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion.4
5. Indian Direct Overseas Investment.
6. Matters concerning commercial borrowing from abroad, including terms and conditions
thereof.
7. Matters concerning gold and silver.
8. Approval for foreign travel of Ministers of State Governments/Union Territories, Members
of State Legislature/Union Territories and State Government Officials.
9. Management of external debt.
II. FOREIGN AID FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

10. All matters relating to-
(a) India Development Forum;
(b) loans, credits and grants from foreign countries, special agencies, non-governmental
foundations agencies and voluntary bodies;
(c) loans and credits and grants from multilateral agencies;
(d) withdrawals and borrowings from International Monetary Fund;
(e) policy for private sector financing from International Finance Corporation.
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3
4
Modified vide Amendment series no.278 dated 15.12.2004. Further modified vide Amendment series no.321 dated
12.02.2016.
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11. Technical and Economic assistance received by India as under-
(a) Omitted.1
(b) The United Nations Technical Assistance Administration Programmes;
(c) Ad-hoc offers of technical Assistance from various foreign countries, special agencies,
non-Government entities;
(d) United Nations Office of Project Services.
12. Omitted2
13. Omitted3
14. All matters relating to credits extended by Government of India to other countries except
Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
15. Technical assistance received by India from or given to foreign governments, international
institutions and organisations, except such as are relatable to subjects allocated to any other
Department.
16. All matters concerning United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) including
Programmes or Projects funded out of UNDP Budget.
17. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).4
18. Policy issues relating to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and
contributions to the specialised agencies of the United Nations and other U.N. Bodies.
19. All matters relating to the Foreign Volunteers Programmes in India including the incoming
United Nations Volunteers (UNV) but excluding programmes in India for overseas Indian
Volunteers and outgoing volunteers under UNV.5
20. All funding by United Nations agencies.
21. Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC).
III. DOMESTIC FINANCE

22. All matters relating to –
(a) currency and coinage including its designing;
(b) the Security and Currency Printing Presses, the Security Paper Mills and the Mints
including the Assay Department and Silver Refinery, Gold Refinery, and Gold
collection-cum-delivery centres;
(c) production and supply of Currency Note Paper, Currency and Bank Notes and Coins
including Commemorative coins, postal stationery, stamps and various security
forms/items.
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2
3
4
Modified vide Amendment series no. 267 dated 30.01.2003,
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23 (a) Policy measures for the regulation and development of the securities market and investor
protection.
(b) New Investments and Securities for mobilising resources from the Capital Markets.
Investment Policy including investment policy of Life Insurance Corporation of India,
and General Insurance Corporation of India.
(c) Matters relating to Forward Contracts and Forward Markets Commission.1
24. Investment pattern for Employees’ Provident Fund and other like Provident Funds.
25. Omitted.2
26. All matters relating to Tax Free Bonds.
IV. BUDGET
27. Ways and means.
28. Preparation of Central Budget including supplementary excess grants and when a proclamation
by the President as to failure of Constitutional machinery is in operation in relation to a
State or a Union Territory, preparation of the Budget of such State or Union Territory.3
29. Market Borrowing Programme of Central and State Governments and Government
Guaranteed Institutions.
30. Floatation of Market Loans by Central Government and issue and discharge of Treasury bills.
31. Administration of the Public Debt Act, 1944 (18 of 1944).
32. Fixation of interest rates for Central Government’s borrowings and lending.
33. Policy regarding Accounting and Audit procedures including classification of transactions.
34. Financial matters relating to Partition, Federal Financial integration and Reorganisation of
States.
35. Contingency Fund of India and administration of the Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950
(49 of 1950).
36. Monitoring of budgetary position of the Central Government.
37. Sterling Pensions-Transfer of responsibility of U.K. Government and actual calculations of
liability involved.
38. Public Provident Fund Scheme.
39. Finance Commission.
40. Resources of Five Year and Annual Plans.
41. National Deposit Scheme, Special Deposit Schemes, Compulsory Deposit Scheme, Other
Deposit Schemes of the Central Government.
42. Small Savings, including the administration of the National Savings Institute.1
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Inserted vide Amendment series no.303dated 05.09.2013
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3
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43. Duties and Powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
44. Laying of Audit Reports before the Parliament under article 151 of the Constitution.
45. Financial emergency.
46. Government guarantees.
47. Functions of the Treasurer of Charitable Endowments for India.
47A. Financial policy in regard to the utilisation of the proceeds of disinvestment channelised into the
National Investment Fund.2
47B. Central Road and Infrastructure Fund.3
V. Omitted 4
48 - 51. Omitted
VI. Omitted 5
52 - 78. Omitted
VII. MANAGEMENT OF THE INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE

79. Management of Indian Economic Service – its cadre and all matters pertaining thereto.
VIII. ECONOMIC ADVICE

80. Advice on matters which have a bearing on internal and external aspects of economic
management including prices.
81. Credit, fiscal and monetary policies.
81A. Omitted6
81B. Omitted7
IX. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS

82. The Government Savings Bank Act, 1873 ( 5 of 1873).
83. Section 20 of the Indian Trustes Act, 1882 ( 2 of 1882) dealing with investments.
84. The Metal Tokens Act, 1889 (1 of 1889).
85. The Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 ( 6 of 1890).
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2
3
4
5
6
Inserted vide Amendment series no.305dated 25.02.2014 and omitted vide Amendment series no.306dated 31.07.2014
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Inserted vide Amendment series no.305dated 25.02.2014 and omitted vide Amendment series no.306dated 31.07.2014
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86. The Indian Coinage Act, 1906 (3 of 1906).
87. The Indian Security Act, 1920 ( 10 of 1920).
88. The Currency Ordinance, 1940 (4 of 1940).
89. The International Monetary Fund and Bank Act, 1945 (00 of 1945).
90. The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 (33 of 1951).
91. The Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 (46 of 1959).
92. The Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act, 1963 (21 of 1963).
93. Omitted1
94. The Legal Tender (Inscribed Notes) Act, 1964 (28 of 1964).
95. The Asian Development Bank Act, 1966 (18 of 1966).
96. The Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1968).
97. The Small Coins (Offences) Act, 1971 (52 of 1971).
98. The Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971
(56 of 1971).
99. The Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) Act, 1974 (37 of 1974).
100. The African Development Fund Act, 1982 (1 of 1982).
101. The African Development Bank Act, 1983 (13 of 1983).
102. The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992).
103. The Administration of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956).
104. The Depositories Act, 1996 (22 of 1996).
105. The International Finance Corporations (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1958 (42 of
1958).
106. Control of Future Trading: The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952 (74 of 1952).2
107. Omitted.3
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2
3
Omitted vide Amendment series no.328 dated 29.07.2016 (earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.320 dated
26.12.2015).
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B. DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
(VYAYA VIBHAG)
1. Financial rules and regulations and delegation of financial powers.
2. Financial sanction relating to all Ministries and offices of the Government of India, which are
not covered by powers delegated or conferred by the rules or by any general or special orders.
3. Review of the staffing of Government establishments with a view to securing economy.
4. Advice to Ministries and Government Undertakings on Cost Accounts matters and attending to
Cost Investigation work on their behalf.
5. Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
6. Matters relating to the Controller General of Accounts including-
(a) general principles of Government accounting relating to Union or State Governments
and form of accounts, and framing or revision of rules and manuals relating thereto;
(b) reconciliation of cash balance of Union Government with Reserve Bank in general and,
in particular, of Reserve Deposits pertaining to Civil Ministries or Departments;
(c) overseeing the maintenance of adequate standards of accounting by Central Civil
Accounts Offices;
(d) consolidation of monthly accounts, preparation of review of trends of revenue realisation
and significant features of expenditure etc. and preparation of annual accounts
(including Summary, Civil Appropriation Accounts) showing under the respective
heads, the annual receipts and disbursements for the purpose of the Union Government;
(e) administration of Central Treasury Rules and Central Government Account (Receipts
and Payments Rules 1983);
(f) coordination and assistance in the Introduction of management accounting system in
Civil Ministries or Departments;
(g) cadre management of Group 'A' (Indian Civil Accounts Service) and Group 'B' Officers
of the Central Civil Accounts Offices;
(h) matters relating to the Central Civil Accounts staff belonging to Group ‘C’ and ‘D’;
(i) disbursement of Pension through Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in respect of Central Civil
Pensioners, Freedom Fighters, High Court Judges, Ex-M.P.s and Ex-Presidents.
7. Release of Central Assistance for : the State’s Annual Plan, Centre’s share of State’s Calamity
Relief Funds, Assistance from National Calamity Contingency Fund, up-gradation grants and
grants for rural/urban local bodies and other grants as recommended by the successive Finance
Commissions.
8. Analysis of the States’ Finances, day to day financial problems of States and Fiscal Reforms
Programmes of the States.
9. Participation in formulation of Annual/Five Year Plan of Central Ministries and Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs). Assessment of Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources of Central Public
Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for funding the Plan.
10. Scrutiny of Central and State Legislation having financial and economic implications.
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11. Appraisal and approval of Plan Investment/expenditure proposals of Central Ministries/PSUs.
Matters relating to Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) / Public Investment Board (PIB)
procedures and Secretariat work for the PIB.
12. Appraisal/Approval of Capital Restructuring/revival proposals of Central Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs).
13. Omitted.1
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Omitted vide Amendment no.318 dated 12.9.2015 (earlier inserted vide Amendment no.304dated 9.10.2013)
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C. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
(RAJASWA VIBHAG)
1. All matters relating to-
(a) Central Board of Excise and Customs;
(b) Central Board of Direct Taxes.
2. Grants-in-aid to the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
3. Stamp duties on bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, bills of lading, letters of credit,
policies of insurance, transfer of shares, debentures, proxies and receipts.
4. All questions relating to income tax (except questions relating to the Income-tax Appellate
Tribunal), corporation tax, capital gains tax and estate duty, wealth tax, expenditure tax and
gift tax and also questions relating to Railway Passenger Fares Act.
5. Administration of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act 1988 (45 of 1988).
6. Administration of excise in the Union Territories, i.e. all questions relating to-
(a) alcoholic liquors for human consumption;
(b) opium, Cannabis (Indian Hemp) and other Narcotic Drugs and Narcotics.
7. Administration of the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (16 of
1955).
8. All matters relating to cultivation of opium poppy, manufacture of opium derivatives from
such opium, sale of such opium and opium derivatives and exercise of control thereon.1
9. Administration of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985).
10. All matters relating to international conventions, agreements, protocols, etc., in respect of
narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals which the Department of
Revenue and organizations under it are authorized to deal with except matters allocated to the
Ministry of Home Affairs.2
11. All matters relating to Customs (Sea, Air and Land) including the Customs Tariff Act, 1975
(51 of 1975), Tariff Valuations, Customs Cooperation Council, Customs nomenclature and
similar matters, duties on goods imported or exported; prohibitions and restrictions on
imports and exports under the Customs Act; and interpretation of Customs Tariff.
12. Matters relating to Central Excise including Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) and
service tax administration.
13. Sales Tax:
(a) administration of the Sales-Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956 (7 of 1956);
(b) levy of tax on the course of inter-State trade or commerce-problems arising out of the
administration of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956);
(c) declaration of goods as of special importance in inter-state trade or commerce under
article 286(3) of the Constitution, laying down of the conditions and restrictions to
which the State laws providing for the levy of tax on them would be subjected;
(d) all questions relating to replacement of sales tax by additional excise duty including
administration of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act,
1957 (58 of 1957);
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2
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(e) all Bills, etc. relating to sales-tax levy in States coming up for the previous instructions,
recommendations or assent of the President;
(f) legislative matters concerning sales-tax in the Union Territories;
(g) Problems arising out of the invalidation of sugarcane cess levies of States including
Validation of such levies.
14. Subordinate Organisations:1
(a) Income Tax Department;
(b) Customs Department;
(c) Central Excise Department;
(d) Narcotics Department (excluding Narcotics Control Bureau); and
(e) Goods and Services Tax Administration.
15. Preventive detention for the purposes of conservation of augmentation of foreign exchange and
prevention of smuggling activities and matters connected therewith.
16. Enforcement, viz., investigation, and adjudication of cases arising out of breaches under the
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999); Directorate General of Revenue
Intelligence and Directorate of Enforcement.2
17. All matters relating to Economic Intelligence.
17A. Work relating to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and related Inter-Ministerial
Coordination.3
18. Matters relating to the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal.
18A. The Goods and Services Tax Council.4
18B. The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal.5
19. All matters covered by the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of
Property) Act, 1976 (13 of 1976).
20. Administration of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Act, 2002 (15 of 2003).
21. All matters relating to – 6
(a) The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017);
(b) The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017);
(c) The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017);
(d) The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017 (15 of 2017); and
(e) Legislative work related to Indirect Taxes (excluding Custom Duty) in Union Territories
without Legislature.
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2
3
4
5
6
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D. DEPARTMENT OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT (DIPAM)
(NIVESH AUR LOK PARISAMPATTI PRABANDHAN VIBHAG (DIPAM))1
1 (a) All matters relating to management of Central Government investments in equity

including disinvestment of equity in Central Public Sector Undertakings.
(b) All matters relating to sale of Central Government equity through offer for sale or
private placement or any other mode in the erstwhile Central Public Sector
Undertakings.
NOTE:- All other post disinvestment matters, including those relating to and arising out of the
exercise of Call option by the Strategic Partner in the erstwhile Central Public Sector
Undertakings, shall continue to be handled by the administrative Ministry or Department
concerned, where necessary, in consultation with the Department of Investment and Public Asset
Management (DIPAM).2
2. Decisions on the recommendations of Administrative Ministries, NITI Aayog, etc. for

disinvestment including strategic disinvestment.
3. All matters related to Independent External Monitor(s) for disinvestment and public asset
management.
4. (a) Decisions in matters relating to Central Public Sector Undertakings for purposes of
Government investment in equity like capital restructuring, bonus, dividends,
disinvestment of government equity and other related issues.
(b) Advise the Government in matters of financial restructuring of the Central Public Sector
Enterprises and for attracting investment in the said Enterprises through capital market.3
5. Omitted.4
6. The Unit Trust of India Act, 1963 (52 of 1963) along with subjects relating to Specified
Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI).
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1
14.04.2016. .
2
Earlier modified vide Amendment series no.290 dated 28.06.2007
3
4
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 330 dated 16.01.2017. Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.282 dated
12.01.2006
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E. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
(VITTIYA SEWAYEN VIBHAG) 1
I. INSURANCE
1. Policy relating to general insurance; administration of the Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) and
the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 (57 of 1972); and related matters,
General Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Public Sector.
2. Policy relating to life insurance; Administration of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31
of 1956); and related matters, Life Insurance Corporation of India.
3. Administration of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (41 of 1999)
and related matters.
4. The responsibility of the Central Government relating to matters concerning centrally
administered areas in respect of any of the entries from 1 to 3 above.
II. BANKING
5. All matters relating to Indian banks, whether nationalised or not.
6. All matters relating to foreign banks so far as their operations in India are concerned.
7. All matters relating to Reserve Bank of India.
8. All matters relating to Cooperative Banking.
8A. Promotion of Digital Payments. 2
9. Matters concerning All India Development Financial Institutions, including those relating to,
Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), IFCI Limited, Small Scale Industrial Development
Bank of India (SIDBI) and Industrial Investment Bank of India (IIBI).
10. Matters concerning Export-Import Bank of India.
11. Administration of the Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act, 1986 (66 of
1986).
12. Matters relating to Scindhia Steamship Navigation Company.
13. Matters relating to Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) and Infrastructure
Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS).
14. Chit Fund and other non-banking companies accepting deposits.
15. Other matters relating to Banking in India.
16. Matters relating to National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
17. Administration of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 (21 of 1976).
18. Administration of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 (51
of 1993).
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2
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19. Matters relating to implementation of the State Financial Corporation Act, 1951 (63 of 1951).
20. Matters relating to implementation of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act,
1985 including matters relating to Board for Industrial Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) and
Appellate Authority for Industrial Financial Reconstruction (AAIFR).
21. All matters relating to National Housing Bank.
22. Administration of all other statutes, regulations and other laws connected with entries 38, 45 and
46 of the Union List.1
23. Matters concerning Securitisation and Foreclosure.
24. Administration of the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities)
Act, 1992 (27 of 1992).
25. Administration of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), the Banking Companies
(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970) and the Banking Companies
(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980), the Bankers’ Books
Evidence Act, 1891 (18 of 1891) and the Banking Service Commission Act, 1984 (44 of 1984) .
26. Administration of the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (23 of 1955) and the State Bank of India
(Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (38 of 1959).
27. The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953 (54 of 1953).
28. Administration of the State Agricultural Credit Corporation Act, 1968 (60 of 1968).
29. Administration of the Public Financial Institutions (Obligation as to Fidelity and Secrecy) Act,
1983 (48 of 1983).
30. Administration of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 (47 of
1961).
31. Administration of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881).
32. Administration of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021 (17
of 2021) and related matters. 2
III. PENSION REFORMS.
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F. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES 1
(LOK UDYAM VIBHAG)
1. Residual work relating to erstwhile Bureau of Public Enterprises including Industrial

Management Pool.
2. Coordination of matters of general policy affecting all Public Sector Enterprises.
3. Evaluation and monitoring the performance of Public Sector Enterprises, including the
Memorandum of Understanding mechanism.
4. Matters relating to Permanent Machinery of Arbitration for the Public Sector Enterprises.
5. Counselling, training and rehabilitation of employees in Central Public Sector Undertakings
under Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
6. Review of capital projects and expenditure in Central Public Sector Enterprises.
7. Measures aimed at improving performance of Central Public Sector Enterprises and other
capacity building initiatives of Public Sector Enterprises.
8. Rendering advice relating to revival, restructuring or closure of Public Sector Enterprises
including the mechanisms therefor.
9. Matters relating to Standing Conference of Public Enterprises.
10. Matters relating to International Center for Public Enterprises.
11. Categorisation of Central Public Sector Enterprises including conferring ‘Ratna’ status.
12. Survey of Public Enterprises.
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1
Inserted, along with all entries, vide amendment series no 361 dated 06.07.2021.
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MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(MATSYAPALAN, PASHUPALAN AUR DAIRY MANTRYALAYA) 1
A. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
(MATSYAPALAN VIBHAG) 2
PART I
The following subjects which fall within List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India:
1. Industries, the control of which by the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient
in public interest as far as these relate to development of fish feed and fish products with the
limitation that in regard to the development of industries, the functions of the Department of
Fisheries do not go further than the formulation of the demand and fixation of targets.
2. Promotion and development of fishing and fisheries (inland, marine and beyond territorial
waters) and its associated activities, including infrastructure development, marketing, exports,
and institutional arrangements etc.
3. Welfare of fishermen and other fisher-folk and strengthening of their livelihoods.
4. Liaison and cooperation with international organizations in matters relating to fisheries
development.
5. Fisheries Statistics.
6. Matters relating to loss of fish stock due to natural calamities.
7. Regulation of fish stock importation, quarantine and certification.
8. Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai.
8A. Promotion of Seaweeds cultivation and associated activities, industrial applications, marketing,
import including exotics, quarantine, etc. 3
PART II
The following subjects which fall within List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India
(as regards legislation only):
9. Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or contagious diseases or
pests affecting fish.
10. Pattern of financial assistance to various State Undertakings, Fisheries Development Schemes
through State agencies/Co-operative Unions.
PART III
For the Union territories the subjects mentioned in parts I and II above, so far as they exist in regard to
these territories and, in addition, to the following subjects which fall within List II of the Seventh
Schedule to the Constitution of India:
11. Preservation, protection and improvement of fish stocks and prevention of diseases
thereof, veterinary training and practice.
12. Insurance of fish stock.

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2
Previously inserted as a Department under MoAFW vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2019.
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B. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(PASHUPALAN AUR DAIRY VIBHAG)1
PART I
The following subjects which fall within List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India:
1. Industries, the control of which by the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient
in public interest as far as these relate to development of livestock and birds feed and dairy and
poultry products with the limitation that in regard to the development of industries, the
functions of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying do not go further than the
formulation of the demand and fixation of targets.2
2. Promotion and development of livestock, dairy and poultry and its associated activities,
including infrastructure development, marketing, exports and institutional arrangements etc.3
3. Welfare of persons engaged in activities relating to livestock, dairy and poultry.4
4. Liaison and cooperation with international organizations in matters relating to livestock and
poultry development.5
5. Livestock Census.
6. Livestock Statistics.
7. Matters relating to loss of livestock due to natural calamities.
8. Regulation of livestock importation, animal quarantine and certification.
9. Gaushalas and Gausadans.6
10. Matters relating to pounds and cattle trespass.7
11. Prevention of cruelty to animals.8
12. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960).9
PART II
The following subjects which fall within List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India
(as regards legislation only):
13. Profession of veterinary practice.
14. Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or contagious diseases or
pests affecting animals and birds.10
1
Previously modified vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2019 and Amendment series no.280 dated 09.03.2005.
2
Previously modified vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2019.
3
Previously inserted vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2019.
4
Previously inserted vide Amendment Series no. 348 dated 05.02.2019.
5
6
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 259 dated 21.12.2001, 263 dated 13.07.2002 & 349 dated 04.04.2019.
7
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 259 dated 21.12.2001, 263 dated 13.07.2002 & 349 dated 04.04.2019
8
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 240 dated 03.09.1998, 259 dated 21.12.2001, 263 dated 13.07.2002 & 349 dated
04.04.2019
9
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 240 dated 03.09.1998, 259 dated 21.12.2001, 263 dated 13.07.2002 & 349 dated
04.04.2019
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15. Conversion of indigenous breeds; introduction and maintenance of Central Herd Books for
indigenous breeds of livestock.
16. Pattern of financial assistance to various State Undertakings, Dairy Development Schemes
through State agencies/Co-operative Unions.
PART III
For the Union territories the subjects mentioned in parts I and II above, so far as they exist in regard to
these territories and, in addition, to the following subjects which fall within List II of the Seventh
Schedule to the Constitution of India:
17. Preservation, protection and improvement of stocks and prevention of diseases of animals and
birds, veterinary training and practice.1
18. Courts of Wards.

19. Insurance of livestock and birds.2
PART IV
20. Matters relating to cattle utilisation and slaughter.

21. Fodder development.
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MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES 1
(KHADYA PRASANSAKARAN UDYOG MANTRALAYA)
1. Industries relating to-

(a) processing and refrigeration of certain agricultural products (Milk powder, Infant milk
food, Malted milk food, Condensed milk, Ghee and other dairy products), Poultry and
eggs, Meat and Meat products;
(b) processing of fish (including canning and freezing);
(c) establishment and servicing of Development Council for fish processing industry;
(d) technical assistance and advice to fish processing industry;
(e) fruit and vegetable processing industry (including freezing and dehydration); and
(f) foodgrains milling industry.
2. Planning, development and control of, and assistance to, industries relating to bread, oilseeds,
meals (edible), breakfast foods, biscuits, confectionery; (including Cocoa processing and
Chocolate making), malt extract, protein isolate, high protein food, weaning food and extruded
food products (including other ready-to-eat foods).
3. Specialised packaging for food processing industry.
4. Beer including non-alcoholic beer.
5. Alcoholic drinks from non-molasses base.
6. Aerated water and soft drinks.
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SWASTHYA AUR PARIVAR KALYAN MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 1

(SWASTHYA AUR PARIVAR KALYAN VIBHAG)
I. UNION BUSINESS
1. Union agencies and institutes for research or for the promotion of special studies in medicine
and nutrition including all matters relating to -
(a) Central Research Institute;
(b) All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health;
(c) National Institute of Communicable Diseases;
(d) Central Drugs Laboratory;
(e) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing;
(f) Lady Reading Health School;
(g) Central Institute of Psychiatry;
(h) Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Nursing Home;
(i) Safdarjang Hospital;
(j) Medical Stores Organisation;
(k) B.C.G. Vaccine Laboratory;
(l) Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research;
(m) Smt. Sucheta Kirpalani Medical College and Hospital and Kalawati Saran Children's
Hospital;
(n) Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS);
(o) Central Health Service;
(p) Serologist and Chemical Examiner to the Government of India.
(q) National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).2
2. All matters relating to the following Institutions-
(a) Central Food Laboratory.
(b) Central Food and Standardisation Laboratory.
(c) Central Indian Pharmacopoeia Laboratory.
(d) All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
(e) National Tuberculosis Institute.
(f) Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute.
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2
Inserted vide Amendment series no.282 dated 12.01.2006; Omitted vide Amendment series no.294 dated 20.12.2008 and
re-inserted vide Amendment series no.307 dated 06.08.2014
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(g) Regional Leprosy Training and Research Centre, Raipur (Uttar Pradesh), Aska (Orissa),
Gauripur(West Bengal), Teetulmari (Bihar).
(h) Port Quarantine (sea and air) seamen's and marine hospitals and hospitals connected
with port quarantine.
(i) Port and Air Port Health Organisations.
(j) Medical Examination of seamen.
(k) International Health Regulations.
(l) World Health Organisation (WHO).
1
3 (a) The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006)
(b) The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (37 of 1954) and the Central Food
Laboratory. 2
4. Higher training abroad in medical and allied subjects.
5. Coordination of work in respect of International Conferences in India and abroad in medical and
related fields.
6. Health Programmes relating to-
(a) International aid for Health Programmes.
(b) National Programme for Control of Blindness.
(c) National Leprosy Eradication Programme.
(d) National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
(e) National Malaria Eradication Programme.
(f) All National Programmes relating to control and eradication of communicable diseases.
(g) Bilateral Cultural Exchange Programmes relating to control and eradication of
communicable diseases.
7. Fellowships-for training in India and abroad in various medical and health subjects.
8. Matters relating to epidemics - Problems connected with supply of medicines, effects of
malnutrition and shortage of drinking water leading to various diseases as a result of natural
calamities.
II. LIST OF BUSINESS FOR LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE PURPOSES IN

RESPECT OF UNION TERRITORIES.
9. Public Health hospitals and dispensaries.
10. Scientific societies and associations pertaining to subjects dealt with in the Department.
11. Charitable and religious endowments pertaining to subjects dealt with in the Department.
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2
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III. LIST OF BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEAL IN
A LEGISLATIVE CAPACITY ONLY FOR THE UNION AND IN BOTH
LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE CAPACITIES FOR ALL UNION TERRITORIES.
12. All Matters relating to-
(a) The Medical profession and medical education.
(b) The nursing profession and nursing education.
(c) Pharmacists and Pharmacy education.
(d) The dental profession and dental education.
(e) Mental Health.
(f) Drugs Standards.
(g) Advertisements relating to drugs and medicines.
(h) Prevention of the extension from one State to another of infectious or contagious
diseases affecting human beings.
(i) Prevention of adulteration of foodstuffs and drugs.
(j). Regulatory aspects namely quality, safety, labelling and performance of medical
devices1.
IV. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

(a) The Medical Council of India.
(b) The Central Councils of Health and Family Welfare.
(c) Dental Council of India.
(d) Indian Nursing Council.
(e) Pharmacy Council of India
(f) Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee.
14. Concession of medical attendance and treatment for Central Government servants other than (i)
those in Railway Service (ii) those paid from Defence Service Estimates (iii) officers governed
by the All India Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1954 and (iv) officers governed by the
Medical Attendance Rules, 1956.
15. Medical Examination and Medical Boards for Central Civil Services [other than those
controlled by the Department of Railways and those paid from Defence Services Estimates
excepting Civilian Services.].
15A. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.2
1
Inserted vide amendment series no.315 dated 5.8.2015.
2
Inserted vide amendment series no.313 dated 24.03.2015
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(a) Grants to Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (under Delhi university).
(b) Grants to Indian Red Cross Society.
(c) Spas and Health resorts.
(d) National Board of Examination.
(e) Chittaranjan National Cancer Research Centre.
(f) All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
(g) All India Institute of Speech and Hearing.
(h) Pasteur Institute of India.
(i) Physiotherapy Training Centre, King Edward Memorial Hospital.
(j) National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences.
(k) Omitted. 1
V. FAMILY WELFARE MATTERS

17. Policy and organisation for Family Welfare.
18. All matters relating to:-
(a) National Health Mission2.
(b) National Commission on Population.
(c) Reproductive and Child Health.
19. Inter-sectoral coordination in accordance with the National Population Policy.
20. Matters related to Janasankhya Sthiarta Kosh and Empowered Action Group.
21. Organisation and direction of education, training and research in all aspects of family welfare
including higher training abroad.
22. Production and supply of aids to Family Planning.
23. Liaison with foreign countries and international bodies as regards matters relating to family
welfare.
24. Family Welfare Schemes and projects with external assistance.
25. International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.
26. Development and production of audiovisual aids, extensional education and information in
relation to population and family welfare.
27. Promoting Public Private Partnership for the Family Welfare Programme.
28. All Matters relating to following Institutions:-
(a) Hindustan Latex Limited, Thiruvananthapuram.
(b) National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
29. Implementation of Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex
Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994) – Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (34 of 1971).
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Amended vide Amendment series no.326 dated 21.5.2016.
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B. Omitted1
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C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH
(SWASTHYA ANUSANDHAN VIBHAG) 1
1. Promotion and co-ordination of basic, applied and clinical research including clinical trials and
operational research in areas related to medical, health, biomedical and medical profession and
education through development of infrastructure, manpower and skills in cutting edge areas and
management of related information thereto.
2. Promote and provide guidance on research governance issues, including ethical issues in
medical and health research.
3. Inter-sectoral coordination and promotion of public - private - partnership in medical, bio-
medical and health research related areas.
4. Advanced training in research areas concerning medicine and health, including grant of
fellowships for such training in India and abroad.
5. International co-operation in medical and health research, including work related to
international conferences in related areas in India and abroad.
6. Technical support for dealing with epidemics and natural calamities.
7. Investigation of outbreaks due to new and exotic agents and development of tools for
prevention.
8. Matters relating to Scientific societies and associations, Charitable and religious endowments in
medicine and health research areas.
9. Coordination between organizations and institutes under the Central and State Governments in
areas related to the subjects entrusted to the Department and for the promotion of special studies
in medicine and health.
10. Indian Council of Medical Research.
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D. Omitted1
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1
Omitted vide Amendment series no.307 dated 06.08.2014 (earlier inserted vide amendment series no.294 dated
20.12.2008)
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MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES 1
(BHARI UDYOG MANTRALAYA)
1. The Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited.

2. The Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation Limited.
3. The Engineering Projects (India) Limited.
4. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
5. H.M.T. Bearing Limited.
6. H.M.T. Limited.
7. H.M.T. International Limited.
8. Scooters India Limited.
9. Andrew Yule and Company Limited.
10. Bharat Opthalmic Glass Limited.
11. Bharat Leather Corporation.
12. Cement Corporation of India Limited.
13. Cycle Corporation of India Limited.
14. Hindustan Cables Limited.
15. Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited.
16. Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited.
17. Hindustan Salts Limited.
18. Hooghly Printing Company Limited.
19. Instrumentation Limited.
20. The Mandya National Paper Mills Limited.
21. Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited.
22. National Bicycle Corporation of India Limited.
23. The National Industrial Development Corporation Limited.
24. National Instruments Limited.
25. N.E.P.A. Limited.
26. Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited.
27. Hindustan Newsprint Limited.
28. Damodar Cement and Slag Limited.
29. Tannery and Footwear Corporation of India Limited.
30. Tyre Corporation of India.
31. Praga Tools Limited.
32. Rehabilitation Industries Corporation.
33. Sambhar Salts Limited.
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Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, and 361 dated 06.07.2021.
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34. Fluid Control Research Institute.
35. Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited:
SUBSIDIARIES
(a) Bharat Brakes and Valves Limited;
(b) Bharat Process and Mechanical Engineers Limited;
(c) Bharat Wagon and Engineering Company Limited;
(d) Braithwaite and Company Limited;
(e) Burn Standard Company Limited;
(f) Jessop and Company Limited;
(g) The Lagan Jute Machinery Company Limited;
(h) Braithwaite, Burn and Jessop Construction Limited;
(i) Reyrolle Burn Limited;
(j) Weighbird (India) Limited.
36. Bharat Yantra Nigam Limited.

SUBSIDIARIES
(a) The Triveni Structurals Limited, Allahabad;
(b) The Tungabhadra Steel Products (India) Limited, Durgapur;
(c) The Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels Limited;
(d) Bharat Pumps and Compressors Limited;
(e) Richardson and Cruddas (1972) Limited;
(f) Bridge and Roof Company.
37. Maruti Udyog Limited.
38. Manufacture of heavy engineering equipment for all industries.
39. Heavy electrical engineering industries.
40. Machinery Industries including Machine Tools and Steel Manufactures.
41. Auto Industries, including tractors and earth moving equipment.
42. All types of diesel engines.
43. Automotive Research Association, Pune.
44. National Automative Testing and Research and Development Infrastructure Project (NATRIP)
and NATRIP Implementation Society (NATIS).1
45. Coordination for manufacture, sale and adoption of electric vehicles. 2
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2
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A. OMITTED.1
1
Omitted vide amendment series no. 361 dated 06.07.2021.
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B. OMITTED. 1
1
Modified vide Amendment series no.316 dated 12.08.2015, and Omitted vide amendment series no. 361 dated 06.07.2021.
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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(GRIH MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL SECURITY

(ANTRIK SURAKSHA VIBHAG)
I. POLICE
1. Assam Rifles.
2. Border Security Forces.
3. Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
4. Special Services Bureau.
5. National Police Academy and Central Detective Training Schools.
6. National Crime Records Bureau.
7. Intelligence Bureau.
8. Central Forensic Science Laboratories and Government Examiners of Questioned Documents.
9. Central Industrial Security Force.
10. Central Reserve Police Force.
11. National Security Guard.
12. Matters relating to Indian Police Service.
13. Foreign training of IPS and officers of Para-military Forces including training programmes
under bilateral cooperation.
14. All matters relating to training of Foreign Police Officers in India.
15. All matters relating to Civil Defence and Home Guards.1
16. Matters relating to Inter-State Police Wireless System.
17. Matters relating to Police Medals.
II. LAW AND ORDER

18. Matters relating to Counter terrorism.
19. VVIP security, personal security on threat perception basis, security of important Government
buildings etc.
20. The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1985 – Pending cases.
21. The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984 (61 of 1984) – All matters
relating to the Act.
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22. Grant of Indian citizenship by registration and naturalization.
23. All matters relating to the Bureau of Immigration.
24. Grant of Visa for India in respect of citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka, including their long term stay in India and regulation of entry/stay of all foreigners into/
in India.
25. Deportation of citizens of other countries from India.
26. Repatriation of foreigners jailed in India including foreign fisherman apprehended in Indian
waters.
27. Government servants having families in Pakistan-cases regarding grant of permission to
Government Servants to visit Pakistan.
28. Regulation of the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution and foreign hospitality by
associations and persons.
29. Central Secretariat Security.
30. Prevention of bringing into India of undesirable literature under Section 11 of the Customs Act,
1962 (52 of 1962).
31. The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1981 (40 of 1981).
32. Requisitioning of the services of Government servants for any duty during the period of
operation of any Proclamation issued under clause (1) of article 352 of the Constitution.
33. Preventive detentions except to the extent specially allotted to any other Central Ministry or
Department.
34. Removal from one State to another State of persons, accused persons and persons subjected to
preventive detention.
35. Criminal Law.
36. Criminal Procedure.
37. Criminal offences against women, children and members of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes, including those under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955) and the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (33 of 1989),
other Backward Classes, Minorities and other vulnerable groups.
38. Matters relating to the State of Nagaland.
39. Matters relating to the State of Sikkim.
40. Parliament questions/matters relating to general crime other than the offences relating to
pilferage of railway property and offences relating to crime on Government Railways and non-
Government Railways1.
41. Matters relating to Arms, Fire Arms and Ammunitions.
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III. REHABILITATION
42. Residuary work relating to relief to/ rehabilitation of displaced persons from (a) former East
Pakistan (b) border areas of Jammu & Kashmir as a result of Indo-Pak Conflict of 1971 and (c)
Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
43. Relief and Rehabilitation of repatriated Indian nationals.
44. Relief to and rehabilitation of refugees from Tibet.
45. Relief to refugees from Sri Lanka.
46. Dandakaranya Development Scheme and Dandakaranya Development Authority.
47. Residuary work relating to provision of compensation to and rehabilitation of displaced persons
from former West Pakistan, other than issue of lease or conveyance deed in respect of
Government built properties, conversion of lease deeds, allotment of additional strips of land
and correctional areas adjoining the properties which have been allocated to the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs.1
48. Development of such special areas as may be indicated by Prime Minister from time to time.
49. Administration of the Acts pertaining to administration of evacuee property and compensation
to and rehabilitation of displaced persons from former West Pakistan.
50. Negotiations with Pakistan concerning evacuee property left by displaced persons from former
West Pakistan.
51. Residuary work relating to disposal of unclaimed moveable property received from former West
Pakistan.
52. Coordination of relief measures in the event of natural calamities (other than drought hailstrom,
pest attacks or epidemics) and man-made disasters, excluding specific items of business
allocated to other Ministries/Departments.2
53. Matters relating to loss of human life and property due to all natural and man-made calamities,
other than drought or epidemics.3
54. All matters relating to Narcotics Control Bureau set up under the provisions of Section 4(3) of
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and coordination of all measures for
preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances.4
55. All matters relating to international conventions, agreements, protocols, etc., in respect of illicit
traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor chemicals which the Ministry of
Home Affairs and organizations under it are authorized to deal with except matters allocated to
the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue.5
56. Administration of the following Acts, namely:-
(a) The Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923);
(b) The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967);
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2
3
4
Modifide vide Amendment series no. 268 dated 18.02.2003
5
Modifide vide Amendment series no. 268 dated 18.02.2003
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(c) The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1961 (23 of 1961);
(d) The Young Persons Harmful Publication Act, 1956 (93 of 1956);
(e) The Punjab special Powers (Press) Act, 1956 (38 of 1956);
(f) The Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Act, 1958 (28 of 1958);
(g) The Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980 (41 of 1980);
(h) The Illegal Migrants (Determination) Tribunal Act, 1983 (39 of 1983);
(i) The Explosive Substances Act, 1908 (6 of 1908);
(j) The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (15 of 2002);
(k) The Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946);
(l) The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (34 of 1920);
(m) The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939);
(n) The Immigration (Carriers Liability) Act , 2000 (52 of 2000);
(o) The Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), except the exercise of powers conferred by
section 7B(1) thereof1.
(p) The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 (49 of 1976).
IV. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY: ENEMY PROPERTY2

57. Matters relating to management, preservation and control of enemy property including Custodian
of Enemy Property in India.
58. All matters relating to combating financing of terrorist acts other than the work mentioned under
Department of Revenue.3
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2
3
Modified vide Amendment series no. 336 dated 07.11.2017 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.297 dated
05.06.2010)
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B. DEPARTMENT OF STATES
(RAJYA VIBHAG)
I. CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS
1. Establishment and formation of new States: matters arising therefrom (excepting those
pertaining to allocation of service personnel); integration of Services and other matters relating
to State Services allotted to the Department of Personnel and Training and alternation of areas;
boundaries and names of existing States.
2. Matters relating to the Rulers of former Indian States referred to in clause (22) of Article 366 of
the Constitution and their families.
3. Special provisions in Article 371 of the Constitution with respect to the State of Andhra
Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
4. Administration of the Acts relating to the reorgnisation of States.
II. INTER-STATE RELATIONS

5. Inter-State Council.
6. Inter-State migration.
III. UNION TERRITORIES

7. Union Territories with legislature:
(a) National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi:
(i) All matters falling within the purview of the Union Government in terms of provisions
contained in Part VIII of the Constitution in so far as these are applicable to the National Capital
Territory of Delhi and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
excepting matters with respect to Entry 18 of the State List and all such matters as have been
specifically assigned under these Rules to any other Ministry or Department of the Government
of India;
(ii) all powers and functions of the Central Government as per the provisions of the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi Act, 1957 and New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 except matters
pertaining to Land and Building Bye Laws;
(b) Union Territory of Pondicherry:
All matters falling within the purview of the Central Government in terms of provisions
contained in Part VIII of the Constitution in so far as these relate to the Union territory of
Pondicherry and the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 except all such matters as have
been under these rules specifically been assigned to any other Ministry or Department of the
Government of India.
8. (a) Making of Regulations under article 240 of the Constitution for peace, progress and
good government of the Union Territories.
(b) Extension of State Acts to the Union Territories.
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(c) Delegation of powers of State Government and Central Government under various
enactments to the Administrators of the Union Territories under article 239 of the
Constitution.
(d) General Questions relating to public services in the Union Territories and Service
matters in so far as these fall within the purview of State Governments relating to-
(i) the officers of Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service serving
in connection with the affairs of the Union Territories;
(ii) NCT of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu
and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Civil and Police Services (DANICS and DANIPS);
(iii) Pondicherry Civil and Police Services.
(e) Appointment of Lt. Governors and Administrators in the Union Territories.
NOTE:- All above matters relating to Union Territories except those which are specifically
allotted to any Ministry/ Department.
9. Union territories without legislature:
All matters enumerated in the State List and the Concurrent List in so far as any such matter
concerns the Union territories except all such matters as have, under these Rules, been
specifically assigned to any other Ministry or Department of the Government of India including
education, road and bridges works thereon and ferries in respect of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.1
IV. OTHER SUBJECTS

10. Pension and other facilities to Freedom Fighters.
11. Human Rights:
(i) to act as the nodal agency for the general policies regarding "Human Rights" matters,
including National Human Rights Commission or any other institutional arrangements in
this regard;
(ii) human rights violations relating to alleged excesses by personnel of police and
paramilitary forces;
(iii) interaction with Human Rights Organisations and other related organisations within the
country and coordination with various departments and State Governments;
(iv) coordination of policy relating to Human Rights.
NOTE:- Ministry of Home Affairs will be the nodal Ministry for overall policy relating to
Human Rights. The departments primarily concerned with the welfare and socio-economic
development of specific groups like members of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes,
women, minorities, children, and bonded labour, shall be responsible in respect of preservation
of Human Rights of the specified groups.
12. Matters relating to Bureau of Police Research and Development, National Civil Defence
College, National Fire Service College.
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13. Development of Fire Services.
14. Extension of the powers and jurisdiction of members of a police force belonging to any State, to
any area outside that State, but not so to enable the police of one State to exercise powers and
jurisdiction in any area outside that State without the consent of the Government of the State in
which such area is situated; extension of the powers and jurisdiction of members of a police
force belonging to any State to railway areas outside the State.
15. Police Reforms.
16. Prison Reforms
17. Matters relating to autonomous districts of Assam excluding roads and bridge works and ferries
thereon.1
18. Regulations framed by the Governors of States for Tribal Areas specified in the Table appended
to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.2
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C. DEPARTMENT OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
(RAJBHASHA VIBHAG)
1. Implementation of the provisions of the Constitution relating to Official Language and the
provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963 (19 of 1963) except to the extent such
implementation has been assigned to any other Department.
2. Prior approval of the President for authorising the limited use of a language other than English
in the proceedings in the High Court of a State.
3. Nodal responsibility for all matters relating to the progressive use of Hindi as the Official
language of the Union, including Hindi teaching schemes for Central government employees.
4. Publication and distribution of publicity literature for progressive use of Hindi as official
language of the Union.
5. Coordination in all matters relating to progressive use of Hindi as the official language of the
Union including administrative terminology, syllabi, text-books, training courses and equipment
(with standardised script) required therefor.
6. Constitution and Cadre management of the Central Secretariat Official Language Service.
7. Matters relating to Kendriya Hindi Samiti including its up-samitis.
8. Coordination of work relating to the Hindi Salahkar Samitis set up by the various
Ministries/Departments.
9. Matters relating to the Central Translation Bureau.
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D. DEPARTMENT OF HOME
(GRIH VIBHAG)
1. Notification of assumption of office by the President and the Vice-President and swearing in
ceremony of the President.
2. Grant of pardons, reprieves, suspensions, remission or commutation of a sentence of death and
petitions for remission of sentences (other than death) or for pardon from prisoners sentenced by
courts in States for offences against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of
the Union extends.
3. Issue of notifications of appointment and resignation of the Prime Minister and other Ministers
and Parliamentary Secretaries of the Union.
4. Rules for the authentication of papers in the name of the President.
5. Model Rules of business for State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.
6. Nominations to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
7. Appointment, resignation and removal of Governors and related matters.
8. Regulations framed by the Governors and reserved for the assent of the President.
9. Bills passed by legislatures of States reserved by Governors for the consideration of the
President; and the prior consultation with the Central Government by the State Governments as
regards State Legislation.1
10. Prior approval of the President to the promulgation of Ordinances by Governors of States.
11. Property accruing to the Union by escheat or lapse of a bona vacantia.
12. Special provision relating to the language spoken by a substantial proportion of the population
of a State.
13. Matters relating to the emergency provisions of the Constitution (other than those relating to
financial emergency).
14. Conventions with other countries in judicial matters including questions relating to International
Court of Justice and reference from the United Nations Organisations relating to obscene
publications.
15. Matters relating to Code of Conduct of Legislatures.
16. Code of Conduct for Ministers.
17. Employment of wives or dependents of Government servants in foreign Missions in India.
18. Exchange of visits between Civil and Military Officers.
19. Lotteries organized by the Government of India or the Government of a State/Union Territory.
20. Census of population, including administration of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) and the
Census (Amendment) Act, 1993 (11 of 1994).
21. Official dress.
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22. Emoluments, allowances, privileges and rights in respect of leave of absence of the President
and Governors; salaries and allowances of Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Parliamentary
Secretaries of the Union.
23. National Anthem.
24. National Flag of India; President's and Governor's Standards.
25. State Emblem.
26. Warrant of Precedence.
27. Awards and decorations.
28. National Festivals.
29. Matters relating to National Integration and Communal Harmony.
30. Changes in geographical names.
31. Action to be taken on the death of high dignitaries.
32. Political pensions.
33. Compassionate allowance to dependents of mutiny veterans.
34. Home Minister’s discretionary fund.
35. Poisons.
36. Registration of Births and Deaths, including administration of the Registration of Births and
Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969).
37. Newspapers, books and printing presses.
38. Administration of–
(a) The Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 (60 of 1952) – Legislative aspect;
(b) The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (69 of 1971);
(c) The Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988 (41 of 1988);
(d) The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 (42 of 1991);
(e) The Acquisition of Certain Areas at Ayodhya Act, 1993 (33 of 1993).
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E. DEPARTMENT OF JAMMU, KASHMIR AND LADAKH AFFAIRS
(JAMMU, KASHMIR AUR LADAKH VIBHAG)1
A. GENERAL:
1. All matters falling within the purview of the Union Government in terms of provisions
contained in Part VIII of the Constitution, in so far as these are applicable to the Union territory
of Jammu and Kashmir or Union territory of Ladakh, as the case may be, except all such
matters as have been specifically assigned under these rules to any other Ministry or
Department of the Government of India.
2. All matters falling within the purview of the Union Government in terms of the provisions of
the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) relating to both the Union
territories, except all such matters as have been specifically assigned under these rules to any
other Ministry or Department of the Government of India.
3. All matters relating to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir or Union territory of Ladakh,
as the case may be, including counter terrorism within the Union territory of Jammu and
Kashmir and co-ordination with the Ministry of Defence as regards manning and managing the
Line Of Control between India and Pakistan, but excluding those with which the Ministry of
External Affairs is concerned.
4. Administration of the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 (21 of
1990) in both the Union territories.
5. Delegation of powers of State Government and Central Government under various enactments
to the Administrator or the Lt. Governor of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir or the
Union territory of Ladakh, as the case may be, under article 239 of the Constitution.
B. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH:
6. Making of Regulations under article 240 of the Constitution for peace, progress and good
government of the Union territory of Ladakh.
7. All matters enumerated in the State List and concurrent List in so far as any such matter
concerns the said Union territory, except all such matters as have, under these rules, been
specifically assigned to any other Ministry or Department of the Government of India.
8. General Questions relating to public services in the Union territory of Ladakh and service
matters in so far as these fall within the purview of the State Governments.
C. PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU AND

KASHMIR:
9. General Questions relating to public services in the said Union territory and service matters
relating to the officers of the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service
serving in connection with the affairs of the said Union territory.
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1
Modified vide Amendment Series no. 239 dated 27.05.1998 & 352 dated 31.10.2019 (along with insertion of entries
thereunder).
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F. DEPARTMENT OF BORDER MANAGEMENT
(SEEMA PRABANDHAN VIBHAG)
1. Management of International Land and Coastal Borders excluding those subjects specifically
allocated to Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs.
2. Coordination with State Governments and other Departments of Government of India in

respect of subjects specified in this list.
3. Strengthening of border policing and guarding.
4. Creation of infra-structure like roads; fencing and flood lighting of borders, in coordination
with Ministry of Defence and Ministry of External Affairs.
5. Border Area Development Programme. 1
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MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS1
(AWASAN AUR SHAHARI KARYA MANTRALAYA)
1. Properties of the Union, whether lands or buildings, with the following exceptions, namely:-
(a) those belonging to the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Railways and the
Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Space;
(b) buildings or lands, the construction or acquisition of which has been financed otherwise
than from the Civil Works Budget;
(c) buildings or lands, the control of which has at the time of construction or acquisition or
subsequently been permanently made over to other Ministries and Departments.
2. All Government civil works and buildings including those of Union territories excluding roads
and excluding works executed by or buildings belonging to the Ministry of Railways,
Department of Posts, Department of Telecommunications, Department of Atomic Energy and
the Department of Space.
3. Horticulture operations.
4. Central Public Works Organisation.
5. Administration of Government estates including Government hostels under the control of the
Ministry. Location or dispersal of offices in or from the metropolitan cities.
6. Allotment of accommodation in Vigyan Bhawan.
7. Administration of four Rehabilitation Markets viz. Sarojini Nagar Market, Shankar Market,
Pleasure Garden Market and Kamla Market.
8. Issue of lease or conveyance deeds in respect of Government built properties in Delhi and New
Delhi under the Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act, 1954 (44 of 1954)
and conversion of lease deeds, allotment of additional strips of land and correctional areas
adjoining such properties.
9. Stationery and Printing for the Government of India including official publications.
10. Planning and coordination of urban transport systems with technical planning of rail based
systems being subject to the items of work allocated to the Ministry of Railways, Railway
Board.2
11. Fixing of maximum and minimum rates and fares for rail-based urban transport systems other
than those funded by the Indian Railways.3
12. Tramways including elevated high speed trams within municipal limits or any other contiguous
zone.
13. Town and Country Planning; matters relating to the Planning and Development of Metropolitan
Areas, International Cooperation and Technical Assistance in this field.
14. Schemes of large scale acquisition, development and disposal of land in Delhi.
1
27.05.2004 286 dated 1.6.2006 and 333 dated 06.07.2017).
2
3
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15. Delhi Development Authority.
16. Master Plan of Delhi, coordination of work in respect of the Master Plan and Slum Clearance in
the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
17. Erection of memorials in honour of freedom fighters.
18. Development of Government colonies.
19. Local Government, that is to say, the constitution and powers of the Municipal Corporations
(excluding the Municipal Corporation of Delhi), Municipalities (excluding the New Delhi
Municipal Committee), other Local Self-Government Administrations excluding Panchayati Raj
Institutions.
20. The Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking of the Municipal Corporation of
Delhi.
21. Water supply (subject to overall national perspective of water planning and coordination
assigned to the Ministry of Jal Shakti), sewage, drainage and sanitation relating to urban areas
and linkages from allocated water resources. International Cooperation and Technical
Assistance in this field.1
22. The Central Council of Local Self-Government.
23. Allotment of Government land in Delhi.
24. Administration of Rajghat Samadhi Committee.
25. All matters relating to Planning and Development of the National Capital Region and
administration of the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985 (2 of 1985).
26. Matters relating to the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
27. All matters relating to the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).2
27A. Matters relating to NBCC (India) Limited and its subsidiaries.3
27B. Matters relating to Hindustan Prefab Limited.4
28. Formulation of housing policy and programme (except rural housing which is assigned to the
Department of Rural Development), review of the implementation of the Plan Schemes,
collection and dissemination of data on housing, building materials and techniques, general
measures for reduction of building costs and nodal responsibility for National Housing Policy.
29. Human Settlements including the United Nations Commission for Human Settlements and
International Cooperation and Technical Assistance in the field of Housing and Human
Settlements.
30. Urban Development including Slum Clearance Schemes and the Jhuggi and Jhonpri Removal
Schemes. International Cooperation and Technical Assistance in this field.
1
2
3
4
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31. National Cooperative Housing Federation.
32. Implementation of the specific programmes of Urban Employment and Urban Poverty
Alleviation including other programmes evolved from time to time.
33. Administration of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952 (30 of
1952).
34. Administration of Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act, 1949 (24 of 1949).
35. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 (40 of 1971).
36. Administration of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957).
37. The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 (59 of 1958).
38. The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (33 of 1976).
39. Delhi Urban Art Commission, the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973 (1 of 1974).
40. Administration of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street
Vending) Act, 2014 (7 of 2014).1
41. Administration of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016).2
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SHIKSHA MANTRALAYA) 1
A. DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY2

(SCHOOL SHIKSHA AUR SAKSHARTA VIBHAG)
1. Elementary Education.
2. Basic Education.
3. Bal Bhavan, Children's Museum.
4. Social Education and adult education.
5. Audio Visual Education with reference to entries in this list.
6. Books (other than the books with which the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is
concerned) and Book Development (excluding stationery paper and news print industries with
which the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is concerned) with respect to the items in the list.
7. Educational Research with respect to items in the list.
8. Publications, information and statistics with reference to the items in the list.
9. Teachers training with reference to the items in the list.
10. National Council for Teacher Education.
11. Charities and Charitable Institutions, Charities and Religious Endowments pertaining to
12. Secondary Education and Vocational Guidance.
13. National Council for Educational Research and Training.
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1
Name of the Ministry modified vide amendment series no. 356 dated 14.08.2020.
2
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B. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION1
(UCHCHATAR SHIKSHA VIBHAG)
1. University education; Central Universities; Rural Higher Education Foreign Aid Programme
relating to Higher Education, Technical Education Planning and Development of School
Education.
2. Institutions of higher learning (other than Universities).
3. Books [other than the books with which the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is
concerned] and Book Development (excluding stationery paper and news print industries with
which the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is concerned) with respect to the items in the list.
4. Audio Visual Education with reference to the items in the list.
5. Production of University level text-books in Regional Languages.
6. Omitted2.
7. Educational research.
8. Publications, information and statistics.
9. Development and propagation of Hindi, including multi-lingual dictionaries.
10. Grant of Financial assistance for the teaching and promotion of Hindi.
11. Propagation and development of Sanskrit.
12. Rehabilitation and other problems relating to displaced teachers and students.
13. Central Advisory Board of Education.
14. UNESCO and Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO.
15. Matters relating to all scholarships including those offered by foreign countries and foreign
agencies in subjects dealt with by this Department but excluding scholarships to students
belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic
tribes and General Scholarships Schemes and scholarships to foreign students and different
schemes.
16. Education and Welfare of Indian Students overseas; Education Departments of Indian Missions
overseas; Financial assistance to education institutions and Indian Students' Associations
abroad.
17. Educational Exchange Programmes; exchange of teachers, professors, educationists, scientists,
technologists, etc.; programme of exchange of scholars between India and foreign countries.
18. Grant of permission to teachers of Universities, colleges and institutions of higher learning to
accept assignments abroad.
19. Admission of foreign students in Indian Institutions.
20. Charities and Charitable Institutions, Charities and Religious Endowments pertaining to
1
Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999, and 287 dated 12.07.2006.
2
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21. Adhoc scientific research, other than research in higher mathematics, nuclear science and
atomic energy, in universities and educational institutions.
22. Vigyan Mandirs.
23. General Policy regarding partial financial assistance to Scientists going abroad for studies in
fields other than mathematics, nuclear science and atomic energy.
24. Expansion, Development and Coordination of Technical Education.
25. School of Planning and Architecture.
26. Regional Schools of Printing.
27. Grants-in-aid to State Government institutions, non-Government institutions, professional
bodies and technical institutions of Union Territories for technical education. Grants-in-aid for
post graduate studies in basic sciences, grants-in-aid for development of higher scientific and
technological education and research in educational institutions; Grants-in-aid for fundamental
research in science and technology; grants to individuals for fundamental research.
28. All India Council for Technical Education including conduct of its National Diploma and
National Certificate Examinations.
29. Practical training facilities for students of engineering and technological institutions.
30. Recognition of professional technical qualification for purposes of recruitment to posts under
Government of India.
31. National Research Professorships and Fellowships.
32. Holding of Foreign Examination in the fields of professional and technical education in India.
33. University Grants Commission.
34. National Book Trust.
35. Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.
36. Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology, Dhanbad.
37. Indian Institutes of Technology at Kharagpur, Mumbai, Kanpur, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati and
Roorkee.
38. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
39. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
40. International Students Houses in India and abroad.
41. Schemes for grant of financial assistance to voluntary organisations for promotion of modern
Indian languages.
42. Regulation of Engineering Professional Services.1
43. The Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972).2
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1 Inserted vide Amendment series no.286 dated 01.06.2006

2
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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
(SOOCHANA AUR PRASARAN MANTRALAYA)
I. BROADCASTING POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

1. All matters relating to radio and television broadcasting within the Union including regulation
of the use of All India Radio and Doordarshan by recognised national and regional political
parties during elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies and procedure to be followed by
the official electronic media during periods of national mourning on the demise of a high
dignitary.
2. The enunciation and implementation of the law relating to radio and television broadcasting in
India by private Indian companies or Indian nationals.
3. Broadcast Monitoring and Administration of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of
India) Act, 1990 (25 of 1990).
4. All matters relating to the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service and the Indian
Broadcasting (Engineering) Service until they are handed over to Prasar Bharati.
II. CABLE TELEVISION POLICY

5. Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (7 of 1995).
III. RADIO
6. All business connected with All India Radio embracing news services in the home programmes,
programmes for the foreign countries and Indians overseas, radio journals, research in the field
of broadcasting engineering, monitoring of foreign broadcasts, programme exchange and
transcription services, supply of community receiving sets to State Governments under the
community listening scheme, etc.
7. Development of radio Broadcasting throughout the Union, installation and maintenance of
Radio Stations and Transmitters and operation of broadcasting services.
IV. DOORDARSHAN
8. Exchange including cultural exchange of television programmes.
9. Development of television throughout the Union, including installation, maintenance and
operation of television Programme Production Centres and Transmitters, and operation of
television services.
10. Promotion of production of television programmes outside Doordarshan.
V. FILMS
11. Legislation under entry 60 of the Union List, viz., 'Sanctioning of Cinematograph films for
exhibition'.
12. Administration of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (37 of 1952).
13. Import of feature and short films for theatrical and non-theatrical viewing.
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14. Export of Indian films, both feature and short films.
15. Import of unexposed cinematograph films and various types of equipment required by the film
industry.
16. All matters relating to film industry, including developmental and promotional activities
thereto.
17. Promotion of good cinema by institution of State awards for films produced in India and
assistance through the National Film Development Coporation Limited.
18. Production and distribution of documentaries and newsreels and other films and film strips for
internal and external publicity.
19. Preservation of films and filmic materials.
20. Organisation of International Film Festivals in India and participation of India in International
Film Festivals abroad.
21. Oranisation of Film Festivals under Cultural Exchange Programmes.
22. Film society movement.
V A. DIGITAL / ONLINE MEDIA 1
22A. Films and Audio-Visual programmes/content made available by online content

providers/publishers. 2
22B. News and current affairs content on online platforms.
22C. Online advertisements. 3
VI. ADVERTISING AND VISUAL PUBLICITY

23. Production and release of advertisements on behalf of the Government of India.
VII. PRESS
24. Presentation and interpretation of the policies and activities of the Government of India through
the medium of the press.
25. Advising Government on information problems relating to the Press, keeping Government
informed of the main trends of public opinion as reflected in the Press and liaison between
Government and the Press.
26. Publicity to and for the Armed Forces.
27. General conduct of Government relations with the Press excluding the administration of
sections 95 and 96 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
28. Administration of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867) relating to
Newspapers.
1
2
3
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29. Administration of the Press Council Act, 1978 (37 of 1978).
30. Allocation of Newsprint to Newspapers.
VIII. PUBLICATIONS
31. Production, sale and distribution of popular pamphlets, books and journals on matters of
national importance for internal as well as external publicity, with a view to imparting to the
general public at home and abroad upto date and correct information about India.
IX. RESEARCH AND REFERENCE

32. To assist the Media Units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collection,
compilation and preparation of material involving research into published works, etc.
33. Building up of a compendium of knowledge on important subjects and to prepare guidance and
background notes on current and other topics for the use of the Media Units of the Ministry.
X. MISCELLANEOUS
34. Publicity for the policies and programmes of Government of India.
35. Administration of Journalists Welfare Fund.
36. Financial assistance to distinguished musicians, both vocal and instrumental, dancers and
dramatists who have contributed substantially to the success of All India Radio and other units
of the Ministry or their survivors in indigent circumstances.
37. All matters relating to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Commonwealth Broadcasting
Association and the Non-Aligned News Agency Pool.
38. Cadre management of the Indian Information Service (Groups 'a' & 'b').
XI. ATTACHED AND SUBORDINATE ORGANISATIONS

39. (a) All India Radio;
(b) Doordarshan;
(c) Press Information Bureau;
(d) Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity;
(e) Publications Division ;
(f) Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India;
(g) Central Board of Film Certification;
(h) Films Division;
(i) Directorate of Film Festivals;
(j) National Film Archives of India;
(k) Directorate of Field Publicity;
(l) Song and Drama Division;
(m) Research, Reference and Training Division;
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(n) Photo Division;
(o) Principal Accounts Office;
(p) Central Monitoring Service.
XII. AUTONOMOUS ORGANISATIONS

40. (a) Film and Television Institute of India, Pune;
(b) Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata;
(c) Children Film Society of India;
(d) Indian Institute of Mass Communication;
(e) Press Council of India;
(f) Federation Of Film Society Of India
XIII. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING

41. National Film Development Corporation Limited.
42. Broadcast Engineers Consultants (India) Limited.
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MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
(JAL SHAKTI MANTRALAYA)1
A. DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA

REJUVENATION
(JAL SANSADHAN, NADI VIKAS AUR GANGA SANRAKSHAN VIBHAG)2
I. GENERAL
1. Development, conservation and management of water as a national resource; overall
national perspective of water planning and coordination in relation to diverse uses of water and
interlinking of rivers.3
2. National Water Resources Council.
3. General policy, technical assistance, research and development training and all matters relating
to irrigation, including multi-purpose, major, medium, minor and emergency irrigation works;
hydraulic structures for navigation and hydro-power; tube wells and groundwater exploration
and exploitation; protection and preservation of ground water resources; conjunctive use of
surface and ground water, irrigation for agricultural purposes, water management,
command area development; management of reservoirs and reservoir sedimentation; flood
(control) management, drainage, drought proofing, water logging and sea erosion problems;
dam safety.
4. Regulation and development of inter-State rivers and river valleys. Implementation of
Awards of Tribunals through Schemes, River Boards.
5. Water laws, legislation.
6. Water quality assessment.
7. Cadre control and management of the Central Water Engineering Services (Group A).
7A. Conservation, development, management and abatement of pollution of rivers.4
7B. Glacial Studies.5
II. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS

8. International organisations, commissions and conferences relating to water resources
development and management, drainage and flood control.
9. International Water Law.
10. Matters relating to rivers common to India and neighbouring countries; the Joint Rivers
Commission with Bangladesh, the Indus Waters Treaty 1960; the Permanent Indus
Commission.
11. Bilateral and external assistance and cooperation programmes in the field of water
resources development.
1
2
Previously modified vide Amendment series no.306 dated 31.07.2014.
3
Previously modified vide Amendment series no.306 dated 31.07.2014.
4
Inserted vide Amendment series no.354 dated 24.04.2020 (moved from entry no. 32).
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III. ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT
12. Central Water Commission.
13. Central Soil and Materials Research Station.
14. Central Groundwater Board.
15. Central Ground Water Authority.
16. Central Water and Power Research Station.
17. Farakka Barrage Project.

18. Ganga Flood Control Commission.
19. Farakka Barrage Project Control Board.
20. Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee.
21. Brahmaputra Board.
22. Narmada Control Authority.
23. Betwa River Board.
24. National Institute of Hydrology.
25. National Water Development Agency.
26. Bansagar Control Board.
27. Tungabhadra Board.
28. Upper Yamuna River Board.
29. Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Ltd. (WAPCOS).
30. National Projects Construction Corporation Limited.
31. National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (National
Ganga Council); National Mission for Clean Ganga.1
32. Omitted.2
33. National River Conservation Directorate.3
33A. National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC).4
33B. North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM).5
1
Substituted vide Amendment Series no. 354 dated 24.04.2020 ( Previously inserted vide Amendment series no.306 dated
31.07.2014).
2
Omitted vide Amendment Series no. 354 dated 24.04.2020 (moved as entry 7A. Earlier modified vide amendment series
no. 350 dated 14.06.2019 by shifting part entry from MoEFCC (Previously inserted here vide Amendment series no.306
dated 31.07.2014).
3
Inserted (Transferred from MoEFCC) vide amendment series no. 350 dated 14.06.2019.
4
5
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33C. Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).1
33D. Godavari River Management Board (GRMB).2
33E. Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).3
IV. ADMINISTRATION OF ACTS

34. The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (8 of 1873).
35. The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956).
36. The River Boards Act, 1956 (49 of 1956).
37. The Betwa River Board Act, 1976 (63 of 1976).
38. The Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980 (46 of 1980).
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2
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B. DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
(PEYA JAL AUR SWACHCHHATA VIBHAG)1
1. Rural water supply (subject to overall national perspective of water planning and coordination
assigned to the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation), sewage, drainage and sanitation relating to rural areas; International cooperation
and technical assistance in this field.
2. Public cooperation, including matters relating to voluntary agencies in so far as they relate to
rural water supply, sewage, drainage and sanitation in rural areas.
3. Co-operatives relatable to the items in this list.
4. Coordination with respect to matters relating to drinking water supply projects and issues which
cover both urban and rural areas.
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14.06.2019
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 1
(SHRAM AUR ROZGAR MANTRALAYA)
PART I. UNION SUBJECTS

1. In respect of Union Railways - Payment of wages, trade disputes, hours of work from
employees not covered by the Factories Act, and regulation of employment of children.
2. In respect of Docks - Regulation of safety, health and welfare measures concerning dock
labour.
3. Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields.
PART II. CONCURRENT SUBJECTS

4. Factories.
5. Welfare of Labour - Industrial, commercial and agricultural conditions of labour; provident
funds, family pensions, gratuity, employers' liability and workmen's compensation; health
and sickness insurance, including invalidity pensions, old age pensions, improvement of
working conditions in factories; canteens in industrial undertakings.
6. Unemployment Insurance.
7. Trade Union; industrial and labour disputes.
8. Labour statistics.
9. Employment and unemployment except rural employment and unemployment.
10. Omitted.2
PART III. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS FOR STATES OF HIMACHAL PRADESH,

MANIPUR, TRIPURA AND UNION TERRITORY OF DELHI.
11. Items mentioned in Part II above.
PART IV. INCIDENTAL BUSINESS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE

MATTERS MENTIONED IN PARTS I, II AND III ABOVE.
12. The implementing of treaties and agreements with other countries.
13. Jurisdiction and powers of all Central Government Industrial Tribunals/Labour Courts.
PART V. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

14. Employment Exchanges.
15. Omitted. 3
16. International Labour Organisation (ILO).
17. Tripartite Labour Conferences.
18. The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943 (23 of 1943) and Scheme.
19. Administration of laws connected with safety and welfare in mines other than coal
mines; organisations of the Chief Inspector of Mines and Mica Mines Welfare.
20. Administration of the Indian Dock Labourers Act, 1934 and the Regulations made
thereunder and the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Scheme, 1961 framed under
the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948).
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2
3
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21. Administration of the Tea Districts Emigrant Labour (Repeal) Act, 1970 (50 of 1970) and
the Organisation of the Controller of Emigrant Labour.
22. Omitted.1
23. Administration of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948).
24. Administration of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), the Employees
Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952) and the Payment
of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972).
25. Administration of Labour Laws in central sphere undertakings.
26. Labour Statistics; Organisation of Director Labour Bureau.
27. Organisation of Chief Labour Commissioner and Constitution and administration of
Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Central Government Labour Courts, National
Industrial Tribunal.
28. Organisation of Chief Advisor Factories, Staff Training Division, including Central
Labour Institute, Productivity and Training Within Industry Centres and Regional Museums of
Safety, Health and Welfare.
29. Plantation Labour and administration of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (69 of 1951).
30. Recruitment, posting, transfer and training of Central Government Labour Officers.
31. Administration of the Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of
Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 (45 of 1955).
32. Schemes regarding workers' education.
33. Schemes regarding workers' participation in management.
34. Discipline in industry.
35. Constitution of Wage Boards for individual industries.
36. Regulation of working condition of motor transport workers.
37. Evaluation of the implementation of Labour Laws in the country.
38. Administration of laws relating to the working conditions and welfare of cinema workers and
cinema theatre workers.
39. Prime Minister Shram Awards, National Safety Awards (for Mines and Factories),
Rashtriya Viswakarma Puraskar.
40. The Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of
Service) Act, 1996 (27 of 1996) and the Building and other Construction Workers Welfare
Cess Act, 1996 (28 of 1996).
41. Sales Promotion Employees (conditions of Service) Act, 1976 (11 of 1976).
42. Administration of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925).2
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE1
(VIDHI AUR NYAYA MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

(VIDHI KARYA VIBHAG)
1. Advice to Ministries on legal matters including interpretation of the Constitution and the laws,
conveyancing and engagement of counsel to appear on behalf of the Union of India in the High
Courts and subordinate courts where the Union of India is a party.
2. Attorney General of India, Solicitor General of India, and other Central Government law
officers of the States whose services are shared by the Ministries of the Government of India.
3. Conduct of cases in the Supreme Court and the High Courts on behalf of the Central
Government and on behalf of the Governments of States participating in the Central Agency
Scheme.
4. Reciprocal arrangements with foreign countries for the service of summons in civil suits, for the
execution of decrees of Civil Courts, for the enforcement of maintenance orders, and for the
administration of the estates of foreigners dying in India intestate.
5. Authorization of officers to execute contracts and assurances and of property on behalf of the
President under Article 299(1) of the Constitution, and authorization of officers to sign and
verify plaints or written statements in suits by or against the Central Government.
6. Indian Legal Service.
7. Treaties and agreements with foreign countries in matters of civil law.
8. Law Commission.
9. Legal Profession including the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) and persons entitled to
practice before High Courts.
10. Enlargement of the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and the conferring thereon of further powers;
persons entitled to practice before the Supreme Court; references to the Supreme Court under
Article 143 of the Constitution of India.
11. Administration of the Notaries Act, 1952 (53 of 1952).
12. Income-tax Appellate Tribunal.
13. Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange.2
14. Omitted.3
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2
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B. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
(VIDHAYEE VIBHAG)
1. The drafting of Bills, including the business of the Draftsmen in Select Committees, drafting
and promulgation of Ordinances and Regulations; enactment of State Acts as President’s Acts,
whenever required; scrutiny of Statutory Rules and Orders (except notifications under clause (a)
of section 3 and sections 3A, 3D, 7 and section 8A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of
1956).1
2. Constitution Orders; notifications for bringing into force Constitution (Amendment) Acts.
3. (a) Publication of Central Acts, Ordinance and Regulations;
(b) Publication of authorised translations in Hindi of Central Acts, Ordinances, Orders,
Rules, Regulations and bye-laws referred to in section 5(1) of the Official Languages
Act, 1963 (19 of 1963).
4. Compilation and publication of unrepealed Central Acts, Ordinances and Regulations of general
statutory Rules and Orders, and other similar publications.
5. Elections to Parliament, to the Legislatures of States, to the Offices of the President and Vice-
President; and the Election Commission.
6. Preparation and publication of standard legal terminology for use, as far as possible, in all
official languages.
7. Preparation of authoritative texts in Hindi of all Central Acts and of Ordinances promulgated
and Regulations made by the President and of all rules, regulations and orders made by the
Central Government under such Acts, Ordinances and Regulations.
8. Making arrangements for the translation into official languages of the States of Central Acts and
of Ordinances promulgated and Regulations made by the President and for the translation of all
State Acts and Ordinances into Hindi if the texts of such Acts or Ordinance are in a language
other than Hindi.
9. Publication of law books and law journals in Hindi.
THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS, WHICH FALL WITHIN LIST III OF THE SEVENTH
SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (AS REGARDS LEGISLATION
ONLY) -
10. Marriage and divorce; infants and minors; adoption, wills; intestate and succession; joint family
and partition.
11. Transfer of property other than agricultural land (excluding benami transactions registration of
deeds and documents).
12. Contracts, but not including those relating to agricultural land.
13. Actionable wrongs.
14. Omitted. 2
1
Modified vide Amendment no.301dated 12.5.2012 (earlier modified vide Amendment no.281 dated 1.9.2005)
2
Omitted vide Amendment no.320 dated 26.12.2015.
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15. Trusts and Trustees, Administrators, General and Official Trustees.
16. Evidence and oaths.
17. Civil Procedure including Limitation and Arbitration.
18. Charitable and religious endowments and religious institutions.
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C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
(NYAYA VIBHAG)
1. Appointment, resignation and removal of the Chief Justice of India and Judges of the Supreme
Court of India; their salaries, rights in respect of leave of absence (including leave allowances),
pensions and travelling allowances.
2. Appointment, resignation and removal, etc., of Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts in
States; their salaries, rights in respect of leave of absence (including leave allowances), pensions
and traveling allowances.
3. Appointment of Judicial Commissioners and Judicial officers in Union Territories.
4. Constitution and organisation (excluding jurisdiction and powers) of the Supreme Court (but
including contempt of such Court) and the fees taken therein.
5. Constitution and organisation of the High Courts and the Courts of Judicial Commissioners
except provisions as to officers and servants of these courts.
6. Administration of justice and constitution and organisation of courts in the Union Territories
and fees taken in such courts.
7. Court fees and Stamp duties in the Union Territories.
8. Creation of all India Judicial Service.
9. Conditions of service of District Judges and other Members of Higher Judicial Service of Union
Territories.
10. Extension of the Jurisdiction of a High Court to a Union Territory or exclusion of a Union
Territory from the Jurisdiction of a High Court.
11. Legal aid to the poor.1
12. Administration of Justice.2
13. Access to Justice, Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms.3
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2
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MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 1
(SUKSHMA LAGHU AUR MADHYAM UDYAM MANTRALAYA)
PART I
Subjects in List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India:
1. Industries, the development and regulation of which by the Union are declared by Parliament to
be expedient in public interest under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951(65
of 1951) and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) so
far as they relate respectively to small scale industrial undertakings and ancillary industrial
undertakings and, as the case may be, micro, small and medium enterprises defined in the said
Acts.
PART II
2. For the Union territories, the subject mentioned in PART I above so far as they exist in regard
to these territories.
PART III - GENERAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL:

3. All matters of policy and planning relating to and coordination of all measures for development
of micro, small and medium enterprises, including khadi, cottage, village and coir industries.
4. National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
5. Co-operation in the micro, small and medium enterprises sector, including cottage, khadi,
village and coir industries, excepting cooperative sugar factories.
6. All matters relating to preference policies for procurement of goods produced and services
rendered by micro and small enterprises by Ministries or Departments, public sector
undertakings and aided institutions of the Central Government.
7. All matters relating to technical and economic cooperation with the United Nations Industrial
Development Organisation for promotion and development of micro, small and medium
enterprises, including cottage, khadi, village and coir industries.
7A. Sectoral issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in sectors which are not allocated to
any specific Department.2
7B. Development of flavours and fragrances.3
PART IV - ATTACHED OFFICE:

8. Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) and Office of the Development
Commissioner (Small Scale Industries), including Small Industries Development Organisation
field units like Small Industry Service Institutes, Regional Testing Centres and Field Testing
Stations, Small Entrepreneurs Promotion and Training Institute (SEPTI), etc.
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2
3
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PART V - STATUTORY AND AUTONOMOUS BODIES AND TRAINING
INSTITUTES:
9. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai.
10. Coir Board (CB), Kochi.
11. Tool Rooms and Training Centres operated through the Small Industries Development
Organisation.
12. Entrepreneurship Development and Skill Development or Training Institutes:
(i) National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad.
(ii) Omitted.1
(iii) Omitted. 2
(iv) Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra.
(v) Central Footwear Training Institute(CFTI), Chennai.
(vi) All Training Institutes of Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
(vii) All Training Institutes of Coir Board
13. Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Small Industries.
14. Research and Development Centres, including:-
(i) Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai.
(ii) Electronic Service and Training Centre (ESTC), Ramnagar.
(iii) Process and Product Development Centre (PPDC), Agra.
(iv) Process and Product Development Centre (PPDC), Meerut.
(v) Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), Kannauj.
(vi) Centre for the Development of Glass Industry (CDGI), Firozabad.
(vii) Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialisation, Wardha.
15. Any other statutory body or institute created for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
including those in the unorganised sector.
PART VI - PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING:

16. National Small Industries Corporation Limited, Delhi.
PART VII - AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS:

17. National Awards for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, including khadi, cottage, village
and coir industries.
18. National Awards for Research and Development Efforts by Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises, including khadi, cottage, village and coir industries.
19. National Awards for Quality Products, including khadi, cottage, village and coir industries.
20. National and international exhibitions, buyer-seller meets and similar events for promotion and
development of micro, small and medium enterprises, including khadi, cottage, village and coir
industries.
PART VIII - ADMINISTRATION OF ACTS, RULES AND REGULATIONS:
21. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
(27 of 2006) and Rules and Regulations thereunder.
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22. Section 29 B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951(65 of 1951) to the
extent its provisions relate to small scale industrial undertakings and ancillary industrial
undertakings and Rules and Regulations thereunder.
23. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 (61 of 1956) and Rules and
Regulations thereunder.
24. The Coir Industry Act, 1953 (45 of 1953) and Rules and Regulations thereunder.
PART IX - MISCELLANEOUS:
25. Coordination and implementation of Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana and Rural Employment
Generation Programme and similar schemes or programmes relating to industrialisation and
employment generation through promotion and development of micro, small and medium
enterprises, including khadi, cottage, village and coir industries with the States or Union
territories, and enhancing the competitiveness of such enterprises and industries.
26. All other matters relating to micro, small, medium enterprises including khadi, cottage, village
and coir industries, not specifically allocated to any other Ministry or Department and
renomenclature of the existing non-statutory organisations, field offices and institutions under
the Ministry in line with the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27
of 2006).
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MINISTRY OF MINES 1
(KHAN MANTRALAYA)
1. (a) Legislation for regulation of mines and development of minerals within the territory of
India, including mines and minerals underlying the ocean within the territorial waters
or the continental shelf, or the exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones of
India as may be specified, from time to time, by or under any law made by Parliament.
(b) Regulation of mines and development of minerals other than coal, lignite and sand for
stowing and any other mineral declared as prescribed substances for the purpose of the
Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) under the control of the Union as declared by
law, including questions concerning regulation and development of minerals in various
States and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2. All other metals and minerals not specifically allotted to any other Ministry/Department, such
as, aluminium, zinc, copper, gold, diamonds, lead and nickel.
3. Planning, development and control of, and assistance to, all industries dealt with by the
Department.
4. Geological Survey of India.
5. Indian Bureau of Mines.
6. Metallurgical Grade Silicon.
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06.09.2001, 267 dated 30.01.2003, 272 dated 12.01.2004 and 277 dated 03.12.2004
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MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS 1
(ALPASANKHAYAK KARYA MANTRALAYA)
1. Overall policy, planning, coordination, evaluation and review of the regulatory and
developmental programmes of the minority communities.
2. All matters relating to minority communities except matters relating to law and order.
3. Policy initiatives for protection of minorities and their security in consultation with other
Central Government Ministries and State Governments.
4. Matters relating to linguistic minorities and of the office of the Commissioner for Linguistic
Minorities.
5. Matters relating to the National Commission for Minorities Act.
6. Work relating to the evacuee Wakf properties under the Administration of Evacuee Property
Act, 1950 (31 of 1950) (since repealed).
7. Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community.
8. Protection and preservation of non-Muslim shrines in Pakistan and Muslim shrines in India in
terms of the Pant-Mirza Agreement of 1955, in consultation with the Ministry of External
Affairs.
9. Questions relating to the minority communities in neighbouring Countries, in consultation with
the Ministry of External Affairs.
10. Charities and Charitable Institutions, Charitable and religious Endowments pertaining to
subjects dealt with in the Department.
11. Matters pertaining to the socio-economic, cultural and educational status of minorities; minority
organisations, including the Maulana Azad Education Foundation.2
12. The Wakf Act, 1995 (43 of 1995) and Central Wakf Council.
13. The Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955 (36 of 1955).
14. Funding of programmes and projects for the welfare of minorities, including the National
Minorities Development and Finance Corporation.
15. Employment opportunities for minorities in the Central and State public sector undertakings, as
also in the private sector.
16. Formulation of measures relating to the protection of minorities and their security in
consultation with other concerned Central Ministries and State Governments.
17. National Commission for Socially and Economically Backward Sections among Religious and
Linguistic Minorities.
18. All matters relating to the Justice Sachar Committee.
19. Prime Minister’s new 15-Point Programme for Minorities.
20. Any other issue pertaining to the minority communities.
21. Management of Haj Pilgrimage, including administration of the Haj Committee Act, 1959 (51
of 1959) and the rules made thereunder.3
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MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 1
(NAVEEN AUR NAVIKARNIYA OORJA MANTRALAYA )
1. Research and development of bio-gas and programmes relating to bio-gas units.
2. Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (CASE).
3. Solar Energy - including photovoltaic devices and their development, production and
applications.
4. All matters relating to small/mini/micro hydel projects of and below 25 MW capacity.2
5. Programmes relating to improved chulhas and research and development thereof.
6. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency.
7. Research and development of other non-conventional/renewable sources of energy and

programmes relating thereto.
8. Tidal Energy.
9. Integrated Rural Energy Programme (IREP).
10. Geothermal Energy.3
11. Omitted.4
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2
3
4
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 335 dated 04.08.2017 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.287 dated
12.07.2006).
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MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ 1
(PANCHAYATI RAJ MANTRALAYA)
1. All matters relating to panchayati raj and panchayati raj institutions.
2. District Planning Committees.2
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MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SANSADIYA KARYA MANTRALAYA)
1. Dates of summoning and prorogation of the two Houses of Parliament: Dissolution of Lok
Sabha, President's Address to Parliament.
2. Planning and Coordination of legislative and other official business in both Houses.
3. Allocation of Government time in Parliament for discussion of motions given notice of by
Members.
4. Liaison with Leaders and Whips of various Parties and Groups represented in Parliament.
5. Lists of Members of Select and Joint Committees on Bills.
6. Appointment of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by Government.
7. Functioning of Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for various Ministries.
8. Implementation of assurances given by Ministers in Parliament.
9. Government's stand on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions.
10. Secretarial assistance to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
11. Advice to Ministries on procedural and other Parliamentary matters.
12. Coordination of action by Ministries on the recommendations of general application made by
Parliamentary Committees.
13. Officially sponsored visits of Members of Parliament to places of interest.
14. Matters connected with powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament.
15. Parliamentary Secretaries-functions.
16. Organisation of Youth Parliament Competitions in Schools/Colleges throughout the country.
17. Organisation of all India Whips' Conference.
18. Exchange of Government Sponsored Delegations of Members of Parliament with other
countries.
19. Determination of Policy and follow-up action in regard to matters raised under rule 377 of the
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and by way of Special Mentions in
Rajya Sabha.
20. Manual for Handling Parliamentary work in Ministries/Departments.
21. The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953).
22. The Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954).
23. The Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 (33 of 1977).
24. The Leader and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities ) Act,
1998 (5 of 1999).
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MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(KARMIK, LOK SHIKAYAT TATHA PENSION MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING

(KARMIK AUR PRASHIKSHAN VIBHAG)
I. RECRUITMENT, PROMOTION AND MORALE OF SERVICES

1. Reservation of posts in Services for certain classes of citizens.
2. General questions relating to recruitment, promotion and seniority pertaining to Central
Services except Railways Services and services under the control of the Department of Atomic
Energy, the erstwhile Department of Electronics, the Department of Space and the Scientific
and Technical Services under the Department of Defence Research and Development.
3. General policy regarding age limits, medical standards, educational qualifications and
recognition of non-technical degrees diplomas for appointment to Government service.
4. General policy matters regarding classification of posts and grant of gazetted status in relation
to Services other than Railway Services.
5. Recruitment of ministerial staff for the Government of India Secretariat and its attached offices
except that for the Department of Railways, the Department of Atomic Energy, the erstwhile
Department of Electronics, and the Department of Space.
6. Appointment of non-Indians to Civil posts under the Government of India except posts under
the Department of Railways, the Department of Atomic Energy, the erstwhile Department of
Electronics and the Department of Space.
7. Omitted1
8. Concessions to War Service candidates in respect of appointments to Civil Posts and services.
9. General policy regarding resettlement of displaced Government servants from areas now in
Pakistan and retrenched temporary employees.
10. Concessions to political sufferers in the matters of first appointment or reappointment to the
public services.
11. General policy regarding grant of extension to or re-employment of superannuated officers.
12. Issue of certificates of eligibility for appointment to Civil Services and posts under the Union in
respect of persons other than Indian citizens.
13. (a) Deputation of Indian experts abroad under the Indian Technical and Economic
Cooperation Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs and on bilateral basis of the
developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
(b) Deputation of officers or placements with the United Nations and its allied agencies as
also with other international agencies like ILO, FAO, etc.
14. General policy regarding verification of character and antecedents, suitability of candidates for
appointment to Government service.
15. Policy matters relating to issue of No Objection certificate to serving personnel for registration
with the Employment Exchange for higher posts.
16. Matters relating to Personal Staff of Ministers.
17. Re-deployment of staff rendered surplus in Central Government offices as a result of-
(a) administrative reforms;
(b) studies made by the SIU;
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(c) winding up of long term but temporary organisations.
18. Advising Ministries on proper management of various cadres under their control.
II. TRAINING
19. (a) Formation and coordination of training policies for the All India and Central Services;
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and Institute of Secretariat
Training and Management;
(c) Training programmes for the Indian Administrative Service and the Central Secretariat
Service;
(d) Preparation and publication of training material and of the information of training
techniques, facilities and programmes;
(e) Liaison with training institutions within the States and abroad;
(f) Refresher and special courses of Middle and Senior Management levels.
III. VIGILANCE AND DISCIPLINE

20. (a) Central Vigilance Commission ;
(b) All policy matters pertaining to vigilance and discipline among public servants;
(c) Relationship between Members of Parliament and the Administration.
20A. The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (2 of 1947); the Central Bureau of Investigation (the
Delhi Special Police Establishment including the Legal Division, the Technical Division, the
Policy Division, and the Administration Division); the Food Offences Wing; and Economic
Offences Wing.1
IV. SERVICE CONDITIONS

21. General questions (other than those which have a financial bearing including Conduct Rules
relating to All India and Union Public Services except in regard to services under the control of
Electronics and the Department of Space).
22. Conditions of service of Central Government employees (excluding those under the control of
Electronics, the Department of Space and the Scientific and Technical personnel under the
Department of Defence Research and Development, other than those having a financial bearing
and in so far as they raise points of general service interests).
23. (a) The administration of all service rules including F.Rs. SRs. and C.S.Rs. (but excluding
those relating to Pension and other retirement benefits) except--
(i) proposals relating to revisions of pay structure of employees;
(ii) proposals for revisions of pay scales of Central Government employees;
(iii) appointment of Pay Commission, processing of the recommendations and
implementation thereof;
(iv) dearness allowance and other compensatory allowances and travelling
allowances;
(v) any new facility to Government employees by way of service conditions or
fringe benefits which involve significant recurring financial implications; and
(vi) matters relating to amendments to service rules having a predominantly financial
character;
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(b) Initiation of proposals for new facility to Government employees by way of service
conditions and fringe benefits, involving significant recurring financial implications;
(c) Issue of formal orders of the Government of India in matters relating to amendments to
service rules including those having a predominantly financial character referred to in
item (vi) of clause (a);
(d) Relaxation and liberalisation of any service rules having long-term financial
implications in consultation with the Ministry of Finance.
24. Grants to the Indian Institute of Public Administration.
25. Leave travel concession for civil employees other than Railway employees.
26. The Central Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1949.
27. General policy regarding retrenchment and revision of temporary Government servants except
those under the Department of Railways.
28. Administration of the Central Services (Safeguarding of National Security) Rules.
29. Uniforms for Class IV and other Government servants in the Central Secretariat, and its
attached offices.
30. Working Hours and Holidays for Government of India offices.
31. Administration of service rules with financial content under specific delegation made by the
Ministry of Finance.
32. Advice on proposals in respect of the Ministry of Finance relating to the number or grade of
posts to the strength of a service or to the pay and allowances of Government servants or any
other conditions of their service having financial implications.
33. General policy regarding reimbursement of legal expenses incurred by Government Servants.
34. Proposals for grant of ex-officio Secretariat status.
35. Honorary appointments of persons in civil posts.
36. Oath of allegiance to the Constitution.
V. SENIOR AND MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

37. All aspects of Senior Management (i.e., Joint Secretaries and above and their equivalents)
including developments of personnel for it.
38. (a) Establishment Officer to the Government of India;
(b) Appointments Committee of the Cabinet;
(c) Central Establishment Board;
(d) Career Development for Middle Management (i.e. Directors, Deputy and Under
Secretaries and equivalents).
VI. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RELATIONS, INCLUDING STAFF

GRIEVANCES AND WELFARE.
39. (a) Service Associations of the industrial and non-industrial employees of the Government
of India;
(b) Joint Consultative Machinery; Departmental Council for the Department of Personnel
and Training (Karmik aur Prashikshan Vibhag);
(c) machinery for the redress of staff grievances;
(d) staff welfare including sports, cultural activities, Grih Kalyan Kendras, Canteens,
Cooperative Stores, etc;
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(e) all matters relating to Central Administrative Tribunals and State Administrative
Tribunals;
(f) other matters involving Government Employees relations not specifically provided for
under any other entry relating to this Ministry.
VII. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

40. Union Public Service Commission.
VIII. CENTRALISED ASPECTS OF MANAGING IAS, INTER-MINISTRY CADRES

INCLUDING A CAREER PLANNING FOR THE MEMBERS THEREOF.
41. (a) Creation of new All India Services;
(b) Rules and regulations under the All-India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951);
(c) All matters relating to the Indian Administrative Service including the Indian Civil
Service;
(d) All India Civil List and History of Services;
(e) Central Secretariat Service, Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service and Central
Secretariat Clerical Service.
IX. CAREER PLANNING AND MANPOWER PLANNING.

42. (a) General Policy questions regarding Career Planning and Manpower Planning for the All
India and Central Government Services;
(b) All matters pertaining to Career Planning and Manpower Planning for the Indian
Administrative Service and the Central Secretariat Service.
X. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES

43. Coordination of the work of personnel management agencies within various Ministries and
Departments.
XI. ALLOCATION OF PERSONNEL AND INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AS A

RESULT OF STATES RE-ORGANISATION.
44. (a) Allocation of service personnel affected by re-organisation of States;
(b) Division and integration of services affected by the re-organisation of States other than
the Union Territories;
(c) Protection of service conditions of personnel affected by re-organisation of States;
(d) Other matters relating to State Services affected by the re-organisation of States.
XII. PUBLIC ENTERPRISES SELECTION BOARD

45. Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).
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B. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
(PRASHASNIK SUDHAR AUR LOK SHIKAYAT VIBHAG).
1. Administrative Reforms, including e-governance and dissemination of best practices.
2. Organisation and methods.
3. Policy, coordination and monitoring of issues relating to –
(a) redress of public grievances in general; and
(b) grievances pertaining to Central Government agencies.
4. (a) Research in public management;
(b) liaison with State Governments, professional institutions etc. in public management matters.
5. Administration of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure.
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C. DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS’ WELFARE
(PENSION AUR PENSION BHOGI KALYAN VIBHAG) 1
1. Formulation of policy and co-ordination of matters relating to retirement benefits to Central

Government employees (Civil, Defence and Railway Pensioners).
2. Administration of –
(a) The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972; the Central Civil Services
(Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981; the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary
Pension) Rules, 1939; the All India Services (Death-cum-retirement benefits) Rules,
1958, and
(b) any other scheme relating to Central Government pensioners, entrusted to the
Department.
3. Pension structure and relief to pensioners.
4. New facilities of fringe benefits to the Central Government pensioners.
5. Matters relating to amendment to, or relaxation of, Pension rules or any other rule concerning
retirement benefits.
6. Policy and co-ordination relating to welfare of Central Government Pensioners.
NOTE: The action in respect of 3 above shall be subject to the concurrence of Ministry of
Finance. Action in respect of other matters involving recurring financial implications by way of
relaxation or liberalisation of any rule shall be subject to guidelines, as agreed to between the
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare and the Ministry of Finance, Department of
Expenditure.
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1
Inserted vide amendment series no. 167 dated 15.03.1985. Modified vide amendment series no. 217 dated 05.07.1991 and
amendment series no 271 dated 06.01.2004.
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MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(PETROLEUM AUR PRAKRITIK GAS MANTRALAYA)
1. Exploration for, and exploitation of petroleum resources including natural gas and coal bed
methane.1
2. Production, supply, distribution, marketing and pricing of petroleum including natural gas,
coal bed methane and petroleum products.2
3. Oil refineries, including Lube Plants.
4. Additives for petroleum and petroleum products.
4A 3. (i) Overall coordination concerning bio-fuels;
(ii) National Policy on Bio-fuels;
(iii) marketing, distribution and retailing of bio-fuels and its blended products;
(iv) policy/scheme for supporting manufacturing of bio-fuels;
(v) blending and blending prescriptions for bio-fuels including laying down the
standards for such blending;
(vi) setting up of a National Bio-fuel Development Board and strengthening the
existing institutional mechanism; and
(vii) research, development and demonstration on transport, stationary and other
applications of bio-fuels.
5. Tube Blending and greases.
5A. Omitted.4
6. Planning, development and control of, and assistance to, all industries dealt, with by the
Ministry.
7. Planning, development and regulation of oilfield services.
8. Public sector projects falling under the subjects included in this list. Engineers India
Limited and Indo-Burma Petroleum Company, together with its subsidiaries, except such
projects as are specifically allotted to any other Ministry/Department.
9. The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948).
10. The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 1993 (65 of
1993).
11. The Petroleum Pipelines [(Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962)].
12. The Esso [(Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act, 1974 (4 of 1974)].
13. The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974 (47 of 1974).
14. The Burmah-Shell [(Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act, 1976 (2 of 1976)].
15. The Caltex [(Acquisition of Shares of Caltex Oil Refining (India) Limited and of the
Undertakings in India of the Caltex (India) Limited Act,1977 (17 of 1977)].
16. Administration of the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934) and the rules made thereunder.
17. Administration of Balmer Lawrie Investments Limited and Balmer Lawrie and Company
Limited.5
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1
Modified vide Amendment no. 256 dated 25.08.2001
2
Modified vide Amendment no. 256 dated 25.08.2001
3
4
Omitted vide Amendment series no. 335 dated 04.08.2017 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment no.287 dated 12.07.2006)
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MINISTRY OF PLANNING 1
(YOJANA MANTRALAYA)
Responsibility to Parliament in regard to the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming
India). 2
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MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
(PATTAN, POT PARIVAHAN AUR JALMARG MANTRALAYA)1
I. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WHICH FALL WITHIN LIST 1 OF THE

SEVENTH SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA:
1. Maritime shipping and navigation; provision of education and training for the mercantile
marine.
2. Lighthouses and lightships.
3. Administration of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, (15 of 1908) and the Major Port Trusts Act,
1963 (38 of 1963) and ports declared as major ports.
4. Shipping and navigation including carriage of passengers and goods on inland waterways
declared by Parliament by law to be national waterways as regards mechanically propelled
vessels, the rule of the road on such waterways.
5. Ship-building and ship-repair industry.
6. Ship breaking.2
7. Fishing vessels industry.

8. Floating craft industry.
II. IN RESPECT OF THE UNION TERRITORIES:
9. Inland waterways and traffic thereon.
III. IN RESPECT OF THE UNION TERRITORIES OF THE ANDAMAN AND

NICOBAR ISLANDS AND THE LAKSHADWEEP:
10. Organisation and maintenance of mainland islands and inter-island shipping services.
IV. OTHER SUBJECTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED UNDER THE
PREVIOUS PARTS:
11. Legislation relating to shipping and navigation on inland waterways as regards mechanically
propelled vessels and the carriage of passengers and goods on inland waterways.
12. Legislation relating to and coordination of the development of minor and major ports.
13. Administration of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948) and
the Schemes framed thereunder other than the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare)
Scheme, 1961.
14. To make shipping arrangements for and on behalf of the Government of India/Public Sector
Undertakings/State Governments/ State Government Public Sector Undertakings and
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Title modified vide Amendment Series No. 358 dated 09.11.2020 (Earlier modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated
15.10.1999, 253 dated 17.11.2000 and 295 dated 04.06.2009)
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autonomous bodies in respect of import of cargo on Free on Board/Free along Site and export
on Cost and Freight/Cost Insurance and Freight basis.
15. Planning of Inland Water Transport.
16. Formulation of the privatization policy in the infrastructure areas of ports, shipping and inland
waterways.
17. The Development of township of Gandhidham.
18. Prevention and control of pollution:1
(a) Prevention and control of pollution arising from ships, shipwrecks and abandoned
ships in the sea, including the port areas;
(b) enactment and administration of legislation related to prevention, control and
combating of pollution arising from ships; and
(c) monitoring and combating of oil pollution in the port areas.
V. SUBORDINATE OFFICES:
19. Directorate General of Shipping.

20. Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works.
21. Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.
22. Minor Ports Survey Organisation.
VI. AUTONOMOUS BODIES:
23. Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP).

24. Port Trusts at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Kandla, Chennai, Mormugao, Jawahar Lal
Nehru(Nhava Sheva),Paradip, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam and New Mangalore.
25. Dock Labour Boards at Kolkata, Kandla and Visakhapatnam.
26. Inland Waterways Authority of India.
27. Seamen's Provident Fund Organisation.
VII. SOCIETIES/ASSOCIATIONS:
28. National Institute of Port Management.

29. National Ship Design and Research Centre.
30. Seafarers Welfare Fund Society.
VIII. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS:
31. Shipping Corporation of India.

32. Cochin Shipyard Limited.
33. Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited.
34. Dredging Corporation of India.
35. Hooghly Dock and Ports Engineers Limited.
36. Ennore Port Limited.
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IX. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS:
37. International Maritime Organisation.
X. ACTS:
38. The Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908).

39. The Inland Vessels Act, 1917 (1 of 1917).
40. The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948).
41. The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958).
42. The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963).
43. The Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966 (4 of 1966).
44. The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 (82 of 1985).
45. The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993 (28 of 1993).
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MINISTRY OF POWER
(VIDYUT MANTRALAYA)
1. General Policy in the electric power sector and issues relating to energy policy and coordination
thereof (Details of short, medium and long-term policies in terms of formulation, acceptance,
implementation and review of such policies, cutting across sectors, fuels, regions and intra
country and inter country flows).
2. All matters relating to hydro-electric power (except small/mini/micro hydel projects of and
below 25 MW capacity) and thermal power and transmission and distribution system network.
3. Research, development and technical assistance relating to hydro-electric and thermal power,
transmission system network and distribution systems in the States/UTs.
4. Administration of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), the Energy Conservation Act, 2001
(52 of 2001), the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948 (14 of 1948) and Bhakra Beas
Management Board as provided in the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966).1
5. All matters relating to Central Electricity Authority, Central Electricity Board and Central
Electricity Regulatory Commission.
6 (a) Rural Electrification;
(b) Power schemes and issues relating to power supply/development schemes/programmes/
decentralized and distributed generation in the States and Union Territories.
7. Matters relating to the following Undertakings/Organisations:
(a) The Damodar Valley Corporation;
(b) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (except matters relating to irrigation);
(c) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited;
(d) National Hydro-electric Power Corporation Limited;
(e) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited;
(f) North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited;
(g) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited;
(h) Power Finance Corporation Limited;
(i) Tehri Hydro Development Corporation;
(j) Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation;
(k) Central Power Research Institute;
(l) National Power Training Institute;
(m) Bureau of Energy Efficiency;
(n) Power Trading Corporation of India Limited;2
(o) Narmada Hydro Development Corporation (Joint Venture).
8. All matters concerning energy conservation and energy efficiency pertaining to Power Sector.
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAIL MANTRALAYA)
RAILWAY BOARD
(RAIL BOARD)
1. Government Railways- All matters, including those relating to Railway revenues and
expenditure, but excluding Railway Inspectorate and Railway Audit.
2. Non-Government Railways – Matters in so far as provision for control by the Ministry of

Railways, Railway Board as provided in the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) or in the contracts
between the Government and Railways, or in any other statutory enactments, namely,
regulations in respect of safety, maximum and minimum rates and fares, etc. excluding the item
of work allocated to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.1
3. Parliament questions/matters regarding offences relating to pilferage of railway property and

offences relating to crime on Government Railways and non-Government Railways2.
4. Administration of pension rules applicable to Railway employees.
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS1
(SADAK PARIVAHAN AUR RAJ MARG MANTRALAYA)
I. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WHICH FALL WITHIN LIST 1 OF THE

SEVENTH SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA:
1. Compulsory insurance of motor vehicles.

2. Administration of the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 (64 of 1950).
3. Highways declared by or under law made by Parliament to be national highways.
4. Issuance of notifications under clause (a) of section 3 and sections 3A, 3D, 7 and section 8A
of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) without being scrutinised and vetted by the
Legislative Department.2
II. IN RESPECT OF THE UNION TERRITORIES:
5. Roads other than National Highways.

6. Administration of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988) and taxation of motor vehicles.
7. Vehicles other than mechanically propelled vehicles.
III. OTHER SUBJECTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED UNDER THE
PREVIOUS PARTS:
8. Omitted.3
9. Coordination and Research pertaining to Road Works.
10. Road works financed in whole or in part by the Central Government other than those in the
North Eastern Region.4
11. Motor vehicles legislation.
12. Promotion of Transport Co-operatives in the field of motor transport and inland water
transport.
13. Formulation of the privatisation policy in the infrastructure areas of roads.
13A. Coordination, research, standards and policy matters in respect of ropeways and other
innovative/ alternative mobility solutions.5
IV. AUTONOMOUS BODIES:
14. National Highways Authority of India.

V. SOCIETIES/ASSOCIATIONS:
15. National Institute of Training for Highway Engineers.
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Modified vide Amendment series no.243 dated 15.10.1999, 253 dated 17.11.2000 and 295 dated 04.06.2009.
2
Modified vide Amendment series no.301dated 12.05.2012 (Earlier inserted vide Amendment series no.281 dated
01.09.2005).
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VI. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS:
16. Indian Road Construction Corporation.
VII. ACTS:
17. The Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 (64 of 1950).

18. The National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956).
19. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988).
20. The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988).
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MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT1
(GRAMIN VIKAS MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(GRAMIN VIKAS VIBHAG)
1. Omitted.2
2. Public cooperation, including all matters relating to voluntary agencies for rural development,
Council of Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) and National
Fund for Rural Development, other than aspects which fall within the purview of Ministry of
Drinking Water and Sanitation.
3. Cooperatives relatable to the items in this list.
4. Road works financed in whole or in part by the Central Government in tribal areas of Assam
specified in Part I and Part II of the Table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the
Constitution.
5. All matters relating to cooperation with the Centre for Integrated Rural Development for Asia
and Pacific (CIRDAP) and the Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organisation (AARRO).
6. (a) All matters pertaining to rural employment or unemployment such as working out of
strategies and programmes for rural employment including special works, wage or
income generation and training related thereto.
(b) Implementation of the specific programmes of rural employment evolved from time to
time.
(c) Micro level planning related to rural employment or unemployment and administrative
infrastructure therefor.
7. Integrated rural development including small farmers development agency, marginal farmers
and agricultural labourers, etc.
8. Rural housing including Rural Housing Policy and all matters germane and incidental thereto
under country or rural planning, in so far as it relates to rural areas.
9. All matters relating to rural connectivity including the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
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B. DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES
(BHUMI SANSADHAN VIBHAG)
1. Land reforms, land tenures, land records, consolidation of holding and other related
matters.
2. Administration of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894) and matters relating to
acquisition of land for purposes of the Union.
3. Recovery of claims in a State in respect of taxes and other public demands, including
arrears of land revenue and sums recoverable as such arrears, arising outside that State.
4. Land, that is to say, collection of rents, transfer and alienation of land, land improvement
and agricultural loans excluding acquisition of non-agricultural land or buildings, town
planning improvements.
5. Land revenue, including the assessment and collection of revenue, survey of revenue
purposes, alienation of revenues.
6. Duties in respect of succession to agricultural land.
7. National Wastelands Development Board.
8. National Land Use and Wasteland Development Council.
9. Promotion of rural employment through Wastelands Development.
10. Promotion of production of fuelwood, fodder and timber on non-forest lands, including
private wastelands.
11. Research and development of appropriate low cost technologies for increasing productivity
of wastelands in sustainable ways.
12. Inter-departmental and inter-disciplinary coordination in programme planning and
implementation of the Wastelands Development Programme including training.
13. Promotion of people's participation and public cooperation and coordination of efforts of
Panchayats and voluntary and non-Government agencies for Wastelands Development.
14. Drought prone area programmes.
15. Desert Development Programmes.
16. The Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908).1
172. (i) National Mission on Bio-fuels;
(ii) bio-fuel plant production, propagation and commercial plantation of bio-fuel plants
under various schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development in consultation with the
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; and
(iii) identification of non-forest land wastelands in consultation with; the State

Governments, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of
Panchayati Raj for bio-fuel plant production.
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C. Omitted.1
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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(VIGYAN AUR PRAUDYOGIKI MANTRALAYA)
A. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

(VIGYAN AUR PRAUDYOGIKI VIBHAG)
1. Formulation of policies relating to Science and Technology.

2. Omitted.1
3. Promotion of new areas of Science and Technology with special emphasis on emerging areas.
3A. (i) Research and Development through its research institutions or laboratories for
development of indigenous technologies concerning bio-fuel production, processing,
standardization and applications, in co-ordination with the concerned Ministry or
Department; and
(ii) Research and Development activities to promote utilization of by-products to develop
value added chemicals.2
4. Futurology.
5. Coordination and integration of areas of Science & Technology having cross-sectoral
linkages in which a number of institutions and departments have interest and capabilities.
6. Undertaking or financially sponsoring scientific and technological surveys, research design
and development, where necessary.
7. Support and Grants-in-aid to Scientific Research Institutions, Scientific Associations and
Bodies.
8. All matters concerning:
(a) Science and Engineering Research Council;
(b) Technology Development Board and related Acts such as the Research and
Development Cess Act,1986 (32 of 1986) and the Technology Development Board
Act,1995 (44 of 1995);
(c) National Council for Science and Technology Communication;
(d) National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board;
(e) International Science and Technology Cooperation including appointment of
scientific attaches abroad (These functions shall be exercised in close cooperation with
the Ministry of External Affairs);
(f) Autonomous Science and Technology Institutions relating to the subject under the
Department of Science and Technology, including Institute of Astro-physics and
Institute of Geo-magnetism;3
(g) Professional Science Academies promoted and funded by Department of Science and
Technology;
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(h) The Survey of India and National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation;1
(i) National Spatial Data Infrastructure and promotion of G.I.S.;
(j) The National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad.
9. Matters commonly affecting Scientific and technological departments
/organisations/institutions e.g. financial, personnel, purchase and import policies and
practices.
10. Management Information Systems for Science and Technology and coordination thereof.
11. Matters regarding Inter-Agency/Inter-Departmental coordination for evolving science and
technology missions.
12. Matters concerning domestic technology particularly the promotion of ventures involving the
commercialization of such technology other than those under the Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research.
13. All other measures needed for the promotion of science and technology and their application
to the development and security of the nation.
14. Matters relating to institutional Science and Technology capacity building including setting
up of new institutions and institutional infrastructure.
15. Promotion of Science and Technology at the State, District, and Village levels for grass-roots
development through State Science and Technology Councils and other mechanisms.
16. Application of Science and Technology for weaker sections, women and other
disadvantaged sections of Society.
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B. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
(VIGYAN AUR AUDYOGIK ANUSANDHAN VIBHAG).
1. All matters concerning the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

2. All matters relating to National Research Development Corporation.
3. All matters relating to Central Electronics Limited.
4. Registration and Recognition of R & D Units.
5. Technical matters relating to UNCTAD & WIPO.
6. National register for foreign collaborations.
7. Matters relating to creation of a pool for temporary placement of Indian Scientists and
Technologists.
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C. DEPARTMENT OF BIO-TECHNOLOGY
(BIOTECHNOLOGY VIBHAG)
1. To evolve policies and integrated programmes in biotechnology and ensure their

implementation and monitoring.
2. To identify specific programmes of Research and Development and manufacturing in

biologicals and biotechnology and oversee the initiation and pursuit of related research and
manufacturing activities.
3. To identify, set up and support Centres of Excellence for Research and Development in
biotechnology and ensure proper dovetailing of their activities as per national priorities and
objectives.
4. To act as a screening, advising and approving agent of the Government with regard to import
and transfer of new technologies for the manufacture of biologicals, biotechnological
products and their intermediates.
5. Evolve safety guidelines for biotechnology Research and Development and manufacturing in
India.
5A. Research and Development programme on bio-diesel including production and demonstration
of quality plantation material, establishment of clonal nurseries of superior accessions, oil
characterisation and ex situ conservation of superior accessions; lab studies on
tranesterification of Jatropha, Pongamia, Madhuca, Salvadora and mixed oils; plant genetics
for increasing yield and proudctivity; Research and Development for bioethanol recovery
from alternate feed stock through bio-technological interventions.1
6. To act as the central agency for the import of genetically manipulated materials, culture, cells,
specimens, tissues and biotech products including DNA and RNA of any type or size and for
promoting their production in the country.
7. Serve as the interministerial and interagency nodal point for all specific international bilateral
and multilateral Research and Development collaborations and agreements in the area of
biotechnology; act as the nodal point for all technology transfers in the area of
biotechnology.
8. Manufacture and ensure application of recombinant, cell-based and DNA vaccines,

diagnostics and other biotechnological products.
9. To evolve programmes for Human Resource Development in the area of biotechnology.
10. Serve as an administrative and implementing Department of agencies, commissions, boards,

etc. specifically formed by the Government for fulfilling the national objectives in
biotechnology and also to serve as the nodal point for Bio-informatics including training and
creation of infrastructure, collection, dissemination and exchange of information relating to
biotechnology.
11. Matters relating to:
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(a) International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi;
(b) National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi;
(c) National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune;
(d) Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad;
(e) National Centre for Plant Genome Research (NCPGR), New Delhi;
(f) National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Gurgaon;
(g) Institute for Bioresource and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal.
12. Matters relating to:
(a) Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahar,

Uttar Pradesh;
(b) Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Manesar, Gurgaon.
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Omitted 1
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1
Omitted vide Amendment Series No. 358 dated 9.11.2020. Earlier Modified vide Amendment series no. 243 dated
15.10.1999, 253 dated 17.11.2000 and 295 dated 04.06.2009
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MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(KAUSHAL VIKAS AUR UDYAMSHILTA MANTRALAYA)1
1. Coordination with all concerned for evolving an appropriate skill development framework,
removal of disconnect between the demand for and supply of skilled manpower through
vocational and technical training, skill up-gradation, building of new skills, innovative thinking
and talents not only for the existing jobs but also the jobs that are to be created.
2. Mapping of existing skills and their certification.
3. Expansion of youth entrepreneurship education and capacity through forging strong partnership
between educational institutions, business and other community organisations and set national
standards for it.
4. Role of coordination relating to skill development.
5. Doing market research and devising training curriculum in important sectors.
6. Industry-Institute linkage.
7. Bringing Public Private Partnership element in this activity - partnership with the industry who
need the skilled manpower.
8. Making broad policies for all other Ministries/Departments with regard to market requirements
and skill development.
9. To frame policies for soft skills.
10. Large scale Skill Development related to Information Technology and computer education.2
11. Academic equivalence of skill sets.
12. Work relating to Industrial Training Institutes.
13. (i) National Skill Development Corporation.
(ii) National Skill Development Agency.
(iii) National Skill Development Trust.
14. Skilling for entrepreneurship development for Science and Technology.3
15. (i) National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, NOIDA.4
(ii) Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati.5
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MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SAMAJIK NYAYA AUR ADHIKARITA MANTRALAYA)1
A. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SAMAJIK NYAYA AUR ADHIKARITA VIBHAG)
1. The following subject which fall within List III -Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule to
the Constitution:
Nomadic and Migratory Tribes.
2. To act as the nodal Department for matters pertaining to the following groups, namely:-
(i) Scheduled Castes;
(ii) Socially and Educationally Backward Classes;
(iii) Denotified Tribes;
(iv) Economically Backward Classes; and
(v) Senior Citizens.
NOTE: The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment shall be the nodal Department for
the overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for the development of the
groups mentioned at (i) to (iv) above, and the welfare of the group at (v) above. However,
overall management and monitoring etc. of the sectoral programmes in respect of these
groups shall be the responsibility of the concerned Central Ministries, State Governments and
Union territory Administrations. Each Central Ministry or Department shall discharge nodal
responsibility concerning its sector.
3. Special schemes aimed at social, educational and economic empowerment of the groups
mentioned at (i) to (iv) under entry 2 above, e.g. scholarships, hostels, residential schools,
skill training, concessional loans and subsidy for self-employment, etc.
3A. Welfare of Transgender Persons.2

4. Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers in alternative occupations.
4A. Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
(46 of 1993).3
5. Programmes of care and support to senior citizens.
6. Prohibition.
7. Rehabilitation of victims of alcoholism and substance abuse, and their families.
8. Beggary.
9. International Conventions and Agreements on matters dealt within the Department.
10. Awareness generation, research, evaluation and training in regard to subjects allocated to the
Department.
11 Charitable and Religious Endowments and promotion and development of Voluntary Effort
pertaining to subjects allocated to the Department.
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12. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955).
13. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (33 of
1989), (in so far as it relates to the Scheduled Castes, excluding administration of criminal
justice in regard to offences under the Act).
14. The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 (27 of 1993).
15. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (56 of 2007).
16. The National Commission for the Scheduled Castes.
17. The National Commission for Safai Karmacharis.
18. The National Commission for Backward Classes.
19. The National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation.
20. The National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation.
21. The National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation.
22. National Institute of Social Defence.
23. Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.
24. Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation.
25. Monitoring of Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan, based on the framework and mechanism
designed by NITI Aayog.1
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B. DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
(DIVYANGJAN)
(DIVYANGJAN SASHAKTIKARAN VIBHAG) 1
THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WHICH FALL WITHIN LIST I - UNION LIST OF

THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION:
1. Indo-US, Indo-UK, Indo-German, Indo-Swiss and Indo-Swedish Agreements for Duty-free
import of donated relief goods/supplies and matters connected with the distribution of such
supplies.
The following subjects which fall within List III -Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule to
the Constitution (as regards legislation only):
2. Social Security and Social Insurance, save to the extent allotted to any other Department.
3. For the Union territories, the following subjects which fall in List II -State List or List III -
Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, in so far as they exist in regard
to such territories:
Relief of the Disabled and the unemployable; Social Security and Social Insurance, save to
the extent allotted to any other Department.
4. To act as the nodal Department for matters pertaining to Disability and Persons with
Disabilities.
NOTE: The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) shall be
the nodal Department for the overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for
Persons with Disabilities. However, overall management and monitoring etc. of the sectoral
programmes in respect of this group shall be the responsibility of the concerned Central
Ministries, State Governments and Union territory Administrations. Each Central Ministry
or Department shall discharge nodal responsibility concerning its sector.2
5. Special schemes aimed at rehabilitation and social, educational and economic empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities, e.g. supply of aids and appliances, scholarships, residential
schools, skill training, concessional loans and subsidy for self-employment, etc.
6. Education and Training of Rehabilitation Professionals.
7. International Conventions and Agreements on matters dealt with in the Department; The
United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
8. Awareness generation, research, evaluation and training in regard to subjects allocated to the
Department.
9. Charitable and Religious Endowments, and promotion and development of Voluntary Effort
pertaining to subjects allocated to the Department.
10. The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 (34 of 1992).
11. The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996).
12. The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation
and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999).
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13. The Rehabilitation Council of India.
14. The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.

15. The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
16. The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation.
17. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation, Kanpur.
18. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute of Physically Handicapped, New Delhi.
19. National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Kolkata.
20. National Institute of Visually Handicapped, Dehradun.
21. National Institute of Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad.
22 Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai.
23 National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack.
24. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities, Chennai.
25. The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, New Delhi.
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MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION 1
(SANKHYIKI AUR KARYAKRAM KARYANVAYAN MANTRALAYA)
I. STATISTICS WING
1. Act as the nodal agency for planning integrated development of the statistical system in the
country.
2. Coordination of statistical work with a view to identifying gaps in data availability or
duplication of statistical work in respect of Departments of the Government of India and State
Statistical Bureaux (SSBs) and to suggest necessary remedial measures.
3. Laying down and maintenance of norms and standards in the field of statistics, evolving
concepts, definitions and methodology of data collection, processing of data and dissemination
of results.
4. Advise the Departments of the Government of India on statistical methodology and on
statistical analysis of data.
5. Preparation of National Accounts as well as publication of annual estimates of national
income, gross/net domestic product, Government and private final consumption expenditure,
capital formation, savings, capital stock and consumption of fixed capital, quarterly estimates
of Gross Domestic Product, preparation of National Input-Output Transactions Table, State
level estimates of domestic product and fixed capital formation of supra-regional sectors,
preparation of comparable estimates of State Domestic Product (SDP) at current prices.
6. Compilation and release of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) every month in the form
of Quick Estimates, conducting Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) and providing statistical
information, to assess and evaluate the changes in the growth, composition and structure of
the organised manufacturing (factories) sector.
7. Development of Environment Statistics, development of methodology, concepts and
preparation of National Resource Accounts for India.
8. Organisation and conduct of periodic all India economic census and follow-up sample
surveys.
9. Conducting nation-wide sample surveys on various socio-economic aspects, such as,
employment, consumer expenditure, housing conditions, debt and investment, land and
livestock holdings, literacy, education, health, family welfare, unorganised manufacturing
and services etc, to provide the database needed for development, research, policy
formulation and economic planning.
10. Conducting quality checks and auditing of statistical surveys and data sets through technical
scrutiny and sample checks and generate correction factors and alternate estimates, if
required.
11. Undertaking the processing of survey data collected through various socio-economic surveys
and follow up surveys of Economic Census and Annual Survey of Industries by National
Sample Survey Organisation and Central Statistical Organisation.
12. Dissemination of statistical information through a number of regular or adhoc publications to
Government, semi-Government or private data users/agencies, and dissemination of data, on
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request, to United Nations Agencies like United Nations Statistics Division, Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organiation and other
relevant international agencies.
13. Giving grants-in-aid to registered non-governmental orgnisations and research institutions of
repute for undertaking special studies or surveys, printing of statistical reports and finance
seminars, workshops or conferences relating to different subject areas of official statistics.
14. Functioning as the Cadre Controlling Authority and dealing with all aspects of managing the
Indian Statistical Service including all matters pertaining to training, career planning and
manpower planning.
15. The Indian Statistical Institute and ensuring its functioning in accordance with the provisions
of the Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959 (57 of 1959).
16. Compilation and release of monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual
Employees.
17. Undertaking methodological studies and pilot surveys for evolving better sampling
techniques and estimation procedures including small area estimates.
II. PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION WING

18. Monitoring of 20 point programme.
19. Monitoring of projects of Rs.150 crores and above.1
20. Monitoring of the performance of Infrastructure Sectors.
21. Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
22. Coordination and policy issues relating to National Common Minimum Programme
excluding sectoral policies allocated to other Ministries/Departments.2
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MINISTRY OF STEEL
(ISPAT MANTRALAYA)1
1. Planning, development and facilitation of setting up of iron and steel production facilities
including electric arc furnace (EAF) units, induction furnace (IF) units, processing facilities like
re-rollers, flat products (hot/cold rolling units), coating units, wire drawing units and steel scrap
processing. 2
2. Development of iron ore mines in the public sector and other ore mines (manganese ore,
chrome ore, limestone, sillimanite, kayanite, and other minerals used in the iron and steel
industry but excluding mining lease or matters related thereto).
3. Production, distribution, prices, imports and exports of iron and steel and ferro-alloys.
4. Matters relating to the following undertakings including their subsidiaries, namely3 –
(i) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL);
(ii) Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL);
(iii) Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL);
(iv) Manganese Ore (India) Limited (MOIL);
(v) National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC);
(vi) Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited (MECON);
(vii) Sponge Iron India Limited (SIIL);
(viii) Omitted.4
(ix) Bharat Refractories Limited (BRL);
(x) Metal Scrap Trade Corporation (MSTC);
(xi) Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited; and
(xii) Bird Group of Companies.
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2
Modified vide Amendment series no.306 dated 31.07.2014 (earlier modified vide Amendment series no.281
dated 01.09.2005).
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4
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MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(VASTRA MANTRALAYA)
I. GENERAL POLICY
1. Production, distribution (for domestic consumption and exports) research and development of
all textiles including cotton, woolens, jute, silk, man-made, produced on handlooms and
powerlooms, readymade garments and industries related to the production of cotton, wollen,
jute, silk and cellulosic fibres but excluding non-cellulosic synthetic fibres (nylon, polyster,
acrylic, etc.).
2. Cotton, including ginning and pressing thereof, domestic supply, inputs and price stabilisation
operations.
3. Sericulture.
4. Development and extension of export promotion in relation to textiles, woolens, powerlooms,
handlooms, readymade garments, silk and cellulosic fibres, jute and jute products and
handicrafts.
5. Jute and jute products.
6. Handicrafts.
II. OFFICES
7. Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), New Delhi.
8. Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), New Delhi.

9. Office of the Jute Commissioner, Kolkata.
10. Office of the Commissioner of Payments, New Delhi.
11. Commissioner of Payments (Jute), Kolkata.
12. Office of the Textile Commissioner, Mumbai.
III. STATUTORY/AUTONOMOUS BODIES

13. Jute manufactures Development Council, Kolkata.
14. Central Silk Board, Bangalore.
15. National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi.
16. National Centre for Jute Diversification, Kolkata.
17. Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi.

18. National Centre for Design and Product Development, Delhi.
19. Metal Handicrafts Service Centre, Moradabad.
20. Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Guwahati, Jodhpur Salem and Varanasi.
21. Textiles Committee, Mumbai.
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IV. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS
22. National Handloom Development Corporation, Lucknow.
23. Jute Corporation of India Limited, Kolkata.
24. National Jute Manufacturers Corporation, Kolkata and its subsidiaries.
25. National Textile Corporation Limited and its Subsidiaries.
26. Cotton Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai.
27. Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation, New Delhi.
28. Central Cottage Industries Corporation, New Delhi.
29. British India Corporation Limited, Kanpur, and its subsidiaries.
V. BOARDS
30. Central Silk Board.
31. Central Wool Development Board.
32. Cotton Advisory Board.
33. All India Handloom Board.
34. All India Handicrafts Board.
35. All India Powerloom Board.
36. Jute Advisory Board.
VI. ADVISORY/DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS

37. Central Advisory Council for Textile Industry.
38. Jute Manufactures Development Council, Kolkata.
39. Development Council for Textile Industry.
40. Standing Council on Modernisation of Textile Industry.
41. Coordination Council on Textiles Research Associations.
VII. COUNCILS
42. Handloom Export Promotion Council, Chennai.
43. The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.
44. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, New Delhi.
45. Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.

46. The Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.
47. Carpet Export Promotion Council, New Delhi.
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48. The Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.
49. Wool and Woollen Export Promotion Council, New Delhi.

50. Apparel Export Promotion Council, Mumbai.
VIII. ASSOCIATIONS
51. Indian Jute Industries Research Association, Kolkata.
52. Ahmedabad Textile Industries Research Association, Ahmedabad.
53. Bombay Textile Research Association, Mumbai.
54. Man-made Textile Research Association, Surat.
55. South India Textile Research Association, Coimbatore.
56. Northern India Textile Research Association, Ghaziabad.
57. The Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research Association, Mumbai.
58. Wool Research Association, Mumbai.
59. The Association of Corporation and Apex Societies of Handlooms, New Delhi.
IX. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS

60. International Cotton Advisory Committee.
61. International Institute of Cotton.
62. Asia-Pacific Textiles and Clothing Industry Forum.
63. International Jute Study Group.
X. ACTS
64. The Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (61 of 1948).
65. The Textiles Committee Act, 1963 (41 of 1963).
66. The Jute Manufactures Development Council Act, 1983 (27 of 1983).
67. The Jute Manufactures Cess Act, 1983 (28 of 1983).
68. The Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985 (22 of 1985).
69. The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 (10 of
1987).
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MINISTRY OF TOURISM 1
(PARYATAN MANTRALAYA)
1. Development and Promotion of Tourism.

2. International Cooperation in the field of Tourism.
3. India Tourism Development Corporation and Autonomous Institutes.
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16.02.2006 & 286 dated 01.06.2006
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MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(JANJATIYA KARYA MANTRALAYA)1
1. Social security and social insurance with respect to the Scheduled Tribes.
2. Tribal Welfare : Tribal welfare planning, project formulation, research, evaluation,
statistics and training.
3. Promotion and development of voluntary efforts on tribal welfare.
4. Scheduled Tribes, including scholarship to students belonging to such tribes.
5. Development of Scheduled Tribes.
5A. All matters including legislation relating to the rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes
on forest lands.2
NOTE:-The Ministry of Tribal Affairs shall be the nodal Ministry for overall policy, planning
and coordination of programmes of development for the Scheduled Tribes. In regard to sectoral
programmes and schemes of development of these communities policy, planning, monitoring,
evaluation etc. as also their coordination will be the responsibility of the concerned Central
Ministries/ Departments, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Each Central
Ministry/Department will be the nodal Ministry or Department concerning its sector.
6. (a) Scheduled Areas;3
(b) regulations framed by the Governors of States for Scheduled Areas.
7. (a) Commission to report on the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of the
Scheduled Tribes; and
(b) issue of directions regarding the drawing up and execution of schemes essential for the
welfare of the Scheduled Tribes in any State.
8. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
9. Implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955) and the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (33 of 1989), excluding
administration of criminal justice in regard to offences in so far as they relate to Scheduled
Tribes.
10. Monitoring of Tribal Sub-Plan, based on the framework and mechanism designed by NITI
Aayog.4
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2
3
4
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Omitted1
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1
Omitted vide Amendment series no.333 dated 06.07.2017 (Earlier modified vide Amendment series no.273
dated 27.05.2004 and modified vide Amendment 286 dated 1.6.2006)
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Omitted1
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1
Omitted vide Amendment series no.333 dated 06.07.2017 (Earlier modified vide Amendment series no.273
dated 27.05.2004 and modified vide Amendment 286 dated 1.6.2006)
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Omitted. 1
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MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT 1
(MAHILA AUR BAL VIKAS MANTRALAYA)
1. Welfare of the family.

2. Women and Child welfare and co-ordination of activities of other Ministries and Organisations
in connection with this subject.
3. References from the United Nations Organisations relating to traffic in women and children.
4. Care of pre-school children including pre-primary education.2
5. National Nutrition Policy, National Plan of Action for Nutrition and National Nutrition Mission.
6. Charitable and religious endowments pertaining to subjects allocated to this Department.
7. Promotion and development of voluntary effort on subjects allocated to this Department.
8. Implementation of-
(a) The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (104 of 1956) (as amended upto 1986);
(b) The Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986);
(c) The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961) (as amended upto 1986);
(d) The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (3 of 1988), excluding the
administration of criminal justice in regard to offences under these Acts.
9. Implementation of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Food (Regulation of
Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 (41 of 1992).
10. Coordination of activities and programmes of Cooperative for Assistance and Relief
Everywhere (CARE).
11. Planning, Research, Evaluation, Monitoring, Project Formulations, Statistics and Training
relating to the welfare and development of women and children, including development of
gender sensitive data base.
12. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
13. Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB).
14. National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD).
15. Food and Nutrition Board.
16. (i) Development and popularisation of subsidary and protective foods.
(ii) Nutrition extension.
17. Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity.
18. National Commission for Women.
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2
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19. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh.
20. Juvenile delinquency and vagrancy.
21. Probation of Juvenile offenders.
22. Issues relating to adoption, Central Adoption Resource Agency and Child Help Line
(Childline).
23. The Children Act, 1960 (60 of 1960).
24. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000).
25. The Child Marriage – Restraint Act, 1929 (19 of 1929)
26. Institutional and non-institutional services for the care and development of children in need
including orphans and orphanages1.
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MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(YUVAK KARYAKRAM AUR KHEL MANTRALAYA)1
A. DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS2

(YUVAK KARYAKRAM VIBHAG)
1. Youth Affairs/ Youth Policy.
2. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
3. National Reconstruction Corps Scheme.
4. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development.
5. Scheme for assistance to Rural Youth and Sports Clubs.
6. National Commission for Youth.
7. National Service Scheme.
8. Voluntary Youth Organisations including financial assistance to them.
9. National Service Volunteer Scheme.
10. Commonwealth Youth Programme and United Nations Volunteers.
11. Youth welfare activities, youth festivals, work camp and other related matters.
12. Boy-scouts and girl-guides.
13. Youth Hostels.
14. National Youth Awards.
15. Residual work of the erstwhile National Discipline Scheme.
16. Exchange of Youth Delegation with foreign countries3.
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1
31.07.2014 & 310 dated 08.12.2014
2
Modified vide amendment series no. 243 dated 15.10.1999
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B. DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS
(KHEL VIBHAG)1
1. Sports Policy.
2. Sports and Games.
2A. e-Sports as part of multi-sports events. 2
3. National Welfare Fund for Sportsmen.
4. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports.
5. Sports Authority of India.
6. Matters relating to the Indian Olympic Association and national sports federations.
7. Participation of Indian sports teams in tournaments abroad and participation of foreign sports
teams in international tournaments in India.
8. National Sports Awards including Arjuna Awards.
9. Sports Scholarships.
10. Exchange of Sports persons, experts and teams with foreign countries.
11. Sports infrastructure including financial assistance for creation and development of such
infrastructure.
12. Financial assistance for coaching, tournaments, equipment and other related matters.
13. Sports matters relating to Union territories.
14. Physical Education.3
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2
3
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DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
(PARMANU OORJA VIBHAG)
1. All matters relating to -

(a) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC);
(b) Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
2. All matters relating to Atomic Energy in India, e.g. -
(a) administration of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962), including control of
radioactive substances and regulation of their possession, use, disposal and transport;
(b) research, including fundamental research in matters connected with atomic energy
and the development of its uses in agriculture, biology, industry and medicine;
(c) atomic minerals-Survey, prospecting, drilling, development, mining, acquisition and
control;
(d) all activities connected with the development and use of atomic energy, including -
(i) projects and industries concerned with substances and minerals prescribed under
the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962); their products and by-products;
(ii) generation of electricity through the use of atomic energy;
(iii) design, construction and operation of research and power reactors; and
(iv) establishment and operation of facilities and plants, including diversification -
(A) for the production of materials and equipment required for research in
and the use of atomic energy and for research in the nuclear sciences;
and
(B) for the separation of isotopes, including plants adaptable to the separation
of isotopes as by-product and the production of heavy water as a main or
subsidiary product.
(e) supervision of State undertakings concerned with prescribed or radio-active
substances, including -
(i) Indian Rare Earths Limited(IREL);
(ii) Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL);
(iii) Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL);
(iv) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL);
(v) National Fertilizers Limited, in so far as production of heavy water is concerned.
3. Financial assistance for furtherance of studies in nuclear sciences and for building up
adequately trained manpower for the development of the atomic energy programmes,
including -
(a) assistance to institutions and associations engaged in scientific work and to
Universities for advanced study and research in nuclear sciences;
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(b) grant of scholarships in scientific subjects to students in Universities and other
educational institutions and other forms of financial aid to individuals including those
going abroad for studies in nuclear sciences; and
(c) assistance to hospitals and research centres for furtherance of nuclear medicine and
research in radiation oncology.
4. International relations in matters connected with atomic energy and nuclear science
including -
(a) matters relating to atomic energy and nuclear sciences in the United Nations
Specialised Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, other International
Scientific Organisations including the European Organisation for Nuclear Research
and relations with other countries; and
(b) correspondence with institutions, Universities, etc. abroad in connection with foreign
fellowships and the training of Indian Scientists.
5. All matters relating to personnel under the control of the Department of Atomic Energy.
6. Execution of works and purchase of land debitable to the capital budget of the Department
of Atomic Energy.
7. Procurement of stores and equipment required by the Department of Atomic Energy.
8. Financial sanctions relating to the Department of Atomic Energy.
9. All matters concerned with the advancement of higher mathematics, including-
(a) matters relating to the promotion and coordination of advanced study and research;
(b) international relations in higher mathematics, the Indian National Committee for
Mathematics and the International Mathematical Union;
(c) grants to Universities, institutions and associations engaged in the advancement of
higher mathematics; and
(d) grant of scholarships and other forms of financial aid for advanced study and research.
10. All matters relating to the aided institutions under the administrative control of the
Department of Atomic energy, namely:-
(a) The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai;
(b) The Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai;
(c) The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata;
(d) The Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai;
(e) The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai;
(f) The Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar;
(g) Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad;
(h) The Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar.
11. All matters relating to other grant-in-aid institutions concerning activities funded by the
Department of Atomic Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
(ANTARIKSH VIBHAG)
1. Space Commission and all matters relating thereto.

2. All matters relating to Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications, including -
(a) research (including fundamental research) in matters connected with space and the
development of its uses;
(b) all matters connected with Space Technology;
(c) all matters connected with Space Applications; and
(d) all activities connected with the development and use of outer Space, including -
(i) projects and industries connected with the utilisation of outer Space including
commercial exploitation of Space;
(ii) Establishment, procurement and use of Space based systems;
(iii) the design, manufacture and launching of Rockets and Satellites; and
(iv) work connected with Space Applications.
3. Financial Assistance for furtherance of research and study in Space Science, Space Technology
and Space Applications and for building up adequate trained manpower for the development of
the Space programme including -
(a) assistance to institutions and associations engaged in scientific work and to Universities
for advanced study and research in Space Science, Space Technology and Space
Applications;
(b) grant of Scholarships to students in educational institutions, and other forms of financial
aid to individuals including those going abroad for studies in the field of Space
Science, Space Technology and Space Applications.
4. International relations in matters connected with Space, including -
(a) matters relating to Space in the United Nations specialised agencies and in relations with
other countries; and
(b) correspondence with Universities and other educational institutions abroad in connection
with foreign scholarships and the training of Indian scientists.
5. All matters relating to the personnel under the control of the Department.
6. Execution of works and purchase of lands debitable to the budget of the Department of Space.
7. Procurement of stores and equipment required by the Department of Space.
8. Financial sanctions relating to the Department of Space.
9. All matters relating to the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
10. All matters relating to National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA).
11. All matters relating to the National Natural Resources Management System including the
generation of integrated data mainly based on remote sensing and assistance in the analysis and
dissemination of such information.
12. All matters relating to the National Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere Radar Facility
(NMRF).
13. Antrix Corporation Limited.
14. North Eastern Space Applications Centre.
15. Omitted. 1
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Omitted vide Amendment series no. 368 dated 07.02.2022 (earlier inserted vide no.279 dated 01.03.2005).
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CABINET SECRETARIAT
(MANTRIMANDAL SACHIVALAYA)
1. Secretarial assistance to the Cabinet and Cabinet Committees.

2. Rules of Business.
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PRESIDENT'S SECRETARIAT
(RASHTRAPATI SACHIVALAYA)
1. To provide secretarial assistance to the President.
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PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
(PRADHAN MANTRI KARYALAYA)
1. To provide secretarial assistance to the Prime Minister.
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NITI AAYOG
(NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA)1
1. NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India):

(i) a. To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and
strategies with the active involvement of States in the light of national objectives
b. To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and
mechanisms with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States
make a strong nation
c. To develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and
aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government
d. To ensure, on areas that are specifically referred to it, that the interests of
national security are incorporated in economic strategy and policy
e. To pay special attention to the sections of our society that may be at risk of not
benefitting adequately from economic progress
f. To design strategic and long term policy and programme frameworks and
initiatives, and monitor their progress and their efficacy. The lessons learnt
through monitoring and feedback will be used for making innovative
improvements, including necessary mid-course corrections
g. To provide advice and encourage partnerships between key stakeholders and
national and international like-minded Think Tanks, as well as educational and
policy research institutions
h. To create a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system through a
collaborative community of national and international experts, practitioners and
other partners
i. To offer a platform for resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues
in order to accelerate the implementation of the development agenda
j. To maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Centre, be a repository of research on
good governance and best practices in sustainable and equitable development as
well as help their dissemination to stake-holders
k. To actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes and
initiatives, including the identification of the needed resources so as to strengthen
the probability of success and scope of delivery
l. To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building for implementation of
programmes and initiatives
m. To undertake other activities as may be necessary in order to further the
execution of the national development agenda, and the objectives mentioned
above.
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n.1 (A) To design a framework and mechanism for monitoring of the Scheduled
Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan;
(B) To evaluate the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan.
(ii) Omitted.2
(iii) National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD).
2. The NITI Aayog is the successor in interest to the Planning Commission.
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1
2
Omitted vide Amendment series no.318 dated 12.09.2015 (Earlier inserted under Planning Commission vide Amendment
Series no.296 dated 22.02.2010, and in NITI Aayog vide series no.312)
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARIAT1
(RASHTRIYA SURAKSHA PARISHAD SACHIVALAYA)
1. Secretariat of the National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister.
2. To assist the National Security Adviser, the Principal Adviser on National Security matters to
the Prime Minister; and the National Security Council.
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APPENDIX TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (ALLOCATION OF
BUSINESS) RULES, 1961 (2004 RE-PRINT)
List of orders issued upto 3rd April, 2024 amending the Government of India
(Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 upto series no. 376.
Sl. Date of Presidential Order Gazette of India (Extraordinary) - Part-II -

No. Section 3 - sub-Section (ii) in which
Presidential Order was published.
1. Order dated April 9, 1961 S.O. 857 dated April 14, 1961
2. Order dated April 14, 1961 S.O. 861 dated April 17, 1961
3. Order dated August 28, 1961 S.O. 2106 dated September 1, 1961.
4. Order dated February 1, 1962. S.O. 386 dated February 3, 1962.
5. Order dated April 9, 1962. S.O. 1140 dated April 11, 1962.
8. Order dated June 16, 1962. S.O. 1896 dated June 19, 1962.
9. Order dated August 4, 1962. S.O. 2566 dated August 10, 1962.
10. Order dated September 8, 1962. S.O. 2875 dated September 12, 1962.
11. Order dated November 3, 1962. S.O. 3339-A dated November 3, 1962.
12. Order dated November 14, 1962. S.O. 3482 dated November 14, 1962.
14. Order dated December 5, 1962. S.O. 3721 dated December 6, 1962.
16. Order dated March 21, 1963. S.O. 876 dated March 23, 1963.
17. Order dated July 19, 1963. S.O. 2054 dated July 20, 1963.
21. Order dated October 20, 1963. S.O. 3054 dated October 21, 1963
23. Order dated December 19, 1963. S.O. 3552 dated December 20, 1963.
24. Order dated January 8, 1964. S.O. 183 dated January 8, 1964.
26. Order dated February 29, 1964. S.O. 736 dated March 2, 1964.
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29. Order dated May 3, 1964. S.O. 1518 dated May 4, 1964.
31. Order dated June 26, 1964. S.O. 2344 dated June 30, 1964
35. Order dated October 28, 1964. S.O. 3823 dated October 30, 1964.
40. Order dated May 30, 1965. S.O. 1804 dated June 1, 1965.
56. Order dated October 30, 1966. S.O. 3368 dated November 1, 1966.
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66. Order dated April 30, 1968. S.O. 1602 dated May 2, 1968.
70. Order dated August 31, 1968. S.O. 3126 dated September 2, 1968.
78. Order dated March 10, 1970. S.O. 1035 dated March 13, 1970
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92. Order dated January 12, 1972. S.O. 33(E) dated January 15, 1972.
93. Order dated February 24, 1972. S.O. 162(E) dated February 25, 1972.
94. Order dated May 19, 1972. S.O. 374(E) dated May 24, 1972.
95. Order dated July 18, 1972. S.O. 498(E) dated July 20, 1972.
96. Order dated August 7, 1972. S.O. 530(E) dated August 8, 1972.
98. Order dated March 31, 1973. S.O. 189(E) dated March 31, 1973.
100. Order dated September 27, 1973. S.O. 529(E) dated September 29, 1973.
101. Order dated November 10, 1973. S.O. 696(E) dated November 15, 1973.
102. Order dated December 15, 1973. S.O. 784(E) dated December 17, 1973.
104. Order dated June 22, 1974. S.O. 381(E) dated June 24, 1974.
106. Order dated October 11, 1974. S.O. 607(E) dated October 11, 1974.
113. Order dated August 29, 1975. S.O. 461(E) dated September 2, 1975.
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120. Order dated April 7, 1977. S.O. 291(E) dated April 7, 1977.
131. Order dated December 30, 1978. S.O. 10(E) dated January 2, 1979.
145. Order dated September 27, 1980 S.O. 826(E) dated September 30, 1980.
146. Order dated November, 1, 1980 S.O. 878(E) dated November 5, 1980.
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147. Order dated December 4, 1980 S.O. 946(E) dated December 9, 1980.
148. Order dated July 24, 1981 S.O. 608(E) dated July 27, 1981.
149. Order dated August 1, 1981 S.O. 628(E) dated August 6, 1981.
153. Order dated January 23, 1982 S.O. 48(E) dated January 25, 1982.
154. Order dated February 12, 1982 S.O. 76(E) dated February 12, 1982.
158. Order dated June 30, 1983 S.O. 496(E) dated July 6, 1983.
162. Order dated October 17, 1984 S.O. 795(E) dated October 17, 1984.
163. Order dated November 6, 1984 S.O. 821(E) dated November 6, 1984.
166. Order dated March 1, 1985 S.O. 174(E) dated March 1, 1985.
168. Order dated March 30, 1985 S.O. 284(E) dated April 1, 1985.
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185. Order dated June 23, 1986 S.O. 374(E) dated June 23, 1986.
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189. Order dated January 31, 1987 S.O. 48(E) dated February 2, 1987.
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256. Order dated September 6, 2001. S.O. 858 (E) dated September 6, 2001.
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260. Order dated February 23, 2002. S.O. 243 (E) dated February 27, 2002
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263. Order dated July 13, 2002. S.O. 743 (E) dated July 13, 2002.
265. Order dated November 27, 2002. S.O. 1238 (E) dated November 27, 2002.
266. Order dated December 12, 2002 S.O. 1310 (E) dated December 12, 2002.
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267. Order dated January 30, 2003. S.O. 107 (E) dated January 30, 2003.
268. Order dated February 18, 2003. S.O. 193 (E) dated February 18, 2003.
269. Order dated April 10, 2003. S.O. 427 (E) dated April 10, 2003.
270. Order dated November 11, 2003. S.O. 1295 (E) dated November 11, 2003.
271. Order dated January 6, 2004. S.O.17 (E) dated January 6, 2004.
273. Order dated May 27, 2004. S.O. 636 (E) dated May 27, 2004.
274. Order dated June 5, 2004. S.O. 665 (E) dated June 7, 2004.
285. Order dated March 17, 2006. S.O. 367 (E) dated 20 March, 2006.
286. Order dated 1st June, 2006 S.O. 851 (E) dated 2nd June, 2006.
287. Order dated 12th July, 2006 S.O.1120 (E) dated 17th July, 2006
288. Order dated 14th October, 2006 S.O. 1778 (E) dated 17th October, 2006
289. Order dated 9th May, 2007 S.O. 750(E) dated 11th May, 2007
290. Order dated 28th June, 2007 S.O. 1050(E) dated 29th June, 2007
291. Order dated 17th September, 2007 S.O. 1568(E) dated 18th September, 2007
292. Order dated 29th April, 2008 S.O. 1055(E) dated 30th April, 2008
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296. Order dated 22nd February, 2010 S.O. 458(E) dated 23rd February, 2010
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To,

Hon’ble Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India.

Fundamental duties, defined under article 51A of Indian Constitution:

It shall be the duty of every citizen of India:

3. Section 2(d) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious

4. Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food

Reasons: Global warming, haram animal transportation, and haram

2. A person, qualified to save the life of animals, under double oath, as

1. I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the

Being an active part of Community Policing as

[With footnotes since 01.01.1998]

I. Order dated 14.01.1961 6

II. First Schedule 8

III. Second Schedule 15

Ministries/ Departments / Secretariats / Offices:

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Krishi Evam Kisan Kalyan

3. Ministry of Ayush (Ayush Mantralaya) 22

7. Ministry of Civil Aviation (Nagar Vimanan Mantralaya) 27

8. Ministry of Coal (Koyala Mantralaya) 28

Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Vanijya aur Udyog Mantralaya)

Ministry of Communications (Sanchar Mantralaya)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Upbhokta Mamle,

15. Ministry of Cooperation (Sahkarita Mantralaya) 42

16. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Corporate Karya Mantralaya) 43

Ministry of Defence (Raksha Mantralaya)

24. Ministry of Earth Sciences (Prithvi Vigyan Mantralaya) 56

25. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Electroniki aur Soochana 57

27. Ministry of External Affairs (Videsh Mantralaya) 60

Ministry of Finance (Vitta Mantralaya)

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Matsyapalan,

36. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (Khadya Prasanskaran Udyog 80

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Swasthya aur Parivar Kalyan

39. Ministry of Heavy Industries (Bhari Udyog Mantralaya) 88

Ministry of Education (Shiksha Mantralaya)

49. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Soochana aur Prasaran 110

Ministry of Jal Shakti (Jal Shakti Mantralaya)

Ministry of Law and Justice (Vidhi aur Nyaya Mantralaya)

57. Ministry of Mines (Khan Mantralaya) 127

58. Ministry of Minority Affairs (Alpasankhyak Karya Mantralaya) 128

60. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (Panchayati Raj Mantralaya) 130

61. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sansadiya Karya Mantralaya) 131

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Karmik Lok Shikayat

68. Ministry of Power (Vidyut Mantralaya) 143

69. Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) 144

Ministry of Rural Development (Gramin Vikas Mantralaya)

Ministry of Science and Technology (Vigyan aur Praudyogiki Mantralaya)

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Samajik Nyaya aur Adhikarita

79. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Sankhyiki aur 161

81. Ministry of Textiles (Vastra Mantralaya) 164

82. Ministry of Tourism (Paryatan Mantralaya) 167

83. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Janjatiya Karya Mantralaya) 168

87. Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag) 176

89. Cabinet Secretariat (Mantrimandal Sachivalaya) 179

90. President's Secretariat (Rashtrapati Sachivalaya) 180

91. Prime Minister's Office (Pradhan Mantri Karyalaya) 181

92. NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) 182

93. National Security Council Secretariat (Rashtriya Suraksha Parishad 184

IV. List of Amendments 185

1 Substituted vide Amendment series no. 116 dated 29.03.1976.