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Body under the direct charge of the Prime Minister and whose administrative head is the Cabinet Secretary; ensures inter-ministerial coordination, evolves consensus through the Committee of Secretaries etc.

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It deals with the tasks of formulation of policy concerning levy and collection of Customs and Central Excise duties, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise and Narcotics to the extent under CBEC's purview. The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

The Central Bureau of Investigation traces its origin to the Special Police Establishment (SPE) which was set up in 1941 by the Government of India. The functions of the SPE then were to investigate cases of bribery and corruption in transactions with the War & Supply Deptt. Of India during World War II. Superintendence of the S.P.E. was vested with the War Department.

Central Information Commission is constituted by the Central Government through a Gazette Notification. The Commission includes one Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who will be appointed by the President of India.

The Central Vigilance Commission was set up by the Government in February,1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance.

Election Commission of India is a permanent Constitutional Body. The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950. The Commission celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2001.

Over the years, the Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India has evolved into a forum, keeping pace with the changing profile of Indian Legislatures. Initially, the object of the Conference was to secure "the appropriate co-ordination of parliamentary procedure throughout India.

The National Archives of India is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and is holding them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars. It is an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under Ministry of Tourism & Culture.

Pursuant to the direction of the Supreme Court in the Mandal case judgement, the Government of India enacted the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 (Act No. 27 of 1993) for setting up a National Commission for Backward Classes at the Centre as a permanent body.

The setting up of Minorities Commission was envisaged in the Ministry of home affairs resolution dated 12.01.1978 which specifically mentioned that ,despite the safe guards provided in the Constitution and the law in force ,there persists among the Minorities a feeling of inequality and discrimination.

The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities in the country were suffering from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness arising out of age-old practice of untouchability and certain others on account of this primitive agricultural .These communities were notified as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as per provisions contained in Clause 1 of Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution respectively.

The framers of the Constitution took note of the fact that certain communities in the country were suffering from extreme social, educational and economic backwardness arising out of age-old practice of untouchability and certain others on account of this primitive agricultural practices, lack of infrastructure facilities and geographical isolation, and who need special consideration for safeguarding their interests and for their accelerated socio-economic development.

The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act , 1990 ( Act No .20 of 1990 of Govt. of India) to review the Constitutional and Legal safeguards for women, etc.

India was the first country to recognise that population stabilisation is an essential prerequisite for sustainable development and formulated a National Family Planning Programme in 1952.To provide overall guidance to this national effort, the Government of India has decided to constitute a NATIONAL COMMISSION ON POPULATION.

The National Police Commission in 1979 recommended creation of a Nodal Agency which would suggest a common formats for maintenance of Crime-Criminal records at all the Police Stations in the country. The same common format should also be utilized to created shareable databases at Police Stations, Districts, States and National Level .

The National Literacy Mission was set up on 5th May,1988 to impart a new sense of urgency and seriousness to adult education.After the success of the areas specific,time bound, voluntary based campaign approach first in Kottayam city and then in Ernakulum district in Kerala in 1990,the National Literacy Mission had accepted the literacy campaigns as the dominant strategy for eradication of illiteracy.

The tasks of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (PSA's Office), therefore involve creation of missions and also undertake mutli-departmental, multi-institutional projects in strategic, technology and other areas of economic/ social relevance.

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country. Our Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses-Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States).

The Planning Commission was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950 in pursuance of declared objectives of the Government to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by efficient exploitation of the resources of the country, increasing production and offering opportunities to all for employment in the service of the community.

Web site of the Prime Minister's Office ; has information on the Prime Minister, cabinet, officers in the PMO, speeches, events, government programmes etc.

Web site of the Upper House of Parliament; has information on questions, bills, assurances, rules, members, business etc.

The Supreme Court has original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. Its exclusive original jurisdiction extends to any dispute between the Government of India and one or more States or between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more States on the other or between two or more States, if and insofar as the dispute involves any question (whether of law or of fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, as amended vide the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2000, specifies that the Authority shall consist of a Chairperson and not more than two whole-time Members and not more than two part-time Members.

Web site of the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament; has information on the role of the speaker, speeches, events, press releases etc.

Smt. Patil assumed office as the 12th President of India on July 25, 2007. She is the first woman to have been elected to this august office.