No. |
Commission |
Formed |
Objectives |
Ministry |
Website |
1 | Atomic Energy Commission of India | 3 August 1948 |
- Plan and implement various measures on sound technical and economic principles and free from all non-essential restrictions or needlessly elastic rules in the field of atomic energy
|
Department of Atomic Energy |
aec.gov.in |
2 | Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices | 1965 |
- Stabilize agricultural prices
- Meaningful real income levels to farmers
- Essential agricultural commodities at reasonable prices
|
Ministry of Agriculture[1] | cacp.dacner.nic.in |
3 | National Commission for Backward Classes[2] | 14 August 1993 |
- Consider inclusions in and exclusions from the lists of castes notified as backward for the purpose of job reservations
- Advice to the Central Government on such matters
|
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | ncdc.nic.in |
4 | National Commission on Cattle | 2002 |
- Suggest ways of improving the condition of cattle
|
Ministry of Agriculture[3] |
dahd.nic.in |
5 | Competition Commission of India | 14 October 2003 |
|
| cci.gov.in |
6 | National Statistical Commission | 1 June 2005 |
- Reduce the problems faced by statistical agencies in the country in relation to collection of data.
- Special emphasis on ensuring collection of unbiased data so as to restore public trust in the figures released by the Government.
|
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
mospi.nic.in |
7 | Telecom Commission[4] | 1989 |
- responsible for policy formulation, licensing, wireless spectrum management, administrative monitoring of PSUs, research and development and standardization/validation of equipment etc. [5]
|
Mininstry of Communications and Information Technology[6]] |
dot.gov.in |
8 | Election Commission | 25 January 1950 |
- conducts the elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President of India,parliament,State Legislative assemblies and legislative councils[7]
|
| eci.nic.in |
9 | Chief Labour Commissioner | 1945 |
- Prevention and settlement of industrial disputes through conciliation/mediation.
- Enforcement of Labour Laws and Rules made there under in Central Sphere.
- Quasi-Judicial functions.
- Verification of Trade Union membership etc.[8]
|
| clc.gov.in |
10 | Planning Commission | 1950 |
- Formulates India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions[9]
|
| planningcommission.nic.in / planningcommission.org |
11 | Law Commission | 1955 |
- Reforming the Law For Maximising Justice in Society and Promoting Good Governance under the Rule of Law[10]
|
Ministry of Law & Justice[11] |
lawcommissionofindia.nic.in |
12 | Finance Commission | 22 November 1951 | | | fincomindia.nic.in |
13 | Human Rights Commission | 12 October 1993 | | | nhrc.nic.in |
14 | University Grants Commission | 28 December 1953 |
* Coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education.
- It provides recognition to universities in India, and disburses funds to such recognized universities and college.
|
Ministry of Human Resource Development |
ugc.ac.in |
15 | Vigilance Commission (CVC) | February 1964 |
- To address governmental corruption
|
| cvc.nic.in |
16 | Knowledge Commission | 13 June 2005 | | | knowledgecommission.gov.in |
17 | National Commission for Women | 1992 | * protecting and promoting the interests of women in India | | ncw.nic.in |
18 | Scheduled Tribes Commission | 19 February 2004 | * protection, welfare and development & advancement of the Scheduled Tribes | | ncst.nic.in |
19 | Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector | 2004 | | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
nceuis.nic.in |
20 | Census Commission | 1872 | | | |
21 | Central Forestry Commission | 1965 | | | |
22 | Central Water Commission | | | | |
23 | Electronics Commission | 1971 | | | |
24 | Commission for Additional Sources of Energy | 21 March 1981 | | | |
25 | Floods Commission | 1976 | | | |
26 | Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission | 1972 | | | |
27 | Khadi and Village Industries Commission | 1957 | | | |
28 | Space Commission | 1962 |
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29 | Staff Selection Commission | 1 July 1976 | | | |
30 | University Grants Commission | 1953 | | | |