State Level · Part 2

of India   Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)   National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India   Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India,   Indian Audit and Accounts Department   NITI Aayog - National Institution for Transforming India   National Commission for Women (NCW)   National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)   Fifteenth Finance Commission of India   National Commission for Minorities(NCM)   Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)   Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser  The Cabinet Secretariat is the custodian of the papers of the Cabinet meetings. Cabinet Secretary The office of cabinet secretary was created in India in . The first Cabinet secretary was N.R.Pillai. The Cabinet Secretary is the head of the Cabinet Secretariat. He is given a top place among the civil servants. Thus, he is the senior most civil servant in India. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India. The PMO was originally called the Prime Minister’s Secretariat until , when it was renamed during the Morarji Desai ministry. Office of Principal Scientific Adviser The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (O/o of PSA) was set-up in November, , primarily to:  Evolve polices, strategies and missions for the generation of innovations and support systems for multiple applications,  Generate science and technology tasks in critical infrastructure, economic and social sectors in partnership with Government departments, institutions and industry,  Office of PSA also services the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM- STIAC)  Office of PSA has been placed administratively under the Cabinet Secretariat in August, . The PMO provides secretarial assistance to the Prime Minister. It is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. The PMO includes the anti-corruption unit and the public wing dealing with grievances. The office houses the Prime Minister and few selected officers of Indian Civil Service who work with him to manage and coordinate