Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions is the nodal personnel and administrative reforms agency in the country. It is headed, politically by the Prime Minister and administratively, by the Personnel Secretary.
In 1985, a new full-fledged Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions was created. With three separate department’s i.e (a) Department of Personnel and Training; (b) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances; (c) Department of Pensions and Pensioner’s Welfare.
The Various agencies which work under the administrative control of the Ministry are:
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)
Central Vigilance Commission (CV-C)
Central Bureau of-Investigation (CBI)
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
National Academy of Administration (NAA)
Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
A Commission on Review of Administrative Laws was set up by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances on 8 May 1998 with a view to identify proposals for amendment of the existing laws, regulations and procedures having inter-sectoral impact and also for repeal of all dysfunctional laws.
The Department set up a Second Administrative Reforms Commission AR in 2005 under the Chairmanship of Shri Veerappa Moily to prepare a detailed blueprint for revamping the pubic administrative system.