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LEGACY KNOWLEDGE · MINISTRIES
The ministries that
set policy, explained.
Who each ministry is, when it took its current form, and what it actually decides — the policy layer above the regulators, in one place.
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By ministry
Who sets policy for what
MoP
Ministry of Power
Functions under the Second Schedule to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 — independent since 2 July 1992, having previously sat within the Ministry of Energy.
Core mandate
- Formulates policy and perspective planning for India’s electrical-energy sector
- Administers the Electricity Act, 2003 and the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, and drafts their amendments
- Oversees investment appraisal and monitoring of thermal and hydro generation, transmission and distribution projects
- Administratively oversees CEA and sector PSUs — NTPC, POWERGRID, PFC, REC, DVC and others
MoC
Ministry of Coal
Constituted in 1973 under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, coinciding with the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973.
Core mandate
- Sets exploration, development and pricing policy for coking and non-coking coal, and lignite
- Runs coal-block auctions, commercial-mining allocation and linkage policy
- Owns and oversees Coal India Limited, Singareni Collieries and Neyveli Lignite Corporation
- Sets coal-mine safety, sustainability and production-reporting standards
MNRE
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Traces to the Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (1981); became the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources in 1992, renamed MNRE in October 2006 under the Allocation of Business Rules, 1961.
Core mandate
- Nodal ministry for solar, wind, small-hydro, bioenergy and green-hydrogen policy
- Runs PM-KUSUM, the PM Surya Ghar rooftop-solar scheme, and PLI manufacturing incentives
- Sets Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) trajectories and offshore-wind policy
- Coordinates delivery through state-level renewable-energy nodal agencies