Important

Government
and Public
Sector
Organizations
of India
For Different Banking
Government Exam
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Important Govt & Public Sector Organizations of India

General Awareness Syllabus for RRB NTPC comprises following topics explicitly
mentioned in the Official Syllabus. This makes it handy for the aspirants of the
examination to study through as per the syllabus in order to gain high marks in
this section as the static content preparation will help a serious aspirant gain
edge over all others.

Current Events of National and International Importance (Current Affairs),

Games and Sports, Art and Culture of India, Indian Literature, Monuments and
Places of India, General Science and Life Science (up to 10th CBSE), History of
India and Freedom Struggle, Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India
and World, Indian Polity and Governance- constitution and political system,
Common Abbreviations, Transport Systems in India, Indian Economy, Famous
Personalities of India and World, Flagship Government Programs, General
Scientific and Technological Developments including Space and Nuclear Program
of India, UN and Other important World Organizations, Environmental Issues
Concerning India and World at Large, Basics of Computers and Computer
Applications, Flora and Fauna of India, Important Government and Public
Sector Organizations of India etc.

So, among the Static GK section of the Official syllabus the topic of Important
Government and Public Sector Organizations of India acquires a distinct
significance. The objective of this e-book is to prepare you with this significant
section in the RRB NTPC examination.

Here is the list of some most searched and well-known National Organizations
which are asked in the examination along with the location of their
headquarters/place of establishment and the year they were established.

 Maharatna Public Sector Organisations

1964 BHEL is one of the largest

engineering and
manufacturing companies of
its kind in India engaged in
design, engineering,
Bharat Heavy
construction, testing,
Electricals New Delhi
commissioning and servicing
Limited (BHEL)
of a wide range of products
and services with over 180
product offerings to meet the
ever-growing needs of the
core sectors of economy.
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1975 State owned coal mining

corporate came into being in
November 1975.

With a modest production of

79 Million Tonnes (MTs) at the
year of its inception CIL today
is the single largest coal
producer in the world and one
of the largest corporate
Coal India employer with manpower of
Kolkata
Limited (CIL) 272445 (as on 1st April,
2020).

CIL functions through its

subsidiaries in 84 mining areas
spread over eight (8) states of
India. Coal India Limited has
352 mines (as on 1st April,
2020) of which 158 are
underground, 174 opencast
and 20 mixed mines.

1984 Incorporated in August 1984

as a Central Public Sector
Undertaking (PSU) under the
Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas (MoP&NG).

The company was initially

Gas (India)
New Delhi given the responsibility of
Limited (GAIL)
construction, operation &
maintenance of the Hazira -
Vijaypur -Jagdishpur (HVJ)
pipeline Project. It was one of
the largest cross-country
natural gas pipeline projects in
the world.

1959 IndianOil accounts for nearly

half of India's petroleum
Indian Oil Corporation products market share, with
New Delhi sales of 78.54 million metric
Limited (IOCL)
tonnes (MMT) in the year
2019-20. Over 32% national
refining capacity and 71%
downstream sector pipelines
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throughput capacity are with

IndianOil. What's more, the
IndianOil Group has a
combined refining capacity of
80.2 million metric tonnes per
annum (MMTPA). IndianOil led
the downstream PSUs in
becoming fully BS-VI
compliant, ensuring a
seamless pan-India transition
from BS-IV directly to BS-VI
grade transport fuels by 16th
March, 2020, a full fortnight
ahead of the 1st April 2020
deadline.

1975 NTPC is India’s largest power

utility with an installed
capacity of 62,910 MW
(including JVs), plans to
become a 130 GW company
by 2032. Established in 1975,
NTPC aims to be the world’s
largest and best power major.
NTPC Limited New Delhi
NTPC has comprehensive
Rehabilitation & Resettlement
and CSR policies well
integrated with its core
business of setting up power
projects and generating
electricity.

1956 ONGC is the largest natural

gas company ranks 11th
among global energy majors
(Platts). It is the only public
sector Indian company to
feature in Fortune’s ‘Most
Oil and Natural Gas Admired Energy Companies’
Corporation New Delhi list. ONGC ranks 18th in ‘Oil
Limited (ONGC) and Gas operations’ and 220
overall in Forbes Global 2000.
Acclaimed for its Corporate
Governance practices,
Transparency International
has ranked ONGC 26th among
the biggest publicly traded
global giants. It is most valued
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and largest E&P Company in

the world, and one of the
highest profit-making and
dividend-paying enterprise.

1954 SAIL produces iron and steel

at five integrated plants and
three special steel plants,
located principally in the
eastern and central regions of
India and situated close to
domestic sources of raw
materials.
Steel Authority of
New Delhi
India Limited (SAIL)
Government of India owns
about 75% of SAIL's equity
and retains voting control of
the Company. However, SAIL,
by virtue of its 'Maharatna'
status, enjoys significant
operational and financial
autonomy

The company operates in a

single segment - Refinery and
Marketing activities which
includes Downstream
petroleum sector. They are
also engaged in the
Exploration and Production of
Bharat Petroleum Hydrocarbons (E&P). BPCL on
Corporation Mumbai 1952
a regular basis imports their
Limited (BPCL) LPG requirements mainly from
the Middle East.

BPCL is a public sector

undertaking with the
Government of India holding
54.93% stake

HPCL owns & operates 2 major

Hindustan Petroleum refineries producing a wide
Corporation 1974 variety of petroleum fuels &
Mumbai
specialties, one in Mumbai
Limited (HPCL)
(West Coast) of 7.5 Million
Metric Tonnes Per Annum
(MMTPA) capacity and the other
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in Visakhapatnam, (East Coast)

with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA.
HPCL also owns and operates
the largest Lube Refinery in the
country

India’s largest Electric Power

Transmission Utility

Listed Company since 2007

Power Grid
Corporation of India 1989 Consistently rated “Excellent”
Gurugram
under Memorandum of
Limited (POWERGRID)
Understanding with Ministry of
Power since 1993-94

Owns and operates ≍ 66,922 km

of Telecom Network

 Navratna Public Sector Organisations

Established at Bangalore,
India, by the Government
of India under the Ministry
of Defence in 1954 to meet
the specialised electronic
needs of the Indian
defence services.
Bharat Electronics
Bengaluru 1954
Limited
Over the years, it has
grown into a multi-product,
multi-technology, multi-
unit company servicing the
needs of customers in
diverse fields in India and
abroad.

Company is engaged in
transportation of containers
(rail and road), and
Container handling of containers.
Corporation of New Delhi 1989
India Ltd. (CONCOR) The Company is also
engaged in the operation of
logistics facilities, including
dry ports, container freight
stations and private freight
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terminals. Its divisions are

EXIM and Domestic.

It is one of the leading

designs and engineering
organizations in South
Asia. Established in 1965,
EIL provides engineering
consultancy and EPC
services principally focused
on the oil & gas and
petrochemical industries.
Engineers India
New Delhi 1965
Limited (EIL)
The Company has also
diversified into sectors like
Infrastructure, Water and
Waste Management, Solar
& Nuclear Power and
Fertilizers to leverage its
strong technical
competencies and track
record.

Company had its origin as

the Hindustan Aircraft
Limited was incorporated
on Dec 23, 1940 at
Bangalore by Shri
Walchand Hirachand a
farsighted visionary in
association with the
Government of Mysore with
the aim of manufacturing
aircraft in India.
Hindustan
Aeronautics Bengaluru 1940 In March 1941, the
Government of India
Limited (HAL)
became one of the
shareholders in the
Company holding one third
of its paid-up capital and
subsequently took over its
management in 1942.

The Company had built

aircraft and engines of
foreign design under
licence, such as Prentice,
Vampire and Gnat aircraft.
It also undertook the
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design and development of

aircraft indigenously.

The company has been set

up to take over the
management, control and
operation of Delhi
Telephone District
(Excluding public telegraph
service) and Mumbai.

Telephone District of the

Mahanagar Department of
Telephone Nigam New Delhi 1986 Telecommunications and to
Limited (MTNL)
plan, establish, develop,
provide, operate and
maintain all types of
telecommunication services
including Telephone, telex,
wireless, data
communication, telematic
and other like forms of
communication.

National Aluminium is
among India's largest
producers of aluminum and
related products. Founded
in 1981, the company's
National Aluminium operations encompass the
Company Limited Bhubaneswar 1981 entire aluminum production
(NALCO) process, from bauxite
mining to alumina refining
to aluminum smelting and
casting. Its business also
includes power generation
and port activities.

Formerly known as the

National Buildings
Construction Corporation
National Buildings Ltd, NBCC (India) Ltd.
Construction
New Delhi 1960
Corporation Limited NBCC's unique business
(NBCC) model has been
instrumental in making the
CPSE a market leader in
the construction sector
executing a robust order
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book of Rs. 85,000 crore.

Apart from behemoth
presence pan-India, its
versatile portfolio includes
projects in Maldives,
Mauritius, Africa and many
West Asian nations,
including Oman. Since its
listing in Stock Exchanges
in 2012,

It is an India-based
company engaged in
mining of iron ore. The
NMDC (National Company's segments
Mineral include Iron Ore, and Other
Development Hyderabad 1958 minerals & services.
Corporation)
Limited It is also engaged in the
production and sale of
diamond, sponge iron and
wind power.

NLC India Limited operates

as a mining and power
company.

The Company focuses on

NLC India Limited Neyveli, TN 1956
coal and lignite mining, as
well as thermal and
renewable power
generation throughout
India.

At the time of the

incorporation, Burmah Oil
Company Limited and the
President of India held
two–thirds and one third of
the Equity Share capital,
Oil India
Duliajan, Assam 1959 respectively.
Limited (OIL)
The Company was
incorporated with the main
object of exploration and
production of crude oil
(including natural gas).
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The Company became a

deemed public limited
company with effect from
March 28, 1961 and the
word “private” was deleted
from the name of the
Company on May 4, 1961.

It is a non-banking
financial company engaged
in business of financing
companies.

Its fund-based financial

policies/products include
takeout financing, asset
acquisition, bridge loan,
Power Finance buyer's line of credit, credit
New Delhi 1986
Corporation Ltd. facility for purchase of
power through power
exchange, financing of fuel
supply projects and
equipment manufacturers,
lease financing for
purchase of equipments,
lease financing for wind
power projects and line of
credit for import of coal.

The Visakhapatnam steel

plant is known as Vizag
Steel. It is the first steel
plant located on the coast
of the country, which is
identified for quality
production as per the
requirement of the
customers.
Rashtriya Ispat
Vishakhapatnam 1982
Nigam Ltd
It is the market leader in
long products and caters to
the needs of various
industrial sectors.

It is also the first public

enterprise to get ISO
50001 certificate for energy
management system
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Under the Ministry of

Power, it is a leading
infrastructure finance
company with a net worth
of over ₹ 37,000 crore.
Rural Electrification
They provide financial
Corporation New Delhi 1969
assistance to state
Limited (REC)
electricity boards, state
governments, central/state
power utilities, independent
power producers, rural
electric cooperatives and
private sector utilities.

SCI has today evolved into

the largest Indian shipping
Company.

SCI’s owned fleet includes

Bulk carriers, Crude oil
tankers, Product tankers,
Shipping
Container vessels,
Corporation of India Mumbai 1961
Passenger-cum-Cargo
(SCI)
vessels etc.

Sailing through for nearly

five decades, the SCI today
has a significant presence
on the global maritime
map.

 Other Public Sector Organisations

Airports Authority of India New Delhi 1995

Bharat Coking Coal

Dhanbad 1972
Limited (BCCL)

Bharat Earth Movers Limited Bengaluru 1964

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited New Delhi 2000

Central Warehousing
New Delhi 1957
Corporation
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Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) Ranchi 1975

Garden Reach Shipbuilders &

Kolkata 1884
Engineers Ltd

Hindustan Copper Ltd. Kolkata 1967

Housing and Urban

Development Corporation New Delhi 1970
Limited (HUDCO)

Indian Rare Earths

Mumbai 1950
Limited (IREL)

Ircon International
New Delhi 1976
Limited (IRCON)

RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. Gurugram 2000

Rashtriya Chemicals &

Mumbai 1978
Fertilizers Ltd. (RCF)

Antrix Corporation Limited Bengaluru 1992

Indian Space Research

Bengaluru 1969
Organisation (ISRO)

Bharat Pumps & Compressors

Prayagraj 1970
Limited (BPC)

MMTC Ltd., Metals and Minerals

New Delhi 1963
Trading Corporation of India

National Fertilizers
Noida 1974
Limited (NFL)

 Some of the National organizations of Importance

Council of Scientific and

(CSIR) 1942
Industrial Research
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Central Statistics Office

(Erstwhile Central (CSO) 1951
Statistics Organisation)

Central Pollution Control

(CPCB) 1974
Board

Central Board of Film

(CBFC) 1951
Certification

Central Ground Water

(CGWB) 1970
Board

Defense Research and

(DRDO) 1958
Development Organization

Export Inspection Council (EIC) 1963

Export Promotion Councils (EPC) 1992

Foreign Investment
(FIIA) 1999
Implementation Authority

Geological Survey of India (GSI) 1851

Indian Council of Medical

(ICMR) 1911
Research
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Insurance Regulatory and

(IRDA) 1999
Development Authority

Indian Council of
(ICAR) 1929
Agricultural Research

Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) 1948

Inland Waterways
(IWAI) 1986
Authority of India

Life Insurance Corporation

(LIC) 1956
of India

National Medical
(NMC) 2020
Commission

National Safety Council (NSC) 1913

National Council of
Educational Research and (NCERT) 1961
Training

National Scheduled Tribes

Financial Development (NSTFDC) 2001
Corporation

National Backward Classes

Finance and Development (NBCFDC) 1992
Corporation
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National Sample Survey

(NSSO) 1950
Organization

National Film
(NFDC) 1975
Development Corporation

Defense Exhibition
(DEO) 1981
Organization

National Science and

Techno-logy
(NSTEDB) 1982
Entrepreneurship
Development Board

National Atlas and

Thematic Mapping (NATMO) 1956
Organization

National Research
(NRDC) 1953
Development Corporation

National Afforestation and

(NAEB) 1992
Eco-development Board

National Minorities
Development and Finance (NMDFC) 1994
Corporation

National Handicapped
Finance and Development (NHFDC) 1997
Corporation
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National Institute of Public

Cooperation and Child (NIPCCD) 1966
Development

National Water Board (NWB) 1974

Press Council of India (PCI) 1966

Rehabilitation Council of
(RCI) 1986
India

Small Industries
(SIDO) 1973
Development Organization

Survey of India (SOI) 1767

The Central Board for

(CBWE) 1958
Workers Education

Practice Questions:

1. Coal India Ltd is headquartered at which place?

A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Bhopal

2. Press Council of India was established in which year?

A. 1999
B. 1966
C. 1920
D. 2000
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3. Antrix Corporation is the commercial arm of ISRO situated in which city?

A. Ludhiana
B. Bengaluru
C. Chennai
D. Thiruvananthapuram

Answers: 1-C; 2-B; 3-B

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