▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Secret ariat ; ▁ ▁App oint ments ▁to ▁State ▁Administr ative ▁Trib un als ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Administr ative ▁Trib unal , ▁U PS C , ▁E lection ▁Commission , ▁App oint ment ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁stat ut ory / const itution al ▁Comm itte es , ▁Comm issions ▁attached ▁to ▁various ▁Min ist ries ; ▁ ▁All ▁policy ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁and ▁other ▁Civil ▁Services ▁and ▁administrative ▁re forms ; ▁ ▁Special ▁Pack ages ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁for ▁States ▁are ▁monitor ed ▁in ▁the ▁P MO ▁and ▁period ical ▁reports ▁submitted ▁to ▁Prime ▁Minister ; ▁and ▁ ▁Parliament ▁Question s ▁ ▁Parliament ▁Question s ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Min ist ries ▁and ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁which ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁is ▁the ▁Minister - in - charge ▁are ▁answered ▁by ▁a ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁or ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁himself . ▁ ▁PM ' s ▁Fund s ▁ ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁National ▁Rel ief ▁Fund ▁( PM NR F ) ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Fund ▁( ND F ) ▁are ▁operated ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁P MO . ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁National ▁Rel ief ▁Fund ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁as ▁Trust , ▁by ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru , ▁with ▁public ▁contributions ▁to ▁assist ▁disp la ced ▁persons ▁from ▁Pakistan , ▁due ▁to ▁partition ▁of ▁India . ▁In ▁the ▁year