#1. RBI – Reserve Bank of India
Sector: Banking & Finance, Monetary Policy
Head: Governor – Urjit Patel
Headquarters: Mumbai
Establishment - 1 April 1935
#2. SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
Sector: Securities (Stock) & Capital Market
Head: Chairman – U.K.Sinha
Headquarters: Mumbai
Establishment - 12 April 1988
#3. IRDAI – Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Sector: Insurance
Head: Chairman – T.S. Vijayan
Headquarters: Hyderabad
Establishment - 1999
#4. PFRDA – Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority
Sector: Pension
Head: Chairman – Hemant Contractor
Headquarters: New Delhi
Establishment - 23 August 2003
#5. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Sector: Financing Rural Development
Head: Chairman – Harsh Bhanwala
Headquarters: Mumbai
Establishment - 12 July 1982
#6. SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India
Sector: Financing Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises
Head: Chairman – Kshatrapati Shiaji
Headquarters: Lucknow
Establishment - 2 April 1990
#7. NHB – National Housing Bank
Sector: Financing Housing
Head: MD & CEO – Sriram Kalyanaraman
Headquarters: New Delhi
Establishment - 9 July 1988
#8. TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Sector: Telecommunication & Tariffs
Head: Chairman – Ram Sewak Sharma
Headquarters: New Delhi
Establishment - 20 February 1997
#9. CBFC – Central Board of Film Certification
Sector: Film/TV Certification & Censorship
Head: Chairman – Pahlaj Nihalani
Headquarters: Mumbai
Establishment - 1952
#10. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion Board
Sector: Foreign Direct Investment
Head: Chairman (Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs, GoI) – Shaktikanta Das
Headquarters: New Delhi
FIPB will be abolished in financial year 2017-18
#11. FSDC – Financial Stability and Development Council
Sector: Financial Sector Development
Head: Chairman (Finance Minister, GoI) – Arun Jaitley
Headquarters: New Delhi
Establishment - December 2010
#12. FSSAI – Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Sector: Food
Head: Chairman – Ashish Bahuguna
Headquarters: New Delhi
Establishment - August 2011
#13. BIS – Bureau of Indian Standards
Sector: Standards & Certification
Head: Director General – Alka Panda
Headquarters: New Delhi
Establishment - 23 December 1986
#14. ASCI – Advertising Standards Council of India
Sector: Advertising
Head: Chairman – Narendra Ambwani
Headquarters: Mumbai
Establishment - 1985
#15. BCCI – Board of Control for Cricket in India
Sector: Cricket
Head: President – Shashank Manohar
Secretary – Anurag Thakur
Headquarters: Mumbai
Establishment - December 1928
