ADB: Asian Development Bank

ADR: American Depositary Receipt

AIDWA: All India Democratic Woman’s Association

AITUC: All India Trade Union Congress

AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds in India

APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APL: Above Poverty Line

APM: Administered Pricing Mechanism

ARC: Asset Reconstruction Company

ARDR: Agricultural and Rural Debt Relief

ASBA: Application Supported by Block Amount

ASEAN: Association of South-East Asian Nations

ASEM: Asia-Europe Meeting

ASSOCHAM: Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry

ATM: Automatic Teller Machine

BIFR: Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction

BCBS: Basel committee for Banking Supervision

BCSBI: Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards

BOLT: BSE On-Line Trading (System)

BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer

BPL: Below Poverty Line

BPO: Business Process Outsourcing

BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange

CA: Chartered Accountant

CABE: Central Advisory Board of Education

CACP: Commission of Agriculture Cost and Price

C & AG: Comptroller & Auditor General

CAPART: Council for People’s Action and Advancement of Rural Technology

CAR: Capital adequacy ratio

CARE: Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.

CBS: Core banking solution

CCI: Competition Commission of India

CCIL: Clearing Corporation of India limited

CDSL: Central Securities Depository Limited

CECA: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

CEPA: Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd

CII: Confederation of Indian Industry

CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States

CHOGM: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CITU: Centre Of Indian Trade Unions

CMP: Common Minimum Program

CPI (UNME): The Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees.

CPI (AL): Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labors.

CPI (IW): Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

CPI (RL): Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers

CRAR: Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio

CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited

CRR: Cash Reserve Ratio

CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

CST: Central Sales Tax

CTT: Commodities Transaction Tax

DA: Dearness Allowance; Daily Allowance

DMIC: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

DPEP: District Primary Education Program

ECA: Essential Commodity Act

ECB: External Commercial Borrowings

ECS: Electronic clearing system

EDUSAT: Education Satellite

EEE: Exempt Exempt Exempt

EET: Exempt Exempt Taxation

EFA: Education for All

EFT: Electronic fund transfer

EEFC Accounts: Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account

EGOM: Empowered Group of Ministers

EMI: Equated Monthly Installment

EMS: European Monetary System

ERNET: Educational and Research Network

ESA: European Space Agency

ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacify

ESMA: Essential Services Maintenance Act

ESOP: Employee Stock Option Program

EU: European Union

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization

FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond

FCNR: Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Accounts Scheme

EPF: Employees Provident Fund

EPFO: Employees Provident Fund Organization

FDI: Foreign Direct Investment

FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act

FERA: Foreign Exchange Regulations Act

FICCI: Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce and Industry

FII: Foreign Institutional Investors

FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board (Of India)

FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods

FPO: Follow on Public Offer

FRBM: Fiscal Responsibility And Budget Management

FSSA: Food Safety And Standards Authority (Of India)

FTA: Free Trade Area

GATT: General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council

GDP: Gross Domestic Product

GDR: Global Depositary Receipt

GEF: Global Environment Fund

GIC: General Insurance Corporation

GNP: Gross National Product

GST: Goods and Service Tax

HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited

HDI: Human Development Index

HSBC: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

HUDCO: Housing And Urban Development Corporation

IAAI: International Airport Authority Of India

IAAS: Indian Audit and Accounts Service

IADF: International Agricultural Development Fund

IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

IASB: The International Accounting Standards Board

IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction And Development

ICAI:  Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research

ICCW: Indian Council for Child Welfare

ICDS: Integrated Child Development Service

ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research

ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

ICOR: Incremental capital output ratio

ICRC: International Committee of Red Cross

IDA: International Development Association

ICRA: Investment information and Credit Rating Agency

IES: Indian Economic Service

IEX: Indian Energy Exchange

IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standard

IFSC: Indian financial system code

IFTU: International Federation of Trade Unions

IFWJ: Indian Federation of Working Journalists

IIP: The Index of Industrial Production

IIPA: Indian Institute of Public Administration

IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies

ILO: International Labor Organization

IMF: International Monetary Fund

IMO: International Maritime Organization

IDR: Indian Depository Receipts

IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India

IMF: International monetary fund

IMRB: Indian Market Research Bureau

INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite Organization

INTERPOL: International Police Organization

INTUC: Indian National Trade Union Congress

IOC: International Olympic Committee

IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPEC: International Program on Elimination Of Child Labor

IPO: Initial public offer

IPR: Intellectual Property Right

IRDA: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

IREP: Integrated Rural Energy Planning

ISO: International Standardization Organization

ISS: International Space Station

ITDC: Indian Tourism Development Corporation

ITO: International Trade Organization; Income-Tax Officer

ITU: International Tele-Communication Union

JNNURM: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

KPO: Knowledge Process Outsourcing

KYC: Know your customer

LDC: Least Developed Countries

LIBOR: London Inter-Bank Offer Rate

LIC: Life Insurance Corporation (Of India)

LLP: Limited Liability Partnership

MAT: Minimum Alternative Tax

MAIT: Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology

MCAP: Market capitalization / Mid cap

MDG: Millennium development goals

MEP: Minimum Export Price

MFA: Multi-Fiber Agreement

MFI: Micro finance institution

MFIN: Micro finance institution network

MFN: Most Favored Nation

MIBOR: Mumbai Interbank offer rate

MIN: Mutual fund identification no.

MNC: Multi-National Corporation

MRTPC: Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission

MRTS: Mass Rapid Transit System

MSME: Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

MSP: Minimum support price

MTO: Multilateral Trade Organization

NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

NAEP: National Adult Education Program

NAFED: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd

NAFTA: North America Free Trade Agreement

NAM: Non-Aligned Movement

NAMA: Non-Agriculture Market Access

NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAV: Net Asset Value

NBFC: Non-Banking Finance Companies

NCAER: National Council Of Applied Economic Research

NCERT: National Council Of Education Research And Training

NCPCR: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

NDC:  National Development Council

NEFT: National Electronic Fund Transfer

NEGP: National E-Governance Plan

NEP: National Education Policy

NFO: New Fund Offers

NHAI: National Highways Authority of India

NHDP: National Highways Development Project

NHRC: National Human Rights Commission

NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology

NIO: National Institute of Oceanography

NLMA: National Literacy Mission Authority

NMDC: National Mineral Development Corporation

NNP: Net National Production

NPA: Non Performing Asset

NPR: National Population Register

MGNREGA: National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

NSE: National Stock Exchange

NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited

NSE: National Stock Exchange

NSSO: National Sample Survey Organization

NTPC: National Thermal Power Corporation

ODA: Official Development Assistance

OECD: Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development

OGL: Open General License

OIC: Organization of Islamic Countries

OIL: Oil India Limited

OMCS: Oil Marketing Companies

ONGC: Oil And Natural Gas Commission

OPEC: Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OSCE: Organization For Security And Cooperation In Europe

PAC: Public Accounts Committee

PAN: Permanent Account Number (Of Income-Tax)

PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association

PCI: Per capita income

PDS: Public Distribution System

PIL: Public Interest Litigation

PIO: Persons Of Indian Origin

PN: Participatory Note

POP: Point Of Purchase

PPF: Public Provident Fund

PPP: Public private partnership / Purchasing power parity

PTA: Preferential Trade Area

PURA: Providing urban amenities in rural areas

QIB: Qualified Institutional Buyer

QIP: Qualified Institutional Placement

QR: Quantitative Restriction

RBI: Reserve Bank Of India

RIDF: Rural infrastructure development fund

RRB: Regional Rural Bank

RRPI: Rural Retail Price Index

RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement System

SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation

SAFTA: South Asian Free Trade Area

SAIL: Steel Authority of India Limited

SAPTA: SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement

SARFAESI ACT: The Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and

SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organization

SCOPE: Standing Conference On Public Enterprises

SDR: Special Drawing RightsSEBI: Securities And Exchange Board Of India

SEZ: Special Economic Zone

SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India

SEWA: Self employed woman’s association

SLR: Statutory Liquidity Ratio

STT: Securities Transaction Tax

SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Financial Telecommunications,

TDS: Tax Deduction at Source

TIFR: Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research

TIN: Tax Information Network

TINXSYS: Tax Information Exchange System

TISCO: Tata Iron and Steel Company

TPDS: Targeted Public Distribution System

TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India

TRIMS: Trade Related Investment Measures

TRIPS: Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights

TRYSEM: Training Of Rural Youth For Self Employment

UN: United Nations

UNCTAD: United Nations Conference On Trade And Development

UNDP: United Nations Development Program

UNEF: United Nations Emergency Force

UNEP: United Nations Environment Program

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization

UNFCCC: United nation framework convention on climate change

UNFPO: United Nations Fund For Population Activities

UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

UNHRC: United Nations Human Rights Commission

UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s (Emergency) Fund

UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNRRA: United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration

VAT: Value-Added Tax

VDIS: Voluntary Disclosure Of Income Scheme

VRS: Voluntary Retirement Scheme

WEF: World Economic Forum

WFP: World Food Program

WHO: World Health Organization

WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization