ABBREVIATIONS A&P : Accounts and Purchase ATR : Action Taken Report AC : Air Conditioning AIWC : All Indian Whips’ Conference BAC : Business Advisory Committee CGEIS : Central Government Employees Insurance Scheme CCPA : Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs CGHS : Central Government Health Scheme CEA : Children’s Educational Allowance CC : Consultative Committee CGA : Committee on Government Assurances DA : Dearness Allowance DCRG : Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity DTC : Delhi Transport Corporation D.O. : Demi Official Deptt. : Department GPF : General Provident Fund GSR : General Statutory Rule HMPA : Hon’ble Minister of Parliamentary Affairs ISO : International Organisation for Standardisation IFA : Internal Financial Adviser IFD : Internal Finance Division ICPS : Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies JC : Joint Committee JPC : Joint Parliamentary Committee JE : Junior Engineer LTC : Leave Travel Concession LDC : Lower Division Clerk LS : Lok Sabha LSR : Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha LS Sectt. : Lok Sabha Secretariat ME : Members’ Emolument MP : Member of Parliament MPA : Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs MOS : Minister of State MOS(BH) : Minister of State for Defence and Parliamentary Affairs (Shri B.K. Handique) MOS(SK) : Minister of State for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs (Smt. Suryakanta Patil) MOS(SP) : Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs (Shri Suresh Pachouri) NCT : National Capital Territory NDMC : New Delhi Municipal Committee OM : Office Memorandum O&M : Organisation and Methods OBC : Other Backward Classes OTA : Over Time Allowance OSD : Officer on Special Duty PMO : Prime Minister’s Office PSU : Public Sector Undertaking PSI : Permanent Special Invitee RS : Rajya Sabha RSR : Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States RS Sectt. : Rajya Sabha Secretariat SC : Select Committee SCs : Scheduled Castes SD : Directions by Lok Sabha Speaker STs : Scheduled Tribes SO : Statutory Order SOR : Statement of Objects and Reasons TA : Travelling Allowance UO : Unofficial UDC : Upper Division Clerk UT : Union Territory.