General Knowledge - Indian Politics - Discussion

The Prime Minister's Secretariat was created in 1947 when India gained independence. The Secretariat was created for the immediate purpose of taking over the functions performed till then by the Secretary to the Governor-General, as the Prime Minister took over almost all functions that the Governor-General prior to independence, performed as the executive head of the Government. PMO is an extra-constitutional body that has no mention in the Indian Constitution. However, it was given the status of a department under the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961 thus became a statutory body. Since June 1977, it is known as Prime Minister's Office and is headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister who is now designated as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. Hence answer is the statutory body.