1. Prime Minister's Council on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME): A 10 member body to promote the MCSE which accounts for approx. 40 % of national GDP.
2. Delivery Monitoring Unit: It was set up in 2009, in fulfillment of the announcement made by President Pratibha Patil in parliament. Task is to monitor the performance of the flagship programmes of the government and prepare reports on how well the outcome of these schemes matches with the financial outlay made for, each of them.
3. PM's National Council on Skill Development: 17 members including the PM as ex-offcio chairman and headed by Planning Commission deputy chairman. Late CK Prahalad was one of its members.
4. Trade and Economic Relations Committee: makes suggestions on bilateral free trade agreements India has been signing with different countries.
5. PM's Council on Trade and Industry: 23 members including PM and its principle secretary, rest all are 21 members are all leading names from the Indian industry.
6. PM's Council on Climate Change: 26 members, including the minister for environment and forest. Engaged in the task of assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change. With climate change issues gaining in importance, the Council too has begun playing a crucial role in the formulation of the government's stance at international forums.
7. National Advisory Council: headed by UPA chairperson Sonia gandhi. most powerful of all the PM's councils or committees.