IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

P

1. PAC: Political Affairs Committee; Public Accounts Committee
2. PACER: Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research
3. PATA: Pacific-Asia Travel Association
4. PAN: Permanent Account Number (of Income-Tax)
5. PCS: Public Civil Service; Punjab Civil Service
6. PIB: Press Information Bureau
7. Pin Code: Postal Index Number Code
8. PIO: Persons of Indian Origin
9. PLF: Plant Load Factor
10. PM: Post Meridiem; after-noon; also Postmaster; Prime Minister; post-mortem (after death)
11. PMG: Postmaster General
12. PN: Participatory Note
13. PO: Post Office; Postal Order
14. POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants; Point of Purchase
15. POTA: Prevention of Terrorism Act
16. POW: Prisoner of War
17. PP: Public Prosecutor; Particular Person
18. PRO: Public Relations Officer
19. PS: Post Scriptum; Post Script; written after
20. PSC: Public Service Commission
21. PSE: Public Sector Enterprises
22. PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
23. PTA: Preferential Trade Area
24. PTI: Press Trust of India
25. PTO: Please Turn Over; Privilege Ticket Order
26. PUFA: Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids
27. PVC: Param Vir Chakra
28. PVSM: Param Vishisht Sewa Medal
29. PWD: Public Works Department