| P |
atmospheric pressure; parallax; planet; pole; pillar. |
| P |
phosphorus |
| p |
departure; polar distance. |
| P in A |
parallax in altitude. |
| p stg c |
per steering compass. |
| P.L. |
Public Law |
| PA |
position approximate. |
| PACS |
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies |
| PAHs |
polyaromatic hydrogens |
| PAP |
Project-Affected People |
| PASTA |
Plan of Action for Sustainable Tourism Development |
| PATA |
Pacific Asia Travel Association |
| Pb |
lead |
| PBD |
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
| PBDEs |
polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PBq |
penta bequerel |
| PBTs |
persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals |
| PC |
personal correction; personal computer. |
| PCA |
polar cap absorption. |
| PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PCD |
polar cap disturbance. |
| PCM |
Pulgaon Cotton Mills |
| PCP |
potential point of collision. |
| PD |
position doubtful. |
| PDS |
Public Distribution System |
| PEMA |
pollution emissions management areas |
| PESA |
Panchayat’s Extension to Scheduled Areas Act |
| PESB |
Public Enterprises Selection Board |
| PF |
Provident Fund |
| PFCFA |
Private Fixed Capital Formation in Agriculture |
| PFCs |
perfluorocarbons |
| PFOs |
persistent fluorinated compounds |
| pgc |
per gyrocompass. |
| PHD |
Public Health Department |
| PHDCCI |
Punjab, Haryana & Delhi Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
| PHRD |
Policy and Human Resource Development |
| PIO |
Persons of Indian Origin |
| PLCP |
Potential Linked Credit Plan |
| PM |
pulse modulation. |
| PM |
particulate matter |
| PM |
post meridian (after noon). |
| PMC |
Pune Municipal Corporation |
| PMGSY |
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana |
| PMIUPEP |
Prime Minister’s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme |
| PMS |
Performance Management System |
| Pn |
north pole; north celestial pole. |
| POEA |
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration |
| POPs |
persistent organic pollutants |
| PP |
Division Policy Planning Division |
| PPA |
Power Purchase Agreement |
| ppb |
particle per billion |
| PPC |
predicted propagation correction. |
| PPDB |
point positioning data base. |
| PPI |
plan position indicator. |
| PPP |
Public Private Participation |
| ppt |
particle per tonne |
| PRC |
Pay Revision Committee |
| PRF |
pulse repetition frequency. |
| Priv |
private; privately. |
| PRL |
Physical Research Laboratory |
| PROHIB |
prohibited. |
| PRP |
Performance Related Payment |
| PRR |
pulse repetition rate. |
| Ps |
south pole; south celestial pole. |
| psc |
per standard compass. |
| PSE |
Public Sector Enterprise |
| PSEs |
Public Sector Enterprises |
| PSP |
Private Sector Participation |
| PSU |
Public Sector Undertaking |
| Pub. |
publication. |
| PUC |
Pollution Under Control Certificate |
| PV |
prime vertical. |
| PWA |
Potential Watershed Area |
| PWD |
Public Works Department |
| Pyl |
pylon. |
