law: Explosives Act, 1884
  2. Administrative Ministry
  The Department of Explosives remained under
  
  the control of Home Dept. prior to 1905 and subsequently shifted to Dept. of
  
  Commerce and Industry in 1905, Dept of Industries during 1921,Dept. of Industry
  
  and labor during 1923,Dept. of Labour during 1937,Ministry of Work, Mines and
  
  Power during 1950,Ministry of Works, Production and Supply during 1951.Ministry
  
  of Work, Housing and Supply during 1952,Ministry of Industrial Development,
  
  Internal trade and Company Affairs during 1969, and thereafter the  this
  
  Ministry was later reorganized several times  with attachment/ detachment
  
  of  departments  like internal trade, Company Affairs, Civil
  
  supplies, Science  and Technology etc. At present, the Department
  
  of  Explosives remained under  the Department of Industrial
  
  Development,  Ministry of Industry up to the year 1999-2000. During the
  
  year 2000-2001, the Department of Industrial Development was merged with the
  
  Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and now the Department of
  
  Explosives is under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
  
  Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.