Explanation:

Section 2(a) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states that the Appropriate Government includes: -

1. In relation to any industrial dispute concerning any industry carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government, or by a railway company or concerning any such controlled industry as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government] or in relation to an industrial dispute concerning.
2. or the Board of Trustees constituted under section 3A of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948, or the Central Board of Trustees and the State Boards of Trustees constituted under section 5A and section 5B, respectively, of the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, or the" Indian Airlines" and" Air India" Corporations established under section 3 of the Air Corporations Act, 1953, or the Life Insurance Corporation of India established under section 3 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, or the Oil and Natural Gas Commission established under section 3 of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission Act, 1959, or the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation established under section 3 of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961, or the Central Warehousing Corporation established under section 3 of the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962, or the Unit Trust of India established under section 3 of the Unit Trust of India Act, 1963, or the Food Corporation of India established under section 3, or a Board of Management established for two or more contiguous States under section 16, of the Food Corporations Act, 1964, or the International Airports Authority of India constituted under section 3 of the International Airports Authority of India Act, 1971, or a Regional Rural Bank established under section 3 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 , or the Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation Limited or the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India [ the National Housing Bank established under section 3 of the National Housing Bnak Act, 1987 or a banking or an insurance company, a mine, an oil- field], a Cantonment Board,] or a major port, the Central Government.
3. In relation to any other industrial dispute, the State Government.