Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

The manner in which the centralization/decentralization issue is structured in terms of cabinet decision-making is closely mirrored in the relationship between the central agencies and the "line" ministries (i.e., ministries such as Health, which deliver programs and services to the public. (english.stackexchange.com)

Line Ministry means any of the Recipient’s ministries at the time responsible for economy and finance, agriculture, mining and energy, communication, and environment, water and forestry. (Law Insider)

NCE asked whether the government should reintroduce a construction minister, given that the industry contributes around 10% of Gross Domestic Product. [...] Howard rules out creating an industry specific ministry, while Kennedy wants to scrap the DTI altogether, putting the Treasury in charge of business policy. (New Civil Engineer)

Registering an accredited representative office is more time-consuming and expensive as it requires a Russian government sponsor (usually the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations or an industry-specific ministry). (Opening and Operating Offices in Eastern Europe and the CIS by Paul G. Lewis, Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain))