Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
Encyclopedia
Ministry of Home Affairs , known as the Home Ministry or MHA, is an Indian government
ministry
. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the maintenance of Internal security
and domestic policy
.
Under the Government of India
(Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent Departments:
Department of Border Management
Department of Internal Security
Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs
Department of Home
Department of Official Language
Department of States
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
ministry
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the maintenance of Internal security
Internal security
Internal security, or IS, is the act of keeping peace within the borders of a sovereign state or other self-governing territories. generally by upholding the national law and defending against internal security threats...
and domestic policy
Domestic policy
Domestic policy, also known as public policy, presents decisions, laws, and programs made by the government which are directly related to all issues and activity within the country....
.
Ministerial Team
The ministerial team at the MHA is headed by the Union Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs, who is supported by two Minister's of State and civil servants assigned to them to manage the ministers office and ministry.- Union Cabinet Minister for Home AffairsMinister for Home Affairs (India)The Home Minister, or more properly the Minister for Home Affairs, is a position in the Indian Cabinet, at both State and Union levels. The Home Ministry is one of the most important, powerful and high profile ministry after the Prime Minister...
— P. Chidambaram, MPP. ChidambaramP. Chidambaram or Chidambaram Palaniappan, sometimes written Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress and present Union Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India. Previously he was the Finance Minister of India from May 2004 to November 2008...
(INC)- Minister of State for Home Affairs — Gurudas Kamat, MPGurudas KamatGurudas Kamat is an Indian politician. He is an advocate by profession. He is from the Indian National Congress. He has represented Mumbai North East constituency of Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha five times ....
(INC) - Minister of State for Home Affairs — Mullappally Ramachandran, MPMullappally RamachandranMullappally Ramachandran The union Minister of State for Home Affairs is the a member of the Parliament of India from the Vadakara constituency. He is one of the present Vice Presidents of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He was a member of the Parliament of India from Cannanore during 1984 to...
(INC)
- Minister of State for Home Affairs — Gurudas Kamat, MP
Home Secretary and other senior officials
The Ministers are supported by a number of civilian, scientific and professional advisors. The Home Secretary is the senior civil servant at the MHA. His/Her role is to ensure the MHA operates effectively as a department of the government.- Home Secretary — Raj Kumar Singh.
- Director of I.B.Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)The director of Intelligence Bureau simply known as DIB is the senior most post in Intelligence Bureau and the only four-star Indian Police Service rank in the country. The current director of Intelligence Bureau is Mr...
— Nehchal Sandhu. - Director of C.B.I.Central Bureau of InvestigationThe Central Bureau of Investigation is a government agency of India that serves as a criminal investigation body, national security agency and intelligence agency. It was established on 1 April 1963 and evolved from the Special Police Establishment founded in 1941...
— A. P. Singh.
Departments
The Ministry of Home Affairs extends manpower and financial support, guidance and expertise to the State Governments for the maintenance of security, peace and harmony without trampling upon the constitutional rights of the States.Under the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
(Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent Departments:
Department of Border Management
- Department of Border Management, dealing with management of borders, including coastal borders.
Department of Internal Security
- Department of Internal Security, dealing with police, law and orderLaw and order (politics)In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
and rehabilitationRehabilitation (penology)Rehabilitation means; To restore to useful life, as through therapy and education or To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity....
.
Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs
- Department of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Affairs, dealing with the constitutional provisions in respect of the State of Jammu & Kashmir and all other matters relating to the State excluding those with which the Ministry of External AffairsMinistry of External Affairs (India)The Ministry of External Affairs is the foreign ministry of India. It is the Indian government agency responsible for the foreign relations of India. The Minister of External Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is S M Krishna...
is concerned.
Department of Home
- Dealing with the notification of assumption of office by the PresidentPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
and Vice President, notification of appointment of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister of IndiaThe Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
and other Ministers, etc
Department of Official Language
- Dealing with the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution relating to official languages and the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963.
Department of States
- Dealing with Centre-State relations, Inter-State relations, Union TerritoriesStates and territories of IndiaIndia is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
and Freedom Fighters' pension.