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{{Short description|Government ministry of India}}
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The '''Ministry of Home Affairs''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Gṛha Maṃtrālaya'') is a ministry of the [[Government of India]]. As an [[interior ministry]] of India, it is mainly responsible for the maintenance of [[internal security]] and [[domestic policy]]. The Home Ministry is headed by [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Home Affairs]] [[Amit Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/about-us/about-the-ministry|title=About the ministry {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI|website=mha.gov.in|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>
The '''Ministry of Home Affairs''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Gṛha Mantrālaya'') is a [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]] of the [[Government of India]]. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance of [[internal security]] and [[domestic policy]]. It is headed by the [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|minister of home affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/about-us/about-the-ministry|title=About the ministry {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI|website=mha.gov.in|access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
 
The Ministry of Home Affairs is also the '''Cadre Controlling Authority''' for the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS), [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service|DANIPS]], [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service|DANICS]] and Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajbhasha.gov.in/en/central-secretariat-official-language-service-recruitment-rules-2015|title=Central Secretariat Official Language Service Recruitment Rules - 2015|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|access-date=9 August 2025}}</ref>
 
==History==
{{Main|States Department}}
During British rule, internal security, law enforcement, and public order were managed by the Home Department of the British Indian Government. This department was formally established in 1861 following the Indian Council Act, tasked with maintaining law and order, overseeing the police forces, and administering the criminal justice system across British India. It played a crucial role in maintaining colonial control, often focused on suppressing dissent and political movements against the [[British Raj]].
 
The first home minister [[Vallabhbhai Patel]] had a decisive role in integrating [[List of princely states of British India (by region)|562 princely states]] into the Indian Union, which was done with [[V. P. Menon]], a senior civil servant who served as Secretary to the [[States Department|Ministry of the States]].
 
After India gained independence in 1947, the Home Department was reorganized into the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. The new ministry was entrusted with crucial responsibilities for internal security, law and order, integration of princely states, border management, and the rehabilitation of refugees in the aftermath of Partition. Additionally, the ministry began the process of reorganizing states on linguistic lines, an endeavor that culminated in the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.


The Home Ministry is also the cadre controlling authority for the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS), [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service|DANIPS]] and [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service|DANICS]]. Police-I Division of the ministry is the cadre controlling authority in respect of the Indian Police Service; whereas, the UT Division is the administrative division for [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service|DANIPS]].
The ministry also assumed responsibility for the administration of Union Territories, citizenship laws, and the regulation of foreign nationals. With growing challenges of insurgency, terrorism, and communal violence, the ministry's role expanded to include counter-terrorism policies and coordination among various security agencies.


==Senior officials==
==Senior officials==
===Home Secretary and other senior officials===
===Home Secretary and other senior officials===
{{main|Home Secretary (India)}}
{{main|Home Secretary (India)}}
The [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] is generally a senior [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer. MHA headquarters in addition to post of [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] has, on account of up-gradations since 2008, four more officers with the equivalent rank of [[Secretary India|secretary]]/special secretary, including one officer from the [[Indian Police Service]].<ref>https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/TelephoneDirectory_07022020.pdf</ref>
The '''home secretary''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Gṛiha Sachiva'') is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. This post is held by a very senior [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] of the rank of [[secretary to Government of India]]. The current home secretary is Govind Mohan, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] All [[Central Armed Police Forces]] such as the [[Central Reserve Police Force|CRPF]], [[CISF]], [[Border Security Force|BSF]], etc. and the Union territory police forces are under the control of the Union Home Ministry. The Union home secretary is the chief advisor to the Union home minister on all matters such as policy formation, etc. The post of Union home secretary is equivalent to the chief secretary of a state. The Union home secretary draws salary at the pay level 17 of the 7th Central Pay Commission i.e. rupees 2,25,000 plus other allowances applicable per month which is equivalent to a chief secretary's salary.
 
The current Home Secretary is [[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PIBHomeAffairs|number=1164788421421756416|title=Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla I.A.S. (AM:1984) taking charge as Union Home Secretary, from Shri Rajiv Gauba I.A.S. (JH:1982).|date=22 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ajay-bhalla-to-be-new-home-secretary/article28701546.ece/amp/|title=ajay-bhalla-to-be-new-home-secretary|access-date=25 July 2019|work=thehindu}}</ref>
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!Name
!Designation
|-
|[[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|[[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]]
|-
|[[Rina Mitra]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|Special Secretary (Internal Security)
|-
|[[Major RP Patra]]
|Joint Home Secretary (Administrative)
|-
|[[Rajesh Patra]]
|Official Signatory for Joint Home Secretary (Administrative)
|-
|Bipin Bihari Mallick, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|Additional Secretary]] (Disaster Management)
|-
|B.R. Sharma, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|Additional Secretary]] (Border Management)
|-
|Ravindra Panwa, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|Additional Secretary]] and Financial Adviser
|-
|Jaideep Govind, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|Additional Secretary]] (Left Wing Extremism)
|-
|Praveen Kumar Srivastava, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|Additional Secretary]] ([[Union territory|Union Territories]])
|-
|V.K. Choubey, [[Indian Civil Accounts Service|ICAS]]
|Principal Chief Controller of Accounts
|-
|Satpal Chouhan, [[Indian Economic Service|IES]]
|Senior Economic Adviser
|}


==== Central Armed Police Forces and domestic intelligence agency ====
==== Central Armed Police Forces and domestic intelligence agency ====
Chiefs of [[Central Armed Police Forces|CAPFs]], [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] and [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]] report directly to the [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]]. [[Director general of police|DGs]] of [[Central Armed Police Forces|CAPF]] may also report to Special Secretary (Internal Security) and Special Secretary/[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|Additional Secretary]] (Border Management).
Chiefs of [[Central Armed Police Forces|CAPFs]], [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]] and [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|IB]] have operational independence to manage their forces with policy directives coming from the ministry. [[Director general of police|DGs]] of [[Central Armed Police Forces|CAPFs]] may also report to the special secretary (internal security) and special secretary/[[Additional Secretary to Government of India|additional secretary]] (border management).
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!Designation
!Designation
|-
|-
|[[Arvind Kumar (civil servant)|Arvind Kumar]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dineshwar-sharma-intelligence-bureau-director/1/406743.html|title=Dineshwar Sharma appointed new Intelligence Bureau Director|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref>
|[[Tapan Deka]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tapan-deka-director-intelligence-bureau-1966387-2022-06-24|title=Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>
|[[Director of the Intelligence Bureau]]
|[[Director of the Intelligence Bureau]]
|-
|-
|Mr. Kuldeep Singh, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|Gyanendra Pratap Singh, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
|-
|-
|Mr. Rakesh Asthana, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Praveen Kumar (police officer)|Praveen Kumar]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Border Security Force]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Border Security Force]]
|-
|-
|Mr. Sudhir Kumar Saxena (Addi.Charge), [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Praveer Ranjan]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Central Industrial Security Force]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Central Industrial Security Force]]
|-
|-
|Mr. Kumar Rajesh Chandra, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Sanjay Singhal]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Sashastra Seema Bal]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Sashastra Seema Bal]]
|-
|-
|Mr. Surjeet Singh Deswal, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
|-
|-
|Mr. M.A. Ganpati, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[B. Srinivasan]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[National Security Guard]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[National Security Guard]]
|-
|-
|[[Yogesh Chander Modi|Y.C. Modi]], [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|Rakesh Aggarwal, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
|Director General, [[National Investigation Agency]]
|[[Director general of police|Director General]], [[National Investigation Agency]]
|}
|}


==Organisation==
==Organisation==
The Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent departments:
=== Department of Home ===
'''Attached/Subordinate Offices'''
*[[Andaman & Nicobar Islands Police]]
*Directorate General{{ndash}}Fire Services, Civil Defense and Home Guards
*Directorate of Forensic Science Services
*[[Delhi Police]]
*[[Central Armed Police Forces]]
**[[Assam Rifles]]
**[[Border Security Force]]
**[[Central Industrial Security Force]]
**[[Central Reserve Police Force]]
**[[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
**[[Sashastra Seema Bal]]
**[[National Security Guard]]
*[[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]]
*[[National Investigation Agency]]
*[[National Disaster Management Agency]]
**[[National Disaster Response Force]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir Police]]
'''Commissions/Committees'''
*[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner]]
*[[National Human Rights Commission]]
'''Statutory Bodies'''
*[[Bureau of Immigration (India)|Bureau of Immigration]]
*[[Narcotics Control Bureau]]
*[[National Crime Records Bureau]]
'''Councils'''
* Inter-State Council
'''Boards/Academies/Institutions'''
* [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]], Hyderabad
* [[National Industrial Security Academy]], Hyderabad
* North Eastern Police Academy, Umiam
* [[National Civil Defence College]], Nagpur
* National Fire Service College,  Nagpur
* [[National Forensic Sciences University]], Gandhinagar
* Welfare and Rehabilitation Board, New Delhi
* [[National Institute of Disaster Management (India)|National Institute of Disaster Management]], New Delhi
* Regional Institute of Correctional Administration, Kolkata
* [[Rashtriya Raksha University]], Gandhinagar
'''Autonomous Bodies, Boards & Corporations'''
* National Foundation for Communal Harmony
* [[Repco Bank]]


===Departments===
=== Department of Border Management ===
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.
Department of Border Management, dealing with the management of borders, including coastal borders.


The Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent Departments:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/departments-of-mha|title=Departments Of MHA {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI|website=mha.gov.in|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>
=== Department of Official Language ===
 
'''Attached/Subordinated Offices'''
==== Department of Border Management ====
*Central Translation Bureau
Department of Border Management, dealing with management of borders, including coastal borders.
'''Commissions/Committees'''
 
*Committee of Parliament on Official Language
==== Department of Internal Security ====
*Town Official Language Implementation Committee
Department of Internal Security, dealing with [[Indian Police Service|police]], [[Law and order (politics)|law and order]] and [[Rehabilitation (penology)|rehabilitation]].
'''Statutory Bodies'''
 
*Central Hindi Training Institute
==== Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs ====
 
Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs, dealing with the constitutional provisions in respect of the Union Territories Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and all other matters relating to the UTs excluding those with which the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] is concerned.
 
==== Department of Home ====
Dealing with the notification of assumption of office by the [[President of India|President]] and [[Vice President of India|Vice-President]], notification of appointment of the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] 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 Official Language was set up in June 1975 as an independent Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Functions of Department {{!}} Department of Official Language {{!}} Ministry of Home Affairs {{!}} GoI|url=https://rajbhasha.gov.in/en/functions-department|access-date=2021-06-15|website=rajbhasha.gov.in}}</ref>
 
==== Department of States ====
Dealing with centre-state relations, inter-state relations, [[States and territories of India|union territories]] and freedom fighters' pension.


===Divisions===
===Divisions===
These are organisational divisions of the ministry itself, without the splitting into specialised departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/divisions|title=Divisions of MHA|website=Ministry of Home Affairs, [[Government of India]]|url-status=dead|access-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131327/http://mha.nic.in/divisions|archive-date=17 January 2018}}</ref>
These are organizational divisions of the ministry itself, without the splitting into specialised departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/divisions|title=Divisions of MHA|website=Ministry of Home Affairs, [[Government of India]]|url-status=dead|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131327/http://mha.nic.in/divisions|archive-date=17 January 2018}}</ref>


==== Administration Division ====
==== Administration Division ====
Handling all administrative and vigilance matters, allocation of work among various Divisions of the ministry and monitoring of compliance of furnishing information under the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]], matters relating to the [[Indian order of precedence|Order of Precedence]], [[Indian honours system|Padma Awards]], Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards, [[Flag of India|National Flag]], [[National Anthem of India|National Anthem]], [[Emblem of India|State Emblem of India]] and Secretariat Security Organisation.
Handling all administrative and vigilance matters, allocation of work among various Divisions of the ministry and monitoring of compliance of furnishing information under the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]], matters relating to the [[Order of precedence in India|Order of Precedence]], [[Orders, decorations, and medals of India|Padma Awards]], Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards, [[Flag of India|National Flag]], [[National Anthem of India|National Anthem]], [[Emblem of India|State Emblem of India]] and Secretariat Security Organisation.


==== Border Management Division ====
==== Border Management Division ====
Matters relating to coordination by administrative, diplomatic, security, intelligence, legal, regulatory and economic agencies of the country for the management of international borders, the creation of infrastructure like roads/fencing and floodlighting of borders, border areas development programme pilot project on Multi-purpose National Identity Card and Coastal Security.
Matters relating to coordination by administrative, diplomatic, security, intelligence, legal, regulatory, and economic agencies of the country for the management of international borders, the creation of infrastructure like roads/fencing and floodlighting of borders, border areas development program pilot project on Multi-purpose National Identity Card and Coastal Security.


==== Centre-State Division ====
==== Centre-State Division ====
The division deals with Centre-State relations, including working of the constitutional provisions governing such relations, appointment of governors, creation of new states, nominations to Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, Inter-State boundary disputes, over-seeing the crime situation in States, imposition of President's Rule and work relating to Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) etc.
The division deals with Centre-State relations, including working on the constitutional provisions governing such relations, the appointment of governors, creation of new states, nominations to Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, Inter-State boundary disputes, over-seeing the crime situation in States, imposition of President's Rule and work relating to Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), etc.


==== Coordination Division ====
==== Coordination Division ====
Intra-Ministry coordination work, parliamentary matters, public grievances (PGs), publication of annual report of the ministry, record retention schedule, annual action plan of the ministry, custody of classified and unclassified records of the ministry, internal work study, furnishing of various reports of [[Scheduled Castes|scheduled castes]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|scheduled tribes]] and [[Disability|persons with disabilities]], etc..
Intra-ministry coordination work, parliamentary matters, public grievances (PGs), publication of annual report of the ministry, record retention schedule, annual action plan of the ministry, custody of classified and unclassified records of the ministry, internal work study, furnishing of various reports of [[Scheduled Castes|scheduled castes]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|scheduled tribes]] and [[Disability|persons with disabilities]], etc.


==== Disaster Management Division ====
==== Disaster Management Division ====
Responsible for the response, relief and preparedness for natural calamities and man-made disasters (except [[drought]] and [[epidemics]]). The division is also responsible for legislation, policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation and long-term rehabilitation.
Responsible for the response, relief, and preparedness for natural calamities and human-made disasters (except [[drought]] and [[epidemics]]). The division is also responsible for legislation, policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, and long-term rehabilitation.


==== Finance Division ====
==== Finance Division ====
The division is responsible for formulating, operating and controlling the budget of the ministry under the Integrated Finance Scheme.
The division is responsible for formulating, operating, and controlling the budget of the ministry under the Integrated Finance Scheme.


==== Foreigners Division ====
==== Foreigners Division ====
The division deals with all matters relating to [[Visa (document)|visa]], [[immigration]], [[Indian nationality law|citizenship]], [[Indian nationality law#Overseas citizenship of India|overseas citizenship of India]], acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality.
The division deals with all matters relating to [[Visa (document)|visa]], [[immigration]], [[Indian nationality law|citizenship]], [[Indian nationality law#Overseas citizenship|overseas citizenship of India]], acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality.


==== Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division ====
==== Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division ====
The division frames and implements the Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme and the schemes for rehabilitation of migrants from former West Pakistan/East Pakistan and provision of relief to Sri Lankan and Tibetan refugees. It also handles work relating to Enemy Properties and residual work relating to Evacuee Properties.
The division frames and implements the Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme and the schemes for the rehabilitation of migrants from former West Pakistan/East Pakistan and the provision of relief to Sri Lankan and Tibetan refugees. It also handles work relating to Enemy Properties and residual work relating to Evacuee Properties.


==== Human Rights Division ====
==== Human Rights Division ====
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[[Internal security]] and law and order, including anti-national and subversive activities of various groups/extremist organisations, policy and operational issues on terrorism, security clearances, monitoring of [[Inter Services Intelligence|ISI]] activities and [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]]-level talks with [[Pakistan]] on terrorism and drug trafficking as a part of the composite dialogue process.
[[Internal security]] and law and order, including anti-national and subversive activities of various groups/extremist organisations, policy and operational issues on terrorism, security clearances, monitoring of [[Inter Services Intelligence|ISI]] activities and [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]]-level talks with [[Pakistan]] on terrorism and drug trafficking as a part of the composite dialogue process.


Recently launched cyber coordination centre (CYCORD) https://cycord.gov.in meant for providing assistance to LEAs in all the matter of cyber-crime, cyber-espionage and cyber-terrorism works under this division.
Recently launched cyber coordination center (CYCORD) https://cycord.gov.in{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} meant for assisting LEAs in all the matters of cyber-crime, cyber-espionage and cyber-terrorism works under this division.


==== Internal Security Division-II ====
==== Internal Security Division-II ====
Division deals with arms and explosive; letters of request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; National Security Act, 1980 and representations thereunder; administration of [[Narcotics Control Bureau]]; providing central assistance to victims of terrorist, communal and [[Naxalism|naxal]] violence; matters relating to breach of privilege of MPs, etc.
Division deals with arms and explosives; letters of request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; National Security Act, 1980 and representations thereunder; administration of [[Narcotics Control Bureau]]; providing central assistance to victims of terrorist, communal, and [[Naxalism|naxal]] violence; matters relating to breach of privilege of MPs, etc.


==== Judicial Division ====
==== Judicial Division ====
Legislative aspects of the [[Indian Penal Code]] (IPC), [[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973|Code of Criminal Procedure]] (CrPC) and also the Commission of Inquiry Act. It also handles matters relating to state legislations, which require the assent of the President under the Constitution, political pension to erstwhile rulers before independence, mercy petitions under Article 72 of the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]].
Legislative aspects of the [[Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita]] (BNS), [[Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita]] (BNSS), and also the Commission of Inquiry Act. It also handles matters relating to state legislations, which require the assent of the President under the Constitution, political pension to erstwhile rulers before independence, and mercy petitions under Article 72 of the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]].


==== Left Wing Extremism Division. ====
==== Left Wing Extremism Division. ====
Control of left-wing extremism in India, as [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|Naxalism and Maoism]].
Countering of left-wing [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|Naxalite-Maoist]] extremism in India.


==== North East Division ====
==== North East Division ====
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==== Police Division-I ====
==== Police Division-I ====
Division functions as the cadre controlling authority in respect of [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) and also deals with the award of Presidents' police Medals for Meritorious/ Distinguished service and Gallantry, etc.
The division functions as the cadre controlling authority in respect of [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) and also deals with the award of Presidents' Police Medals for Meritorious/ Distinguished service and Gallantry, etc.


==== Police Division-II ====
==== Police Division-II ====
This Division deals with the policy, personnel, operational (including deployment) and financial matters relating to all the [[Central Armed Police Forces]] (CAPFs) including BSF Air Wing. It also deals with the matters relating to welfare of the serving and retired CAPF personnel and the [[India and the United Nations#Peacekeeping Missions|deployments in UN peacekeeping missions]].
This division deals with the policy, personnel, operational (including deployment), and financial matters relating to all the [[Central Armed Police Forces]] (CAPFs). It also deals with matters relating to the welfare of the serving and retired CAPF personnel and the [[India and the United Nations#Peacekeeping Missions|deployments in UN peacekeeping missions]].


==== Police Modernisation Division ====
==== Police Modernisation Division ====
The division handles all items of work relating to modernisation of State Police Forces, provisioning/procurement of various items for modernisation of Central Police Forces, police reforms and police mission.
The division handles all items of work relating to the modernisation of State Police Forces, provisioning/procurement of various items for the modernisation of Central Police Forces, police reforms, and police missions.


==== Policy Planning Division ====
==== Policy Planning Division ====
The division deals with matters relating to policy formulation in respect of internal security issues, international co-operation on counter-terrorism, international covenants, bilateral assistance treaties and related items of work.
The division deals with matters relating to policy formulation in respect of internal security issues, international cooperation on counter-terrorism, international covenants, bilateral assistance treaties, and related items of work.


==== Union Territories Division ====
==== Union Territories Division ====
The division deals with all legislative and constitutional matters relating to [[Union territory|Union territories]], including [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]. It also functions as the cadre controlling authority of the [[Arunachal Pradesh]]-[[Goa]]-[[Mizoram]]-[[Union territory|Union Territories]] (AGMUT) cadre of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS), the [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS/IFoS), and the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) as also [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service]] (DANICS)/[[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service]] (DANIPS). Besides, it is responsible for overseeing the crime and law and order situation in UTs.
The division deals with all legislative and constitutional matters relating to [[Union territory|Union territories]], including [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]. It also functions as the cadre controlling authority of the [[Arunachal Pradesh]]-[[Goa]]-[[Mizoram]]-[[Union territory|Union Territories]] (AGMUT) cadre of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS), the [[Indian Forest Service]] (IFS/IFoS), and the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) as also [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service]] (DANICS)/ [[Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service]] (DANIPS). Besides, it is responsible for overseeing the crime and law and order situation in UTs.
 
==Agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs==
===Departments===
 
====Department of Internal Security====
* [[Indian Police Service]]
* [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]]
* [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
* [[Bureau of Police Research and Development]]
* [[Central Industrial Security Force]]
* [[National Security Guard]]
* National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences
* [[National Crime Records Bureau]]
* [[National Civil Defence College]]
* [[National Investigation Agency|National Investigation Agency ( NIA )]]
*[https://www.ncib.in/ National Crime Investigation Bureau (Registered Under Govt. Of India)]'''<ref name="NCIB">{{Cite web|title=NCIB|url=https://www.ncib.in///|website=ncib.in/|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref>'''
* [[North Eastern Council]]
* North Eastern Police Academy
* Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Census of India
* [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]]
* [[Assam Rifles]]
* [[Rashtriya Rifles]]
* [[Narcotics Control Bureau]]
 
====[[Department of Official Language]]====
* Central Translation Bureau
* Central Hindi Training Institute
 
====Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs====
 
====Department of Home====
 
====Department of States====
 
===[[Central Armed Police Forces]] and [[Paramilitary forces of India|Paramilitary forces]]===
* [[Border Security Force]]
* [[Indo-Tibetan Border Police]]
* [[Sashastra Seema Bal]]
* [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
* [[Central Industrial Security Force]]
* [[National Security Guards]]
* [[Special Frontier Force]]
* [[Assam Rifles]]
* [[Defence Security Corps (India)|Defence Security Corps]]
 
===Bureaus===
 
* [[Bureau of Immigration (India)|Bureau of Immigration, India]]
* Bureau of Police Research and Development, Libraries Network
* [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB)
* [[National Crime Records Bureau]] (NCRB)
* [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI)
*[https://www.ncib.in/ National Crime Investigation Bureau (Registered Under Govt. Of India)]'''<ref name="NCIB"/>'''
 
===Autonomous Bodies, Boards & Corporations===
* National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH)
* Repatriates Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Limited
 
===Boards / Academies / Institutions (Grant in Aid)===
* Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) for the New Pension System (NPS), NSDL
* [[National Industrial Security Academy]] (NISA), CISF, Hyderabad
* Rehabilitation Plantations Limited (RPL)
* Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers
* Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB), New Delhi
* National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
* Centre for Disaster Management, LBSNAA, Mussoorie
* National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
* Officers Training Academy
* Regional Institute of Correctional Administration (RICA)
 
===Regulatory Authorities===
 
* National Disaster Management Authority [[National Disaster Management Authority (India)|NDMA]]
 
'''Commissions/Committees/Missions'''
*Committee for Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh (CCSAP)
*Committee of Parliament on Official Language
 
'''Councils'''
*Inter-State Council
 
'''Regional/Field Offices (Central Government''')
*Census of Kerala
*Census of Orissa
*Directorate of Census Operation, Rajasthan
*Directorate of Census Operation, Madhya Pradesh
*Directorate of Census Operations, Chandigarh
*Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat
*Directorate of Census Operations, Karnataka
*Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab, Chandigarh
*Directorate of Census Operations Tamil Nadu
*Central Industrial Security Force (CSIF), South Zone, Chennai
*Frontier Headquarters Border Security Force, Tripura
*India Disaster Resource Network, IDRN
*Multi Purpose National Identity Card
*North Bengal Frontier, Border Security Force
*Punjab Frontier, Border Security Force
*Rustamji Institute of Technology (RJIT)
*South Bengal Frontier, Border Security Force
*Town Official Language Implementation Committee, Ahmedabad


== See also ==
== See also ==
 
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* [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)]]
* [[Standing Committee on Home Affairs|Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs]]
* [[Law enforcement in India]]
* [[Law enforcement in India]]
* [[Indian Police Foundation and Institute]]
* [[Indian Police Foundation and Institute]]
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==References==
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* [https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/amit-shah-home-minister-rajnath-finance-minister-new-list-of-cabinet-ministers-in-modi-govt-1539264-2019-05-31 Amit Shah takes charge of Home Ministers of India 2019]


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* [http://india.gov.in/min_dep.php?minid=29&minname=Ministry%20of%20Home%20Affairs Directory of Important Web Links of MHA]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120211205253/http://mha.nic.in/foreigDiv/ForeigHome.html Ministry of Home Affairs : Foreigners Division]
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* [http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_min_search.asp?kwd=&pageno=1&minid=5 Official MHA Press Releases]
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For list of ministers, see Minister of Home Affairs (India).

Ministry of Home Affairs
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersKartavya Bhavan-03
Janpath, New Delhi
Annual budget₹255,233.53 crore (US$36 billion) (2026–27)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. It is headed by the minister of home affairs.[3]

The Ministry of Home Affairs is also the Cadre Controlling Authority for the Indian Police Service (IPS), DANIPS, DANICS and Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS).[4]

History[edit | edit source]

Main article: States Department

During British rule, internal security, law enforcement, and public order were managed by the Home Department of the British Indian Government. This department was formally established in 1861 following the Indian Council Act, tasked with maintaining law and order, overseeing the police forces, and administering the criminal justice system across British India. It played a crucial role in maintaining colonial control, often focused on suppressing dissent and political movements against the British Raj.

The first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel had a decisive role in integrating 562 princely states into the Indian Union, which was done with V. P. Menon, a senior civil servant who served as Secretary to the Ministry of the States.

After India gained independence in 1947, the Home Department was reorganized into the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. The new ministry was entrusted with crucial responsibilities for internal security, law and order, integration of princely states, border management, and the rehabilitation of refugees in the aftermath of Partition. Additionally, the ministry began the process of reorganizing states on linguistic lines, an endeavor that culminated in the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.

The ministry also assumed responsibility for the administration of Union Territories, citizenship laws, and the regulation of foreign nationals. With growing challenges of insurgency, terrorism, and communal violence, the ministry's role expanded to include counter-terrorism policies and coordination among various security agencies.

Senior officials[edit | edit source]

Home Secretary and other senior officials[edit | edit source]

Main article: Home Secretary (India)

The home secretary (IAST: Gṛiha Sachiva) is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. This post is held by a very senior IAS officer of the rank of secretary to Government of India. The current home secretary is Govind Mohan, IAS All Central Armed Police Forces such as the CRPF, CISF, BSF, etc. and the Union territory police forces are under the control of the Union Home Ministry. The Union home secretary is the chief advisor to the Union home minister on all matters such as policy formation, etc. The post of Union home secretary is equivalent to the chief secretary of a state. The Union home secretary draws salary at the pay level 17 of the 7th Central Pay Commission i.e. rupees 2,25,000 plus other allowances applicable per month which is equivalent to a chief secretary's salary.

Central Armed Police Forces and domestic intelligence agency[edit | edit source]

Chiefs of CAPFs, NIA and IB have operational independence to manage their forces with policy directives coming from the ministry. DGs of CAPFs may also report to the special secretary (internal security) and special secretary/additional secretary (border management).

Chiefs of Central Armed Police Forces and Intelligence Bureau
Designation
Tapan Deka, IPS[5] Director of the Intelligence Bureau
Gyanendra Pratap Singh, IPS Director General, Central Reserve Police Force
Praveen Kumar, IPS Director General, Border Security Force
Praveer Ranjan, IPS Director General, Central Industrial Security Force
Sanjay Singhal, IPS Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal
Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, IPS Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police
B. Srinivasan, IPS Director General, National Security Guard
Rakesh Aggarwal, IPS Director General, National Investigation Agency

Organisation[edit | edit source]

The Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent departments:

Department of Home[edit | edit source]

Attached/Subordinate Offices

Commissions/Committees

Statutory Bodies

Councils

  • Inter-State Council

Boards/Academies/Institutions

Autonomous Bodies, Boards & Corporations

  • National Foundation for Communal Harmony
  • Repco Bank

Department of Border Management[edit | edit source]

Department of Border Management, dealing with the management of borders, including coastal borders.

Department of Official Language[edit | edit source]

Attached/Subordinated Offices

  • Central Translation Bureau

Commissions/Committees

  • Committee of Parliament on Official Language
  • Town Official Language Implementation Committee

Statutory Bodies

  • Central Hindi Training Institute

Divisions[edit | edit source]

These are organizational divisions of the ministry itself, without the splitting into specialised departments.[6]

Administration Division[edit | edit source]

Handling all administrative and vigilance matters, allocation of work among various Divisions of the ministry and monitoring of compliance of furnishing information under the Right to Information Act, 2005, matters relating to the Order of Precedence, Padma Awards, Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards, National Flag, National Anthem, State Emblem of India and Secretariat Security Organisation.

Border Management Division[edit | edit source]

Matters relating to coordination by administrative, diplomatic, security, intelligence, legal, regulatory, and economic agencies of the country for the management of international borders, the creation of infrastructure like roads/fencing and floodlighting of borders, border areas development program pilot project on Multi-purpose National Identity Card and Coastal Security.

Centre-State Division[edit | edit source]

The division deals with Centre-State relations, including working on the constitutional provisions governing such relations, the appointment of governors, creation of new states, nominations to Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, Inter-State boundary disputes, over-seeing the crime situation in States, imposition of President's Rule and work relating to Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), etc.

Coordination Division[edit | edit source]

Intra-ministry coordination work, parliamentary matters, public grievances (PGs), publication of annual report of the ministry, record retention schedule, annual action plan of the ministry, custody of classified and unclassified records of the ministry, internal work study, furnishing of various reports of scheduled castes/scheduled tribes and persons with disabilities, etc.

Disaster Management Division[edit | edit source]

Responsible for the response, relief, and preparedness for natural calamities and human-made disasters (except drought and epidemics). The division is also responsible for legislation, policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, and long-term rehabilitation.

Finance Division[edit | edit source]

The division is responsible for formulating, operating, and controlling the budget of the ministry under the Integrated Finance Scheme.

Foreigners Division[edit | edit source]

The division deals with all matters relating to visa, immigration, citizenship, overseas citizenship of India, acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality.

Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division[edit | edit source]

The division frames and implements the Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme and the schemes for the rehabilitation of migrants from former West Pakistan/East Pakistan and the provision of relief to Sri Lankan and Tibetan refugees. It also handles work relating to Enemy Properties and residual work relating to Evacuee Properties.

Human Rights Division[edit | edit source]

The division deals with matters relating to the Protection of Human Rights Act and also matters relating to national integration and communal harmony.

Internal Security Division-I[edit | edit source]

Internal security and law and order, including anti-national and subversive activities of various groups/extremist organisations, policy and operational issues on terrorism, security clearances, monitoring of ISI activities and Home Secretary-level talks with Pakistan on terrorism and drug trafficking as a part of the composite dialogue process.

Recently launched cyber coordination center (CYCORD) https://cycord.gov.in[permanent dead link] meant for assisting LEAs in all the matters of cyber-crime, cyber-espionage and cyber-terrorism works under this division.

Internal Security Division-II[edit | edit source]

Division deals with arms and explosives; letters of request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; National Security Act, 1980 and representations thereunder; administration of Narcotics Control Bureau; providing central assistance to victims of terrorist, communal, and naxal violence; matters relating to breach of privilege of MPs, etc.

Judicial Division[edit | edit source]

Legislative aspects of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and also the Commission of Inquiry Act. It also handles matters relating to state legislations, which require the assent of the President under the Constitution, political pension to erstwhile rulers before independence, and mercy petitions under Article 72 of the Constitution.

Left Wing Extremism Division.[edit | edit source]

Countering of left-wing Naxalite-Maoist extremism in India.

North East Division[edit | edit source]

The division deals with the internal security and law and order situation in the northeastern states, including matters relating to insurgency and talks with various extremist groups operating in that region.

Police Division-I[edit | edit source]

The division functions as the cadre controlling authority in respect of Indian Police Service (IPS) and also deals with the award of Presidents' Police Medals for Meritorious/ Distinguished service and Gallantry, etc.

Police Division-II[edit | edit source]

This division deals with the policy, personnel, operational (including deployment), and financial matters relating to all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). It also deals with matters relating to the welfare of the serving and retired CAPF personnel and the deployments in UN peacekeeping missions.

Police Modernisation Division[edit | edit source]

The division handles all items of work relating to the modernisation of State Police Forces, provisioning/procurement of various items for the modernisation of Central Police Forces, police reforms, and police missions.

Policy Planning Division[edit | edit source]

The division deals with matters relating to policy formulation in respect of internal security issues, international cooperation on counter-terrorism, international covenants, bilateral assistance treaties, and related items of work.

Union Territories Division[edit | edit source]

The division deals with all legislative and constitutional matters relating to Union territories, including National Capital Territory of Delhi. It also functions as the cadre controlling authority of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Forest Service (IFS/IFoS), and the Indian Police Service (IPS) as also Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS)/ Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS). Besides, it is responsible for overseeing the crime and law and order situation in UTs.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Budget Provisions, net of receipts and recoveries, for the year 2026-2027" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "About the ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". mha.gov.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Central Secretariat Official Language Service Recruitment Rules - 2015". Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau". India Today. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Divisions of MHA". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]

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