 Branch of Government of India | |
 Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Kartavya Bhavan-03 Janpath,New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹255,233.53crore (US$30 billion)(2026–27)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Ministers responsible | |
| Ministry executive | |
| Website | mha |
TheMinistry of Home Affairs (IAST:Gṛha Mantrālaya) is aministry of theGovernment of India. It is mainly responsible for the maintenance ofinternal security anddomestic policy. It is headed by theminister of home affairs.[3]
The Ministry of Home Affairs is also theCadre Controlling Authority for theIndian Police Service (IPS),DANIPS,DANICS and Central Secretariat Official Language Service (CSOLS).[4]
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 theBritish Raj.
The first home ministerVallabhbhai Patel had a decisive role in integrating562 princely states into the Indian Union, which was done withV. P. Menon, a senior civil servant who served as Secretary to theMinistry 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.
Thehome secretary (IAST:Gṛiha Sachiva) is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. This post is held by a very seniorIAS officer of the rank ofsecretary to Government of India. The current home secretary is Govind Mohan,IAS AllCentral Armed Police Forces such as theCRPF,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.
Chiefs ofCAPFs,NIA andIB have operational independence to manage their forces with policy directives coming from the ministry.DGs ofCAPFs may also report to the special secretary (internal security) and special secretary/additional secretary (border management).
| 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 |
The Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent departments:
Attached/Subordinate Offices
Commissions/Committees
Statutory Bodies
Councils
Boards/Academies/Institutions
Autonomous Bodies, Boards & Corporations
Department of Border Management, dealing with the management of borders, including coastal borders.
Attached/Subordinated Offices
Commissions/Committees
Statutory Bodies
These are organizational divisions of the ministry itself, without the splitting into specialised departments.[6]
Handling all administrative and vigilance matters, allocation of work among various Divisions of the ministry and monitoring of compliance of furnishing information under theRight to Information Act, 2005, matters relating to theOrder of Precedence,Padma Awards, Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards,National Flag,National Anthem,State Emblem of India and Secretariat Security Organisation.
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.
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.
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 ofscheduled castes/scheduled tribes andpersons with disabilities, etc.
Responsible for the response, relief, and preparedness for natural calamities and human-made disasters (exceptdrought andepidemics). The division is also responsible for legislation, policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, and long-term rehabilitation.
The division is responsible for formulating, operating, and controlling the budget of the ministry under the Integrated Finance Scheme.
The division deals with all matters relating tovisa,immigration,citizenship,overseas citizenship of India, acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality.
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.
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 and law and order, including anti-national and subversive activities of various groups/extremist organisations, policy and operational issues on terrorism, security clearances, monitoring ofISI activities andHome Secretary-level talks withPakistan 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.
Division deals with arms and explosives; letters of request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; National Security Act, 1980 and representations thereunder; administration ofNarcotics Control Bureau; providing central assistance to victims of terrorist, communal, andnaxal violence; matters relating to breach of privilege of MPs, etc.
Legislative aspects of theBharatiya 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 theConstitution.
Countering of left-wingNaxalite-Maoist extremism in India.
The division deals with the internal security and law and order situation in thenortheastern states, including matters relating to insurgency and talks with various extremist groups operating in that region.
The division functions as the cadre controlling authority in respect ofIndian Police Service (IPS) and also deals with the award of Presidents' Police Medals for Meritorious/ Distinguished service and Gallantry, etc.
This division deals with the policy, personnel, operational (including deployment), and financial matters relating to all theCentral Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). It also deals with matters relating to the welfare of the serving and retired CAPF personnel and thedeployments in UN peacekeeping missions.
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.
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.
The division deals with all legislative and constitutional matters relating toUnion territories, includingNational Capital Territory of Delhi. It also functions as the cadre controlling authority of theArunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre of theIndian Administrative Service (IAS), theIndian Forest Service (IFS/IFoS), and theIndian Police Service (IPS) as alsoDelhi, 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.
