Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ministry of Home Affairs is an interior ministry of the Government of India. It was formed on August 15, 1947. This ministry is responsible for the maintenance of domestic policy and internal security. The Home Ministry is also the cadre controlling authority for the DANIPS, Indian Police Services and DANICS. The Home Secretary stands as the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Union Home Secretary controls all the central forces, such as CISF, CRPF, BSF, etc. and the Union territory police forces. The Ministry of Home Affairs extends support and manpower, expertise and guidance to the State Governments to maintain peace, security and harmony without trampling upon the states' constitutional rights.List of different constituent departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs
- Department of Border Management
- Department of Internal Security
- Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs
- Department of Home
- Department of Official Language
- Department of States
There are few organizational divisions of the ministry which are not any specialized departments:
- Administration Division
- Border Management Division
- Centre-State Division
- Coordination Division
- Disaster Management Division
- Finance Division
- Foreigners Division
- Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation Division
- Human Rights Division
- Internal Security Division
- Judicial Division
- Left-wing Extremism Division
- Police Division
- Police Modernisation Division
- Policy Planning Division
- Union Territories Division
