Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ministry of Home Affairs is the Government of India's department for internal security and domestic order. It oversees the central armed police forces, border management, centre–state relations, disaster management and internal-security policy. It is the institution most responsible for security inside India's borders, as distinct from external defence.
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- Headquarters
- North Block, New Delhi
- Forces overseen
- Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)
- Domain
- Internal security
Role
The Home Ministry runs India’s internal-security architecture. It controls the Central Armed Police Forces — the BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB — manages the country’s land borders, and coordinates centre–state security and disaster response. Its remit is domestic order and internal threats, complementing the external mandate of the Indian Army and the defence establishment.
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Timeline since 1947
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Ministry of Home Affairs constituted
Inherited responsibility for internal order and the integration of princely states.
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Reorganisation of Jammu & Kashmir
Article 370 changes and the reorganisation of the state into two union territories were administered through the ministry.
Frequently asked
- What is Ministry of Home Affairs?
- The Ministry of Home Affairs is the Government of India's department for internal security and domestic order. It oversees the central armed police forces, border management, centre–state relations, disaster management and internal-security policy. It is the institution most responsible for security inside India's borders, as distinct from external defence.
- When was Ministry of Home Affairs established?
- Ministry of Home Affairs was established 1947.
- What does Ministry of Home Affairs do?
- Its remit covers Internal security and counter-insurgency policy, Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB), Border management, Centre–state relations and union territories, Disaster management.