Ministry of Home Affairs (India)

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.

Senior officials

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 Affairs — P. Chidambaram, MP (INC)
• Minister of State for Home Affairs — Gurudas Kamat, MP (INC)
• Minister of State for Home Affairs — Mullappally Ramachandran, MP (INC)

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. — Nehchal Sandhu.
• Director of C.B.I. — 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 (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the Ministry of...
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