Ministry of Home Affairs (India)

Ministry of Home Affairs
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersKartavya Bhavan-03
Janpath, New Delhi
Annual budget₹233,211 crore (US$28 billion) (2025–26)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Nityanand Rai[2], Minister of State for Home Affairs
  • Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Minister of State for Home Affairs
Ministry executive
  • Govind Mohan, IAS[2], Home Secretary
Child agencies
  • Central Armed Police Forces
  • Delhi Police
  • Intelligence Bureau
  • National Disaster Response Force
  • National Investigation Agency
  • National Human Rights Commission of India
  • Narcotics Control Bureau
Websitemha.gov.in

The Ministry of Home Affairs (IAST: Gṛha Mantrālaya), or simply the Home Ministry, 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]

  1. ^ "Rs 2.33 lakh crore allotted to MHA with bulk funds going to police forces". Press Trust of India. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "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". . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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