The Ministry was formed on 15 August 1947 and is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is primarily responsible for: (i) maintenance of internal security, (ii) governance issues between the centre and states, and (iii) disaster management.It also discharges several other key functions that include: (i) border management, (ii) administration of union territories, (iii) implementation of provisions relating to the official languages, and (iv) conducting the population census every ten years.
The Home Ministry is also the cadre controlling authority for the Indian Police Service (IPS), Delhi - Andaman and Nicobar Island Police Service (DANIPS) and Delhi- Andaman and Nicobar Island Civil Service (DANICS).
The Ministry has a dedicated department named as Department of Internal Security that deals with police, law and order and rehabilitation.
