40-624: The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister , short-form HM ) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India . One of the senior-most officers in the Union Cabinet , the chief responsibility of the home minister is the maintenance of the internal security of India; the country's large police force comes under its jurisdiction. Occasionally, they are assisted by
80-486: A competitive examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission . Apart from the above modes, CAPFs conduct recruitment for specialized posts such as Engineers, Doctors, etc. among DAGOs and Wireless operators, Technicians, Nursing Staff, etc. among subordinate officers and constables directly under their own authority ( MHA ). Women were not recruited for the Central Armed Police Forces until 1992. Earlier,
120-625: A part of the composite dialogue process. Recently launched cyber coordination center (CYCORD) https://cycord.gov.in meant for assisting LEAs in all the matters of cyber-crime, cyber-espionage and cyber-terrorism works under this division. Division deals with arms and explosives; letters of request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; National Security Act, 1980 and representations thereunder; administration of Narcotics Control Bureau ; providing central assistance to victims of terrorist, communal, and naxal violence; matters relating to breach of privilege of MPs, etc. Legislative aspects of
160-612: Is deployed for guarding duties on the Indo-China border from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Diphu Pass in Arunachal Pradesh covering a total distance of 3,488 km. It has 89,432 personnel in 56 fighting battalions, 2 DM and 4 specialised battalions. The National Security Guard (NSG), commonly known as Black Cats, is a counter-terrorism unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It
200-484: Is equivalent to a Chief Secretary's salary. Chiefs of CAPFs , NIA and IB have operational independence to manage their forces with policy directives coming from the ministry. DGs of CAPFs may also report to the Special Secretary (Internal Security) and Special Secretary/ Additional Secretary (Border Management). The Ministry of Home Affairs extends manpower and financial support, guidance, and expertise to
240-635: Is to guard the 1,643 kilometre long Indo-Myanmar border . The AR comes under the administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), while its operational control is maintained by the Indian Army . It is the oldest paramilitary force in India. The primary role of the Border Security Force is to guard the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders, it is deployed both on the international border and
280-490: The Government of India released a circular adopting a uniform nomenclature to change the name of the forces to Central Armed Police Forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs . Initially, only five forces—BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP and SSB were covered under the new nomenclature, since AR was under the operational control of the Indian Army and NSG personnel were completely deputed from the Indian Army and other CAPFs. The name change
320-541: The Government of India . It is mainly responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy . It is headed by Minister of Home Affairs . The Ministry of Home Affairs is also the cadre controlling authority for the Indian Police Service (IPS), DANIPS and DANICS . Police-I Division of the ministry is the cadre controlling authority in respect of the Indian Police Service; whereas,
360-488: The Indian Army . Their role and performance, therefore, assumes a great significance due to the special features of an emergency force which is pressed in aid to the civil power to perform multiple roles in extremely difficult situations. The Assam Rifles is a central police and paramilitary organisation responsible for border security , counter-insurgency , and law and order in Northeast India . Its primary role
400-711: The Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and also the Commission of Inquiry Act. It also handles matters relating to state legislations, which require the assent of the President under the Constitution, political pension to erstwhile rulers before independence, and mercy petitions under Article 72 of the Constitution . Countering of left-wing Naxalite-Maoist extremism in India. The division deals with
440-616: The LOC . The BSF also has active roles during times of war. It has 292,000 personnel in 192 battalions. The 1, 2 and 7 battalion of NDRF are requisitioned from BSF. It is also known for being the largest dedicated border guarding force in the world. One of the largest industrial security forces in the world, the Central Industrial Security Force provides security to various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and other critical infrastructure installations, major airports across
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#1732845264476480-1652: The Union Government of India allowed the recruitment examination of the CAPF be conducted in Assamese , Bengali , Gujarati , Marathi , Malayalam , Meitei ( Manipuri ), Kannada , Tamil , Telugu , Odia , Urdu , Punjabi , and Konkani , 13 of the 22 official languages of the Indian Republic , in addition to Hindi & English. Officers in CAPFs are recruited through the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination conducted by UPSC. They are appointed as Assistant Commandants and are Gazetted Officers generally referred to as DAGOs (Directly Appointed Gazetted Officers) in CRPF, AC (Direct Entry) in BSF. DEGOs (Departmental Entry Gazetted Officers) are those officers who have been promoted through departmental exams conducted internally for Subordinate Officers. They are known as encounter specialists among police forces of India. Sub Inspectors are recruited through competitive examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission and they are referred to as DASOs (Directly Appointed Subordinate Officers). DESOs (Departmental Entry Subordinate Officers) are those officers who have been promoted through departmental exams conducted internally for Constables, Head Constables, and Assistant Sub Inspectors. Constables are recruited through
520-872: The Freedom Fighters' Pension Scheme and the schemes for the rehabilitation of migrants from former West Pakistan/East Pakistan and the provision of relief to Sri Lankan and Tibetan refugees. It also handles work relating to Enemy Properties and residual work relating to Evacuee Properties. The division deals with matters relating to the Protection of Human Rights Act and also matters relating to national integration and communal harmony. Internal security and law and order, including anti-national and subversive activities of various groups/extremist organizations, policy and operational issues on terrorism, security clearances, monitoring of ISI activities and Home Secretary -level talks with Pakistan on terrorism and drug trafficking as
560-559: The Minister of State of Home Affairs and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. Ever since the time of independent India's first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , the office has been seen as second in seniority only to the Prime Minister in the union cabinet. Like Patel, several Home Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister . As of February 2020, three Home Ministers have gone on to become
600-550: The Prime Minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri , Charan Singh and P. V. Narasimha Rao . L.K. Advani, serving from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004, has held the office of the Home Minister for the longest continuous period, as of February 2020. On several occasions, the Prime Minister also held the additional portfolio of the Minister of Home Affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru briefly acted as home minister in 1950 following
640-583: The State Governments for the maintenance of security, peace, and harmony without trampling upon the constitutional rights of the States. The Ministry of Home Affairs has the following constituent Departments: Department of Border Management, dealing with the management of borders, including coastal borders. Department of Internal Security, dealing with police , law and order and rehabilitation . Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs, dealing with
680-508: The UT Division is the administrative division for DANIPS . The Home Secretary ( IAST : Gṛiha Sachiva गृह सचिव ) is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. This post is held by a very senior IAS officer of the rank of Secretary to Government of India . The current Home Secretary is Govind Mohan, IAS All Central Armed Police Forces such as the CRPF , CISF , BSF , etc. and
720-732: The Union territory police forces are under the control of the Union Home Ministry. The Union Home Secretary is the Chief Advisor to the Union Home Minister on all matters such as policy formation, etc. The Post of Union Home Secretary is equivalent to the Chief Secretary of a State. The Union Home Secretary draws salary at the pay level 17 of the 7th Central Pay Commission i.e. Rupees 2,25,000 plus other allowances applicable per month which
760-578: The benefit of Non-Functional Financial Up-gradation(NFFU) and Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) to the executive cadre officers at an enhanced rate of 30%. Recruitment of candidates to the CAPFs may be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission CAPF- AC exam, the Staff Selection Commission CPO exam or the respective service HQs depending on
800-538: The cadre controlling authority of the Arunachal Pradesh - Goa - Mizoram - Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Forest Service (IFS/IFoS), and the Indian Police Service (IPS) as also Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service (DANICS)/ Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS). Besides, it is responsible for overseeing
840-618: The constitutional provisions in respect of the Union Territories Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and all other matters relating to the UTs excluding those with which the Ministry of External Affairs is concerned. Dealing with the notification of assumption of office by the President and Vice-president , notification of appointment of the Prime Minister and other Ministers, etc. Dealing with
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#1732845264476880-422: The country and provides security during elections and other internal security duties and VVIP protection. It has a total strength of about 160,500 personnel in 132 battalions including 12 reserve battalions. The Central Reserve Police Force is the largest of the Central Armed Police Forces units with 313,678 personnel in 247 battalions. The Central Reserve Police includes: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police
920-507: The country for the management of international borders, the creation of infrastructure like roads/fencing and floodlighting of borders, border areas development program pilot project on Multi-purpose National Identity Card and Coastal Security. The division deals with Centre-State relations, including working on the constitutional provisions governing such relations, the appointment of governors, creation of new states, nominations to Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, Inter-State boundary disputes, over-seeing
960-526: The crime and law and order situation in UTs. Central Armed Police Forces Commissions/Committees/Missions Councils Regional/Field Offices (Central Government ) Central Armed Police Forces In India , the Central Armed Police Forces ( CAPF ) is the collective designation for the central police organizations under the Ministry of Home Affairs . Since 2011, the term "central armed police forces" has been adopted, replacing
1000-544: The crime situation in States, imposition of President's Rule and work relating to Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), etc. Intra-ministry coordination work, parliamentary matters, public grievances (PGs), publication of annual report of the ministry, record retention schedule, annual action plan of the ministry, custody of classified and unclassified records of the ministry, internal work study, furnishing of various reports of scheduled castes / scheduled tribes and persons with disabilities , etc. Responsible for
1040-468: The demise of Vallabhbhai Patel, Indira Gandhi briefly served as home minister in 1966 following resignation of Gulzarilal Nanda , Morarji Desai held the portfolio from 1978 till 1979, Chandra Shekhar throughout his prime ministerial tenure and H. D. Deve Gowda briefly served as home minister in 1996. P. Chidambaram who served as the home minister from 2008 till 2012 has the rare distinction of serving as both cabinet minister and minister of state in
1080-527: The implementation of the provisions of the Constitution relating to official languages and the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 1963. Department of Official Language was set up in June 1975 as an independent Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Dealing with center-state relations, inter-state relations, union territories and freedom fighters' pension. These are organizational divisions of
1120-431: The internal security and law and order situation in the northeastern states , including matters relating to insurgency and talks with various extremist groups operating in that region. Division functions as the cadre controlling authority in respect of Indian Police Service (IPS) and also deals with the award of Presidents' Police Medals for Meritorious/ Distinguished service and Gallantry, etc. This Division deals with
1160-720: The ministry itself, without the splitting into specialized departments. Handling all administrative and vigilance matters, allocation of work among various Divisions of the ministry and monitoring of compliance of furnishing information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 , matters relating to the Order of Precedence , Padma Awards , Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards, National Flag , National Anthem , State Emblem of India and Secretariat Security Organisation. Matters relating to coordination by administrative, diplomatic, security, intelligence, legal, regulatory, and economic agencies of
1200-521: The ministry. He served as minister of state from 1986 till 1989. The current minister is Amit Shah of the Bharatiya Janata Party who has been in office since 31 May 2019 and succeeded his party colleague Rajnath Singh as the home minister. Ministry of Home Affairs (India) The Ministry of Home Affairs ( IAST : Gṛha Mantrālaya ), or simply the Home Ministry , is a ministry of
1240-488: The modernization of Central Police Forces, police reforms, and police missions. The division deals with matters relating to policy formulation in respect of internal security issues, international cooperation on counter-terrorism, international covenants, bilateral assistance treaties, and related items of work. The division deals with all legislative and constitutional matters relating to Union territories , including National Capital Territory of Delhi . It also functions as
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1280-469: The policy, personnel, operational (including deployment), and financial matters relating to all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). It also deals with matters relating to the welfare of the serving and retired CAPF personnel and the deployments in UN peacekeeping missions . The division handles all items of work relating to the modernization of State Police Forces, provisioning/procurement of various items for
1320-481: The post to be filled, the medical officers of the CAPFs, NSG and AR are recruited via a common interview/personality test by the medical officers selection board (MOSB) constituted by the office of ADG(Medical), CAPFs, NSG and AR. The allotment of the force to the officer in any above exams is based on the merit rank and preference list. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Staff Selection Commission of
1360-990: The primary role, all CAPFs are involved in assisting Police in Law & Order situations and also Army in Counter-Terrorist Operations. BSF, ITBP and CRPF have assisted the army during external aggression in the past. CAPFs work along with both Indian Army & Police in different roles assigned to them. Central Armed Police Forces personnel also serve in various important organisations such as Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Special Protection Group (SPG), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), State Armed Police Force (Jharkhand Jaguars, Bihar Military Police , UP/MP STF, DRG, IRB, Chattishgarh Armed Police etc.) on deputation and have attachment/training in various levels/formations/courses along with
1400-669: The response, relief, and preparedness for natural calamities and human-made disasters (except drought and epidemics ). The division is also responsible for legislation, policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, and long-term rehabilitation. The division is responsible for formulating, operating, and controlling the budget of the ministry under the Integrated Finance Scheme. The division deals with all matters relating to visa , immigration , citizenship , overseas citizenship of India , acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality. The division frames and implements
1440-399: The role of women was limited to supervisory roles. The Parliamentary Committees of India for women's empowerment recommended expanding women's roles in CAPF. The Ministry of Home Affairs declared reservation for women in constabulary, and later declared that they can also be inducted as officers in combat roles in five CAPFs. The Union Home Minister announced that women's representation in
1480-564: The status of Organised Group ‘A’ Services (OGAS), ending a nearly decade-long battle for the central armed police. In the judgment by Rohinton Fali Nariman and M. R. Shah, the court said that officers from BSF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP, and CISF should be granted the NFFU and will be considered as Organised Group A Central Services. In July 2019, the Union Cabinet granted Organised Group 'A' Service (OGAS) status to Group 'A' executive cadre officers of five Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). It also extended
1520-724: The term "paramilitary." The CAPF is responsible for internal security and border protection. Each force within the CAPF is led by a Director General (DG) , typically an officer from the Indian Police Service (IPS) , with the exception of the Assam Rifles , which is headed by a Lieutenant General-ranked officer from the Indian Army . CAPF is further classified into three groups: CAPF were formerly known as Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF), also various referred by Central Police Organisations (CPOs), Para-Military Forces (PMF) and Central Police Forces (CPF) interchangeably. In 2011,
1560-733: Was founded on 16 October 1984 under the National Security Guard Act, 1986. All personnel are deputed from other CAPFs and the Indian Army. The objective of the Sashastra Seema Bal (English: Armed Border Force ) is to guard the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders. It has 76,337 personnel and 73 battalions, as well as some reserved battalions. On 5 February 2019, the Supreme Court of India ruled that five CAPFs would be granted Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU), and
1600-525: Was made for political reasons, to improve the international impression of the force, since in some countries the paramilitary refers to militant groups. Currently, all the seven forces are listed under the CAPF definition by the Ministry. Central Armed Police Forces are organised with the primary role of border guarding for AR, BSF, ITBP, SSB; Security of sensitive establishments by CISF, Assisting Police to tackle Law & Order, Counter-Terrorist Operations, Counter Naxal Operations by CRPF, NSG . Apart from
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