Ministry of Home Affairs

A refresher in civics: The first step was the replacement of the Union Minister of Home affairs.

The ministry has been headed by some of the most influential names of Indian politics, such as Sardar Patel, C. Rajagopalachari, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and Lal Krishna Advani.

Here is why it matters:

The Ministry of Home Affairs consists of the following departments.

• Departments
  • Department of Internal Security
    
  • Department of States : manages relations between the Union Government states as well as relations between states; administers the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme 1980 (Freedom Fighters' Pension) to those imprisoned by the British during the Indian independence movement
  • Department of Official Language
    
  • Department of Home - "notifications relating to assumption of office of President and Vice-President, appointment of Prime Minister/Ministers, etc."
  • Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
    
  • Department of Border Management - Monitors coastal borders as well as land borders.