Brief profile of ministry of home

Ministry Of home affairs is headed by P Chidambaram (Home Minister). He is assisted by minister of states Ajay Makan (minster of state) and Mullappally Ramachandran(minister of state). Gopal K. Pillai is the home secretary.
MHA is a nodal ministry that plans and administer the matters relating to internal security, centre-state and inter-state relations, implementation of the provisions of the constitution relating to official language and matters like citizenship and naturalisation, census of population, national anthem, national flag, etc.
MHA have following departments:
1) Department of Border Management. The department manages the border areas including the Coastal Borders.
2) Department of Internal Security. The department deals with Police, Law and Order and Rehabilitation of Refugees.
3) Department of States. The department deals with - Centre-State Relations, Inter-State Relations, Union Territories and Freedom Fighters’ Pension.
4) Department of Official Languages. The department follows the implementation of the Constitutional and legal provisions relating to Official Languages.
5) Department of Home. The department deals with - notifications relating to assumption of office of President/Vice-President, appointment of Prime Minister /Ministers, etc.
6) Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs. The department is created w.e.f. November 1, 1994 to provide constitutional provisions and other matters relating to the State of Jammu & Kashmir.