Department of Home Affairs of India (DoH)

The Home Department is the department responsible for the maintenance of internal security and domestic policy. The Home Department is also the cadre controlling authority of the Indian Police Service (IPS). The Central Police Forces are special security forces operating under the Union Home Department in connection with the internal security of the country. The Central Police Forces have two components, namely the Central Police Organisation and the Central Armed Police Forces.

Organizations Under Department of Home (DoH)

■ Assam Rifles

Originally established in 1835 as the Cachar Levy to defend British tea gardens and communities in Northeast India, the Assam Rifles (AR) are the oldest paramilitary group in India. Known as the "Sentinels of the North East," they manage law enforcement and counterinsurgency while guarding the border between India and Myanmar.

■ Border Security Force (BSF)

The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the Border Security Force (BSF), which is India's main border guarding agency and the biggest border security force globally.

■ Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), one of India's top Central Armed Police Forces. It was established on March 10, 1969, under the CISF Act of 1968, and its duties include protecting important transport networks, public sector projects, and vital national infrastructure.

■ Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which is the biggest Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in India.

■ Directorate General-Fire Services, Home Guards, and Civil Defense

Founded on November 17, 1962, the Directorate General Fire Services, Civil Defense & Home Guards (DGFSCDHG) is an affiliated office of India's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

■ Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS)

Established on December 31, 2002, the Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS) is the Government of India's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) nodal agency. It develops quality regulations, supervises forensic science procedures, and offers scientific assistance to the homeland security and criminal justice systems.

■ Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is one of India's top Central Armed Police Forces.

■ National Awards Intra Portal

Accessible through the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal, the National Awards Intra Portal is the Government of India's single digital platform for managing, combining, and streamlining national civilian and service awards across numerous ministries, divisions, and agencies.

■ National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

The Disaster Management Act of 2005 created the National Disaster Response agency (NDRF), a specialized statutory agency in India. For both natural and man-made disasters, it serves as the main rapid-response unit.

■ National Investigation Agency (NIA)

India's main federal counterterrorism law enforcement organization is the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

■ National Security Guard (NSG)

Known as the "Black Cats," the National Security Guard (NSG) is India's top federal counterterrorism and contingency force.

■ North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA)

Situated in Umsaw, Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya, India, the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) is a top training facility.

■ Seema Bal Sashastra (SSB)

The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), one of India's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

Commissions/ Committees

■ High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC)

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the "High-powered Demography Mission" on August 15, 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) established the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) on May 26, 2026.

■ Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner

The Indian government's Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner. It is in charge of keeping the National Population Register (NPR), managing the Civil Registration System (births and deaths), conducting the decennial Census of India, and conducting linguistic and demographic surveys.

Statutory Organizations

■ Bureau of Immigration (BOI)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) oversees the Bureau of Immigration (BoI), an Indian government organization tasked with managing immigration and foreigner registration operations throughout India's airports, integrated checkpoints, and seaports.

■ Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

The top federal law enforcement and intelligence organization in India, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), is in charge of fighting drug trafficking and illicit substance consumption. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 is enforced by this Ministry of Home Affairs department, which was established on March 17, 1986.

■ National Crime Records Bureau

The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), an Indian government organization in charge of gathering, evaluating, and preserving national crime and criminal justice statistics.

■ National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

India's highest statutory body for disaster management is the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It was created by the Disaster Management Act of 2005 and is in charge of developing policies, establishing national standards, and organizing response plans to stop and lessen both natural and man-made disasters.

■ SACHET - National Disaster Alert Portal

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) collaborated to create the SACHET National Disaster Alert Portal, an integrated, pan-Indian early warning system.

Autonomous Bodies

■ Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL)

A Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) is a top scientific establishment in India that performs forensic research and training, supports law enforcement and the judiciary, and offers professional forensic analysis for criminal investigations.

■ National Fire Service College

Operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the National Fire Service College (NFSC) is a major government training and educational institution situated in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

■ National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH)

In India, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs is in charge of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an independent agency.

■ National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, oversees the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), a prestigious statutory training and research agency for disaster management and risk reduction capacity building.

■ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy

The top institution in India for training Indian Police Service (IPS) officers chosen by the Civil Services Examination is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA).

Academies / Institutions

■ National Forensic Sciences University

The first and only institution in the world solely to forensic, investigative, and related disciplines is the National Forensic disciplines institution (NFSU).

Schemes / Programmes / Missions / Applications

■ Aapda Mitra Scheme

The National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA) main program, the Aapda Mitra Scheme, trains community volunteers to respond as first responders to natural disasters including as landslides, floods, cyclones, and earthquakes.

■ Bharatpol Portal

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) created the BHARATPOL Portal, a nationwide law enforcement portal.

■ CFCFRMS Grievance Redressal Portal

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs, created the Citizen Financial Cybercrime Reporting and Management System (CFCFRMS) as a centralized platform to address financial cybercrime and digital banking.

■ Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS)

The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, created the centralized, web-based Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) to organize, oversee, carry out, and keep an eye on the Census of India 2027.

■ Civil Defence Warriors Portal

A single platform for managing, approving, and registering Civil Defense Warriors and Volunteers to perform Nishkam Sewa (selfless service) in times of emergency and disaster response.

■ Civil Registration System (CRS)

In India, the Civil Registration System (CRS) is a single, statutory method for the ongoing, permanent, mandatory, and universal recording of important occurrences, particularly births, and deaths.

■ CyCord Portal

The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) developed the Cyber Coordination Center (CyCord) as a central platform for Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) nationwide to share information and coordinate cybercrime investigations.

■ Cyber Police Portal

A number of governmental organizations created the Cyber Police Portal, an online portal that makes it easier to report and look into cybercrimes.

■ Cybercrime Reporting Portal

Cyberbullying, online fraud, identity theft, and hacking are all covered by the platform. Online complaints, pertinent evidence uploads, and case progress tracking are all available to users.

■ Emergency Response Support System with a Single Emergency Number 112

In order to coordinate prompt help for police, fire, health, disaster management, and women/child services throughout all 36 states and Union Territories, the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) operates 112 as India's single, pan-Indian emergency number.

■ Foreign Contribution Regulation Act Online Services (FCRA)

An Indian law known as the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) regulates the receipt and use of funds, items, or securities supplied from sources outside of India by individuals, NGOs, trusts, groups, and businesses.

■ Foreigner's Identification Portal (FIP)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) oversees the Foreigner's Identification Portal (FIP), an official website run by the Bureau of Immigration and Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs).

■ Indian Citizenship Online

Applications for obtaining, relinquishing, or changing Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) are handled by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through the official Indian Citizenship Online Portal.

■ Indo-Myanmar Border Pass Management System (IMBPMS)

The Ministry of Home Affairs created the Indo-Myanmar Border Pass Management System, a computerized platform, to control and oversee cross-border travel along the 1,643-kilometer border between India and Myanmar.

■ Interoperable Criminal Justice System

In India, the main IT systems utilized throughout the criminal justice delivery network are integrated through a nationwide platform called the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS).

■ Money Restoration Portal

Through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C), India's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) introduced the Money Restoration Portal, formally known as the Money Restoration Module (MRM).

■ National Awards Portal

The Indian government launched the National Awards Portal, also called the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal, which is a single-window digital platform. Nominations and applications for numerous national honors can be submitted immediately through the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal.

■ National Cybercrime Reporting Portal

In order to enable citizens of India to report cybercrimes and online scams, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) established the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, a centralized online portal under the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C).

■ National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP)

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of the Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the Government of India's flagship National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), which aims to reduce cyclone susceptibility and construct coastal infrastructure that is resilient to disasters.

■ National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS)              

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in India created the National Disaster Management Information System (NDMIS), a comprehensive online platform that tracks disaster impacts, fund disbursements, and risk reduction metrics down to the district level.

■ Online Overseas Citizen Of India Services (OCI)

Foreign nationals of Indian descent can apply for, manage, and download their Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status digitally using the Ministry of Home Affairs' Online OCI Services Portal.

■ Padma Awards Dashboard

The Government of India (through the Ministry of Home Affairs) created the Padma Awards Dashboard, an interactive online platform that allows users to browse, search, and analyze data on all Padma Awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri) and Bharat Ratna recipients since the awards' inception in 1954.

■ Private Security Agency Licensing Portal

The Private Security Agency Licensing Portal, which is run by the Ministry of Home Affairs, is the official central platform for private security agency registration and regulation in India.

■ SAMANVAYA Portal

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C) of the Ministry of Home Affairs developed the centralized web-based Samanvaya Portal (Joint Cybercrime Investigation Facilitation System). It was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 10, 2024.

■ Safe City Project

In India, the Ministry of Home Affairs, working with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, created the Safe City Project under the Nirbhaya Fund plan. Its main goal is to avoid gender-based violence and harassment by creating a safe, secure, and empowering environment for women and children in public spaces.

■ Sahyog Portal

In accordance with the IT Act of 2000, the "Sahyog" Portal was created to automate the process of sending notices to intermediaries by the Appropriate Government or its agency in order to make it easier to remove or disable access to any information, data, or communication link that is being used to commit an illegal act.

■ Seizure Information Management System (SIMS)           

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of the Indian government's Ministry of Home Affairs introduced the Seizure Information Management System (SIMS) in 2019.

■ Vibrant Villages Programme    

It is an Indian Government initiative designed to ensure the comprehensive development of remote and strategic villages located along the country's land borders.

Divisions, Units, and Wings

■ Disaster Management Center SAARC (SDMC)

The SAARC Disaster Management Center (SDMC), formally known as the SDMC-Interim Unit (SDMC-IU), is a regional center of excellence for emergency response, recovery, and disaster risk reduction (DRR) throughout South Asia.

Regional / Field Offices

■ Directorate of Census Operations

The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, which works under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India Councils, oversees the Directorate of Census Operations (DCO), a state-level administrative division.

■ Inter-State Council Secretariat

Inorder to promote cooperative federalism, the Ministry of Home Affairs of India established the Inter-State Council Secretariat in 1991.

■ Inter-State Council Secretariat Digital Resource

Key papers for federal and state policy interventions are stored on the official website and centralized digital e-resource portal run by the Inter-State Council Secretariat (ISCS), which is part of the Government of India's Ministry of Home Affairs.

Others

■ Bharat Ke Veer

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, started this official online fundraising campaign to aid the families of Indian Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles members who have been killed or injured.

■ Central Armed Police Forces eAwas (CAPF)

The Ministry of Home Affairs created the CAPF eAwas Portal, an automated online platform for managing and allocating family residential accommodations and Single-Family Accommodations (SFAs) to staff members of India's Central Armed Police Forces.

■ Custodian of Enemy Property for India

The Enemy Property Act of 1968 gives the Indian government department known as the Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI) the authority to seize, hold, and administer property in India that belongs to individuals, businesses, or citizens of nations that have attacked India (mainly China and Pakistan).

■ Dera Baba Nanak - Sri Kartarpur Sahib Pilgrimage

Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Narowal district, Pakistan are connected via the visa-free Dera Baba Nanak–Sri Kartarpur Sahib Pilgrimage.

■ e-Prosecution

The National Informatics Center (NIC), a division of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, created the web- and mobile-based digital platform known as e-Prosecution. It functions as a fundamental component of the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), which was created to unify and optimize the communication between criminal courts, public prosecutors, and police agencies.

■ Fast Track Immigration

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Bureau of Immigration of the Government of India launched the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveler Program (FTI-TTP). With automatic e-gates, pre-verified travelers can avoid lengthy lines and pass through airport immigration in as little as 20 to 30 seconds.

■ India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN)

A nationwide web-based computerized inventory system called the India Disaster Resource Network (IDRN) was created to track and manage vital equipment, qualified personnel, and emergency supplies for disaster response and preparedness.

■ Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has an associated office called the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C), which was created to give law enforcement authorities a national framework and ecosystem to fight cybercrime.

■ Indian Police Service

One of the three All India Services of the Indian government, the Indian Police Service (IPS) gives central armed agencies and state police forces high leadership and direction. The Ministry of Home Affairs oversees the force, which was founded in 1948 to replace the Indian Imperial Police of the colonial era. Its mission is to protect internal security and maintain the rule of law throughout the nation.

■ MANAS - National Narcotics Helpline

The National Narcotics Helpline portal, or MANAS, is a digital effort that aims to create an easy-to-use platform for all citizens to conveniently report drug-related issues around-the-clock. Drug trafficking, illegal sales, purchases, storage, manufacturing, and cultivation of narcotic or psychotropic substances are only a few of the topics covered by this special service. NCB officers will proactively review the information submitted.

■ Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Foreign Countries

A formal cross-border cooperation system called Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) enables nations to support one another in criminal investigations, prosecutions, and evidence gathering.

■ National Crime Records Check

In India, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) oversees a preliminary verification procedure called a National Crime Records Check (NCRC) via the Ministry of Home Affairs Digital Police Portal.

■ National Cybercrime Training Centre (CyTrain)

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) hosts and oversees the National Cybercrime Training Center (NCTC), an initiative of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Center (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

■ National Database of Arms Licenses

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, created the National Database of Arms Licenses-Arms License Issuance System (NDAL-ALIS), an online platform designed to digitize and track licenses for weapons and ammunition throughout the nation.

■ National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco Offenders (NIDAAN)

India's first centralized digital database for people detained under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 is called the National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN). It was created by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as a component of the Narco Coordination Center (NCORD) portal and functions as a central and state anti-drug law enforcement agency's one-stop investigative tool.

■ No Money For Terror

The goal of the worldwide ministerial conference series known as "No Money for Terror" (NMFT) is to foster international collaboration and consensus in order to combat the funding of terrorism.

■ Police Service Medal

In India, police service medals are state and national awards given to members of state police forces, Union Territory administrations, Central Police Organizations (CPOs), and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in recognition of their bravery, outstanding service, or deserving achievements.

■ Protective Area Permit to Visit Tibetan Settlements

A Protected Area Permit (PAP) from India's Ministry of Home Affairs is required for foreign citizens wishing to visit or spend the nite in Tibetan villages, camps, or monasteries.

■ Central Reserve Police Force Recruitment

A variety of cadres are recruited by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The CRPF recruiting Portal and the official CRPF website provide access to application details and active recruiting alerts.

■ Security Clearance Portal

An online digital platform used by governments or organizations to receive, handle, and monitor applications for background checks and clearances is known as a security clearance portal.

■ Self-Enumeration, Census of India 2027

Before field enumerators visit their homes, eligible household members can use the digital option known as Self-Enumeration (SE) in the Census of India 2027 to complete their census details online via an official web portal.