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CONTENTS CHAPTER - 1 1-4 Mandate and Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs CHAPTER - 2 5-34 Internal Security CHAPTER - 3 35-56 Border Management CHAPTER - 4 57-60 Centre-State Relations CHAPTER - 5 61-72 Crime Scenario in the Country CHAPTER - 6 73-88 Human Rights and National Integration CHAPTER - 7 89-154 Union Territories CHAPTER - 8 155-186 Police Forces CHAPTER - 9 187-215 Other Police Organisations and Institutions CHAPTER - 10 216-233 Disaster Management CHAPTER-11 234-246 International Cooperation CHAPTER - 12 247-259 Major Initiatives and Schemes CHAPTER - 13 260-274 Foreigners, Freedom Fighters’ Pension and Rehabilitation CHAPTER - 14 275-285 Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India CHAPTER - 15 286-299 Miscellaneous Issues ANNEXURES 300-338 (I to XIX) CHAPTER Mandate and Organisational Structure of the Ministry of 1 Home Affairs 1.1 The Ministry of Home Affairs grant of visas and other immigration matters, (MHA) has multifarious responsibilities, security clearances, etc.; the important among them being - internal • Department of States, dealing with security, border management, Centre-State Centre-State relations, Inter-State relations, relations, administration of Union Territories, administration of Union Territories, management of Central Armed Police Forces, Freedom Fighters’ pension, Human Rights, disaster management, etc. Though in terms of Prison Reforms, Police Reforms, etc. ; Entries 1 and 2 of List II – ‘State List’ – in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, • Department of Home, dealing with the ‘public order’ and ‘police’ are the responsibilities notification of assumption of office by the of States, Article 355 of the Constitution enjoins President of India and the Vice-President the Union to protect every State against external of India, notification of appointments/ aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure resignation of the Prime Minister, Ministers, that the Government of every State is carried Governors, nomination to Rajya Sabha/Lok on in accordance with the provisions of the Sabha, Census of population, registration of Constitution. In pursuance of these obligations, births and deaths, etc.; the Ministry of Home Affairs continuously • Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) monitors the internal security situation, issues Affairs, dealing with the constitutional appropriate advisories, shares intelligence provisions in respect of the State of Jammu inputs, extends manpower and financial support, and Kashmir and all other matters relating guidance and expertise to the State Governments to the State, excluding those with which the for maintenance of security, peace and harmony Ministry of External Affairs is concerned; without encroaching upon the constitutional rights of the States. • Department of Border Management, dealing with management of international borders, 1.2 Under the Government of India including coastal borders, strengthening (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the Ministry of border guarding and creation of related of Home Affairs has the following constituent infrastructure, border areas development, Departments:- etc.; and • Department of Internal Security, dealing • Department of Official Language, dealing with the Indian Police Service, Central with the implementation of the provisions of Armed Police Forces, internal security and the Constitution relating to official languages law & order, insurgency, terrorism, Left Wing and the provisions of the Official Languages Extremism, activities of inimical foreign Act, 1963. agencies, terrorist financing, rehabilitation, Annual Report 2015-16 1 1.3 The Department of Internal Security, the Empowered Committee on Border Infrastructure Department of States, the Department of Home, (ECBI), matters pertaining to Boarder Area the Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs Development Programme (BADP), integrated and the Department of Border Management do check Posts (ICPs), Land Ports Authority of not function in watertight compartments. They India (LPAI), management of Indo-Bangladesh all function under the Union Home Secretary and Border, management of Indo-Pakistan Border, are inter-linked. There is a designated Secretary management of Indo-Nepal Border, management for the Department of Border Management also. of Indo-China Border and management of Indo- The Department of Official Language has a Bhutan Border. The Division also deals with separate Secretary and functions independently. matters pertaining to Coastal Security, Expression The Annual Report of the Ministry of Home of Interest (EOI) – Technological Solutions and Affairs does not, therefore, cover the activities of Indo-Myanmar Border. the Department of Official Language. Coordination Division 1.4 The information relating to Ministers, 1.8 The Division deals with intra-Ministry Home Secretary, Secretaries, Special Secretaries, coordination work, Parliamentary matters, Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries public grievances (PGs), publication of Annual who held/are holding position in the Ministry Report of the Ministry, record retention schedule, of Home Affairs during the year (excluding custody of classified and non-classified records the Department of Official Language) is at of the Ministry, Internal Work Study, furnishing Annexure-I. The Organisational Chart has also of various reports relating to employment of been given at Annexure-II. SCs/STs and Persons with Disabilities to the 1.5 The different Divisions of the Ministry Department of Personnel and Training, etc. of Home Affairs and major areas of their Centre-State Division responsibility are as below: 1.9 The Division deals with Centre–State Administration Division relations, including working of the constitutional 1.6 The Administration Division is provisions governing such relations, appointment responsible for handling all administrative and of Governors, creation of new States, nominations vigilance matters, allocation of work among to the Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, Inter-State various Divisions of the Ministry and matters boundary disputes, over-seeing the crime relating to the warrant of Precedence, Padma situation in States, imposition of President’s Rule, Awards, Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha Padak, etc. National Flag, National Anthem, State Emblem of Disaster Management Division India and the Secretariat Security Organisation. Administration is also the Nodal Division for 1.10 The Division is responsible for legislation, matters relating to Right to Information Act, 2005. policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, long term rehabilitation, response, relief and Border Management Division preparedness for natural calamities and man- 1.7 The Division deals with matters relating made disasters (except drought and epidemics). to coordination of the Department of Border Management, including matters related to 2 Annual Report 2015-16 Finance Division matters relating to national integration, communal harmony and Ayodhya. 1.11 The Division is responsible for formulating, operating and controlling the budget International Co-operation Division of the Ministry and other matters pertaining to 1.17 The Division deals with meetings of the expenditure control & monitoring and financial SAARC Interior/Home Ministers, matters relating advice, etc. to policy formulation in respect of internal security Foreigners Division issues, international cooperation on counter- terrorism, international covenants, bilateral 1.12 The Division deals with all matters relating assistance treaties and related items of work. to visa, Protected Area Permit (PAP)/Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regimes, immigration, Jammu & Kashmir Division citizenship, overseas citizenship of India, 1.18 The Division deals with constitutional acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality. matters including Article 370 of the Constitution Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation of India and general policy matters in respect of Division the State of Jammu & Kashmir and terrorism/ militancy in that State. It is also responsible for 1.13 The Division frames and implements implementation of the Prime Minister’s Package the Freedom Fighters’ Pension Scheme and the for Jammu and Kashmir. schemes for rehabilitation of migrants from former West Pakistan/East Pakistan and provision of Judicial Division relief to Sri Lankan and Tibetan refugees. 1.19 The Division deals with all matters relating Internal Security – I Division to the legislative aspects of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) and 1.14 Internal Security-I Division deals with also the Commission of Inquiry Act. It also handles matters relating to internal security and law & order, matters relating to the State legislations which including anti-national and subversive activities require the assent of the President of India under of various groups/extremist organisations, the Constitution, political pension to erstwhile terrorist financing, policy and operational issues rulers before independence and mercy petitions on terrorism, security clearances, monitoring of under Article 72 of the Constitution of India. ISI activities, Home Secretary-level talks with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Division Pakistan on counter terrorism, etc. 1.20 The Division was created on October 19, Internal Security – II Division 2006 in the Ministry to effectively tackle the LWE 1.15 Internal Security-II Division deals menace from both security and development with matters relating to arms and explosives, angles. It monitors the LWE situation