Government of India MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS Annual Report 2013-14 Departments of Internal Security, States, Home, Jammu & Kashmir Affairs and Border Management CONTENTS CHAPTER-I 1-4 Mandate and Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs CHAPTER-II 5-39 Internal Security CHAPTER-III 41-63 Border Management CHAPTER-IV 65-68 Centre-State Relations CHAPTER-V 69-82 Crime Scenario in the Country CHAPTER-VI 83-96 Human Rights and National Integration CHAPTER-VII 97-136 Union Territories CHAPTER-VIII 137-174 Police Forces CHAPTER-IX 175-218 Other Police Organisation and Institutions CHAPTER-X 219-236 Disaster Management CHAPTER-XI 237-248 International Cooperation CHAPTER-XII 249-262 Major Initiative and Schemes CHAPTER-XIII 263-276 Foreigners, Freedom Fighters’ Pension and Rehabilitation CHAPTER-IV 277-290 Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India CHAPTER-XV 291-302 Miscellaneous Issues ANNEXURES 303-330 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS MANDATE AND ORGANISATIONAL CHAPTER I STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF 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, Freedom management of Central Armed Police Forces, Fighters’ pension, Human Rights, Prison disaster management, etc. Though in terms Reforms, Police Reforms, etc. ; of Entries 1 and 2 of List II – ‘State List’ – Department of Home, dealing with the in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution notifi cation of assumption of offi ce by the of India, ‘public order’ and ‘police’ are the President of India and the Vice-President responsibilities of States, Article 355 of the of India, notifi cation of appointments/ Constitution enjoins the Union to protect every resignation of the Prime Minister, Ministers, State against external aggression and internal Governors, nomination to Rajya Sabha/Lok disturbance and to ensure that the Government Sabha, Census of population, registration of every State is carried on in accordance of births and deaths, etc.; with the provisions of the Constitution. In pursuance of these obligations, the Ministry Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of Home Affairs continuously monitors the Affairs, dealing with the constitutional internal security situation, issues appropriate provisions in respect of the State of Jammu advisories, shares intelligence inputs, extends and Kashmir and all other matters relating manpower and financial support, guidance to the State, excluding those with which and expertise to the State Governments for the Ministry of External Affairs is concerned; maintenance of security, peace and harmony Department of Border Management, dealing without encroaching upon the constitutional with management of international borders, rights of the States. including coastal borders, strengthening of border guarding and creation of related 1.2 Under the Government of India infrastructure, border areas development, (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, the etc.; and Ministry of Home Affairs has the following Department of Offi cial Language, dealing constituent Departments:- with the implementation of the provisions Department of Internal Security, dealing of the Constitution relating to offi cial with the Indian Police Service, Central languages and the provisions of the Offi cial Armed Police Forces, internal security and Languages Act, 1963. law & order, insurgency, terrorism, Left Wing 1.3 The Department of Internal Security, the Extremism, activities of inimical foreign Department of States, the Department of Home, agencies, terrorist fi nancing, rehabilitation, the Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 Chapter I 1 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS and the Department of Border Management country for the management of international do not function in watertight compartments. borders, including coastal borders, creation They all function under the Union Home of infrastructure like Integrated Check Posts, Secretary and are inter-linked. There is a Border-Out-Posts (BOPs), roads/fencing and designated Secretary for the Department of fl oodlighting of borders and the Border Areas Border Management also. The Department of Development Programme. Offi cial Language has a separate Secretary and functions independently. The Annual Report Coordination Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs does not, 1.8 The Division deals with intra-Ministry therefore, cover the activities of the Department coordination work, Parliamentary matters, public of Offi cial Language. grievances (PGs), publication of Annual Report 1.4 The information relating to Ministers, of the Ministry, record retention schedule, Home Secretary, Secretaries, Special Secretaries, custody of classifi ed and non-classifi ed records Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries of the Ministry, Internal Work Study, furnishing who held/are holding position in the Ministry of various reports relating to employment of of Home Affairs during the year (excluding SCs/STs and Persons with Disabilities to the the Department of Offi cial Language) is at Department of Personnel and Training, etc. Annexure-I. The Organisational Chart has also been given at Annexure-II. Centre-State Division 1.9 The Division deals with Centre–State 1.5 The different Divisions of the Ministry relations, including working of the constitutional of Home Affairs and major areas of their provisions governing such relations, appointment responsibility are as below: of Governors, creation of new States, Administration Division nominations to the Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha, Inter-State boundary disputes, over-seeing 1.6 The Administration Division is the crime situation in States, imposition of responsible for handling all administrative and President’s Rule, etc. vigilance matters, allocation of work among various Divisions of the Ministry and matters Disaster Management Division relating to the warrant of Precedence, Padma Awards, Gallantry Awards, Jeevan Raksha 1.10 The Division is responsible for legislation, Padak, National Flag, National Anthem, State policy, capacity building, prevention, mitigation, Emblem of India and the Secretariat Security long term rehabilitation, response, relief and Organisation. Administration is also the preparedness for natural calamities and man- Nodal Division for matters relating to Right made disasters (except drought and epidemics). to Information Act, 2005. Finance Division Border Management Division 1.11 The Division is responsible for 1.7 The Division deals with matters relating formulating, operating and controlling the budget to coordination and concerted action by the of the Ministry and other matters pertaining to administrative, diplomatic, security, intelligence, expenditure control & monitoring and fi nancial legal, regulatory and economic agencies of the advice, etc. 2 Chapter I ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS Foreigners Division of India and general policy matters in respect of 1.12 The Division deals with all matters the State of Jammu & Kashmir and terrorism/ relating to visa, Protected Area Permit (PAP)/ militancy in that State. It is also responsible Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regimes, for implementation of the Prime Minister’s immigration, citizenship, overseas citizenship Package for Jammu and Kashmir. of India, acceptance of foreign contribution and hospitality. Judicial Division 1.18 The Division deals with all matters Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation relating to the legislative aspects of the Indian Division Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure 1.13 The Division frames and implements (Cr.P.C.) and also the Commission of Inquiry the Freedom Fighters’ Pension Scheme and Act. It also handles matters relating to the the schemes for rehabilitation of migrants State legislations which require the assent of from former West Pakistan/East Pakistan and the President of India under the Constitution, provision of relief to Sri Lankan and Tibetan political pension to erstwhile rulers before refugees. independence and mercy petitions under Article 72 of the Constitution of India. Human Rights Division 1.14 The Division deals with matters relating Naxal Management Division to the Protection of Human Rights Act and also matters relating to national integration, 1.19 The Division was created on October communal harmony and Ayodhya. 19, 2006 in the Ministry to effectively tackle the naxalite menace from both security and Internal Security Divisions development angles. It monitors the naxal situation and counter-measures being taken 1.15 Internal Security-I Division deals with matters relating to internal security by the affected States with the objective and law & order, including anti-national of improving ground-level policing and and subversive activities of various groups/ development response as per the location extremist organisations, terrorist fi nancing, specifi c action plans formulated/to be formulated policy and operational issues on terrorism, by the affected States. It also reviews proper security clearances, monitoring of ISI activities, implementation of various developmental Home Secretary-level talks with Pakistan on schemes of Ministries/Departments concerned counter terrorism, etc. in the naxal affected areas as also optimum utilisation of funds released under