Ministry of Home Affairs
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MHA)has multiple responsibilities, the most important of which are – internal security, border management, center-state relations, administration of union territories, management of the central armed police forces, disaster management, etc. Entries 1 and 2 of the second list – “State List” – in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, “Public Order” and “Police” are the responsibilities of the states, and Article 355 of the Constitution obligates the Union to protect each state from external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the government of Each state operates according to the provisions of the Constitution. In fulfillment of these obligations, the Department of the Interior constantly monitors the internal security situation, issues appropriate advice, shares intelligence, and provides manpower and financial support, direction and expertise to state governments to maintain security, peace, and harmony without infringing upon it. Constitutional rights of states.
