Union Home Secretary of India
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The Union Home Secretary of India is the senior-most civil servant in the Ministry of Home Affairs, responsible for overseeing internal security, law and order, and key national governance and coordination functions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Home Secretary of India | 1 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
civil service position
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government office ⓘ secretary to the Government of India ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
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Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative control) ⓘ |
| belongsToService | Indian Administrative Service (for office holders) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairs | meetings of senior MHA officials on internal security ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Cabinet Secretariat of India
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National Security Council Secretariat (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister’s Office (India) on internal security issues ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| decisionMakingRole | key policy advisor to the Home Minister on internal security ⓘ |
| eligibility | senior officer of the Indian Administrative Service ⓘ |
| headOf | Ministry of Home Affairs (India) – Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allocation of Business Rules and Transaction of Business Rules of the Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | top bureaucracy of the Government of India ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Cabinet Secretary of India (in practice, via civil services appointments process) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRank | senior-most civil servant in the Ministry of Home Affairs ⓘ |
| officeType | secretary-level post in the Government of India ⓘ |
| oversees |
Human Rights and Policy divisions within MHA (as per allocation of business)
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Internal Security Division of MHA NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Division of MHA NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Territories Division of MHA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of Home Affairs (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
coordination with state Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police
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formulation of national security legislation related to internal security ⓘ |
| rankInIAS | Secretary to the Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Home Minister of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Centre–State relations on internal security matters
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administration of Union Territories (through MHA) ⓘ border management policy (civil aspects) ⓘ coordination of intelligence inputs for internal security at the ministry level ⓘ counter-terrorism policy coordination ⓘ disaster management policy (through MHA structures) ⓘ internal security budget planning within MHA ⓘ internal security policy ⓘ law and order coordination with states ⓘ oversight of central armed police forces (policy level) ⓘ policy on citizenship, visas and foreigners (through MHA divisions) ⓘ public safety policy ⓘ |
| scope | national-level internal security and home affairs governance ⓘ |
| sector | public administration ⓘ |
| status | ex-officio secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs ⓘ |
| style | Secretary to the Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | typically two years ⓘ |
| worksAt | North Block, New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Disaster Management Act, 2005
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Union Home Secretary of India
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subject surface form:
Government of India position
this entity surface form:
Home Secretary of India