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Incumbent Amit Shah since 31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
Ministry of Home Affairs
Abbreviation	MHA
Member of	Cabinet of India Cabinet Committee on Security
Reports to	President of India Prime Minister of India Parliament of India
Appointer	President of India on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India
Formation	1947 (1947)
First holder	Vallabhbhai Patel
Deputy	Minister of State for Home Affairs

The Minister of Home Affairs is a very important leader in the Government of India. This person is in charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Think of them as the main boss for keeping India safe inside its borders.

This minister is one of the most senior members of the Union Cabinet. The main job of the Home Minister is to make sure India's internal security is strong. This means they look after the country's large police force. Sometimes, other ministers, like the Minister of State for Home Affairs, help them.

Since India became independent, the Home Minister's job has been seen as the second most important, right after the Prime Minister. The first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was a very powerful leader. Many Home Ministers after him have also served as Deputy Prime Minister.

Some Home Ministers even went on to become the Prime Minister! These include Lal Bahadur Shastri, Charan Singh, and P. V. Narasimha Rao. L. K. Advani held the job for the longest time, from March 19, 1998, to May 22, 2004.

Sometimes, the Prime Minister also took on the role of Home Minister for a short time. For example, Jawaharlal Nehru did this in 1950. Indira Gandhi also served as Home Minister briefly in 1966. Other Prime Ministers like Morarji Desai, Chandra Shekhar, and H. D. Deve Gowda also held this position during their time as Prime Minister.

P. Chidambaram is special because he served as both a full Cabinet Minister and a junior Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The current Minister of Home Affairs is Amit Shah from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been in this role since May 31, 2019, taking over from Rajnath Singh.

Cabinet Ministers: Who They Are

This section lists some of the important people who have served as the Minister of Home Affairs. These ministers are part of the main group of leaders called the Cabinet.

Picture	Minister (Born-Died) Where they represented	Time in Office			Political Party	Government	Prime Minister
Picture	Minister (Born-Died) Where they represented	From	To	How long	Political Party	Government	Prime Minister
	Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) From Bombay (First Deputy Prime Minister)	15 August 1947	12 December 1950 (Died while in office)	3 years, 119 days	Indian National Congress	Nehru I		Jawaharlal Nehru
	Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) From United Provinces (Prime Minister)	12 December 1950	26 December 1950	14 days
	Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) From Uttar Pradesh (Prime Minister)	9 November 1966	13 November 1966	4 days
	Charan Singh (1902–1987) From Baghpat	24 March 1977	1 July 1978	1 year, 99 days					Janata Party	Desai	Morarji Desai
	L. K. Advani (born 1927) From Gandhinagar (Deputy Prime Minister from 29 June 2002)	19 March 1998	22 May 2004	6 years, 64 days		Bharatiya Janata Party						Vajpayee II	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
	P. Chidambaram (born 1945) From Sivaganga	30 November 2008	31 July 2012	3 years, 244 days		Indian National Congress						Manmohan I	Manmohan Singh
	Rajnath Singh (born 1951) From Lucknow	27 May 2014	30 May 2019	5 years, 3 days					Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I	Narendra Modi	Manmohan I
	Amit Shah (born 1964) From Gandhinagar	31 May 2019	9 June 2024	6 years, 63 days						Modi II
	Amit Shah (born 1964) From Gandhinagar	10 June 2024	Incumbent	6 years, 63 days						Modi III

Ministers of State: Helping the Home Minister

The Minister of State for Home Affairs helps the main Home Minister with their duties. They are like a deputy or assistant, taking care of specific areas within the Ministry of Home Affairs. Many people have served in this role over the years.

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister.
Jawaharlal Nehru, who also briefly served as Home Minister.
C. Rajagopalachari, a former Home Minister.
Kailash Nath Katju.
Govind Ballabh Pant.
Lal Bahadur Shastri, who later became Prime Minister.
Gulzarilal Nanda.
Indira Gandhi, who served as Prime Minister and Home Minister.
Yashwantrao Chavan.
Uma Shankar Dikshit.
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy.
Charan Singh, who later became Prime Minister.
Morarji Desai, who served as Prime Minister and Home Minister.
Hirubhai M. Patel.
Zail Singh.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman.
Prakash Chandra Sethi.
P. V. Narasimha Rao, who later became Prime Minister.
Shankarrao Chavan.
Buta Singh.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
Chandra Shekhar, who served as Prime Minister and Home Minister.
Murli Manohar Joshi.
H. D. Deve Gowda, who served as Prime Minister and Home Minister.
L. K. Advani, who served as Deputy Prime Minister.
Shivraj Patil.
P. Chidambaram.
Sushilkumar Shinde.
Rajnath Singh.
Amit Shah, the current Home Minister.
B. N. Datar.
Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis.
Jaisukhlal Hathi.
Vidya Charan Shukla.
Ram Niwas Mirdha.
K. C. Pant.
Charan Singh.
Morarji Desai.
Dhanik Lal Mandal.
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah.
Ram Dulari Sinha.
Arif Mohammad Khan.
P. A. Sangma.
Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Chintamani Panigrahi.
Santosh Mohan Dev.
Subodh Kant Sahay.
M. M. Jacob.
Rajesh Pilot.
P. M. Sayeed.
Syed Sibtey Razi.
Mohammed Taslimuddin.
Ram Naik.
I. D. Swami.
C. Vidyasagar Rao.
Harin Pathak.
Chinmayanand Swami.
Manikrao Hodlya Gavit.
Shriprakash Jaiswal.
S. Regupathy.
V. Radhika Selvi.
Shakeel Ahmad.
Mullappally Ramachandran.
Ajay Maken.
Gurudas Kamat.
Jitendra Singh.
R. P. N. Singh.
Kiren Rijiju.
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary.
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir.
G. Kishan Reddy.
Nityanand Rai.
Ajay Mishra Teni.
Nisith Pramanik.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
Violet Alva.
Maragatham Chandrasekar.
Lalit Narayan Mishra.
Purnendu Sekhar Naskar.

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