Question : RESTRUCTURING OF INTERNAL SECURITY MECHANISM

(a) whether the Government proposes to bifrucate the Union Home Ministry as a step towards restructuring of internal security mechanism in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) & (b): The Home Minister during the course of a lecture on December 23, 2009 said:

“In my view, given the imperatives and the challenges of the times, a division of the current functions of the Ministry of Home Affairs is unavoidable. Subjects not directly related to internal security should be dealt with by a separate Ministry or should be brought under a separate Department in MHA and dealt with by a Minister, more or less independently, without referring every issue to the Home Minister. The Home Minister should devote the whole of his / her time and energy to matters relating to security.”