The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) discharges multifarious responsibilities, the important among them being - internal security, border management, Centre-State relations, administration of Union Territories, management of Central Armed Police Forces, disaster management, etc. Though in terms of Entries 1 and 2 of List II – ‘State List’ – in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, ‘public order’ and ‘police’ are the responsibilities of States, Article 355 of the Constitution enjoins the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the Government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. In pursuance of these obligations, the Ministry of Home Affairs continuously monitors the internal security situation, issues appropriate advisories, shares intelligence inputs, extends manpower and financial support, guidance and expertise to the State Governments for maintenance of security, peace and harmony without encroaching upon the constitutional rights of the States.
Amit Shah was born to Smt. Kusumben and Shri Anilchandra Shah, in an affluent Gujarati family on 22nd October 1964. Amit Shah represents the emerging New India in every sense of the term. Leading the Party from the front for the last five years, he has been remarkably successful in expanding BJP’s organisational foot print, securing one electoral victory after the other in State assembly elections. During his tenure, Party has become the world’s largest political party with over 10 crore registered members.
Amit Shah has risen to Head the ruling Party of India literally from the grass roots. Initially, he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later became an active member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), to become its Ahmedabad city unit secretary. Later, he also shouldered the responsibilities of Secretary as well as Vice President of BJP,Gujarat State. In 1997, he became National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).His dedication, dexterity and above all result oriented performance made him In-Charge of several election campaigns of the National Leaders including that of L K Advani in 1991, Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1996, both in Gandhi Nagar Parliamentary constituency. No wonder, when Shri Narendra Modi had decided to contest his first Assembly Election in 2001 from Rajkot-2 assembly constituency, Amit Shah was again theCampaign Chief
Beyond campaigns, Amit Shah also became known for his adroit handling of organisational matters. In 2013, he was appointed as National General Secretary of the BJP and In-Charge of Uttar Pradesh. His painstakingly carried out efforts earned BJP a historic success in the Parliamentary elections of 2014. He took over as BJP National President in July 2014 and from there onwards there is literally no looking back. During the last five years, under the twin leadership of PM Narendra Modi and Party President Amit Shah,BJP has successfully formed Govts in Haryana,Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh. Also, together with alliance partners, BJP has returned to power in States like Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Assam, Goa, and Manipur.