Minister of Home Affairs (Vishwamitra)

Minister of Home Affairs गृह मंत्री
Coat of arms
Incumbent Princess Sarala since 31 July 2022
Ministry of Home Affairs
Style	His/Her Excellency (formally)
Member of	Parliament Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	6 December 2015; 5 years ago
First holder	Anoushkaa Patranabish
Deputy	Minister of State for Home Affairs

The Minister of Home Affairs (commonly shortened to Home Minister) is the minister in the Government of Vishwamitra who is responsible for overseeing the nation's internal affairs, particularly public security, emergency management, civil registration and identification, supervision of regional and local governments, conduct of elections and heads the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Minister of Home Affairs is one of the senior-most ministerial positions in the nation and is a member of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).

The Minister of Home Affairs is often assisted by a junior minister, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, who form the core-ministerial team in the ministry are responsible for the affairs of the ministry.

The first Minister of Home Affairs was Anoushkaa Patranabish who was appointed on 6 December 2015 following the establishment of the ministry under prime minister Sarala Baishya. The current minister is Sarala Baishya who is also the current deputy prime minister and has been in office since 31 July 2022.

History of office

The Minister of Home Affairs has been the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs since its formation on 6 December 2015 under prime minister Sarala Baishya. The first minister was Anoushkaa Patranabish who has served as the home minister on several other occasions as well. Often prime ministers including Dhrubajyoti Roy, Tanishkaa Patranabish, Farhaz Hazarika subsequently served as the ministers of home affairs during their premiership. The Minister of Home Affairs is one of the senior-most members of the cabinet and often ranked after the Prime Minister as the senior-most government member. Nishwan Baidantic is the only person to have served as both cabinet and state minister in the ministry.

The position of the Minister of Home Affairs is usually held by a resident citizen with an only exception to Carson Snyder who served as the home minister in the caretaker government of Phillip Joseph Pillin between October and November 2021.

The ministers have often been referred through various titles. From the inception of the ministry till 6 August 2017, the minister was referred as the Minister of Home Affairs. Following the renaming of the ministry on 6 August 2017, the minister came to be known as the Minister of Internal Affairs and subsequently was reverted back to its original name in March 2018. Following the constitutional coup of 2018, the position was renamed to that of Cabinet Secretary with Arnab Sil being the first and only person to hold said position. In the post-coup governments until the establishment of the monarchy in June 2020, the minister was titled again as Minister of Home Affairs. On 17 June 2020, the position was renamed to that of Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security which was again renamed to its original name on 28 January 2021 and the name has been renamed the same since then.

Roles and duties

The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet and a member on the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). The minister is seen as one of the people most responsible for formulating Vishwamitra's internal security, as they along with other relevant ministers advise the Prime Minister in developing and implementing internal laws, matters related to administration, etc, and also acts as the government's main spokesperson on internal affairs issues.

The minister along with their deputy, the minister of state for home affairs, preside over the following departments and agencies which fall under the jurisdiction of the ministry:

• Department of Internal Security
• Department of General Administration
• Department of National Co-existence and Official Languages
• Department of Protocol
• Department of Elections
• Gazette of Vishwamitra
• Royal Police Force
• Election Commission

Ministers

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister	Minister(s) of State
			From	To	Period
Ministers of Home Affairs (6 December 2015 – 6 August 2017)
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010)	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	7002127000000000000♠127 days	Independent	Sarala II	Sarala Baishya		Saikat Seal
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	11 April 2016	2 October 2016	7002174000000000000♠174 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti III	Dhrubajyoti Roy
										Manoj Chetry
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	2 October 2016	27 November 2016	7001560000000000000♠56 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004)	27 November 2016	30 December 2016	7001820000000000000♠82 days
			30 December 2016	17 February 2017			Dhrubajyoti IV			Rajdeep Deka
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	17 February 2017	12 April 2017	7001540000000000000♠54 days
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Freedom Party	Sarala III	Sarala Baishya		Saikat Seal
		Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005)	5 July 2017	6 August 2017	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent Party	Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Manoj Chetry
Ministers of Internal Affairs (6 August 2017 – 21 March 2018)
		Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005)	6 August 2017	25 December 2017	7002141000000000000♠141 days	Independent Party	Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Manoj Chetry
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) Prime Minister	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Congress	Dhrubajyoti V	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Ministers of Home Affairs (21 March – 13 May 2018)
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) Prime Minister	21 March 2018	13 May 2018	7001530000000000000♠53 days	Congress	Dhrubajyoti VI	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Tusharjit Deka
Cabinet Secretary (14 May – 12 October 2018)
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days	Congress	Tanishkaa III	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Jemina Hazarika (Parliamentary Secretary)
								Dhrubajyoti Roy
Ministers of Home Affairs (12 October 2018 – 17 June 2020)
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) Vice President	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti VII	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Abhirup Patranabis
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	7 January 2019	29 January 2019	7001220000000000000♠22 days	Congress	Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) Prime Minister (Additional charge)	29 January 2019	1 February 2019	7000300000000000000♠3 days	Secular Party
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	1 February 2019	17 March 2019	7001500000000000000♠50 days	Congress
			17 March 2019	23 March 2019			Tanishkaa V
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007) (Additional charge)	23 March 2019	29 March 2019	7000600000000000000♠6 days
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	29 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002109000000000000♠109 days
										Arpan Deka
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	16 July 2019	13 September 2019	7001590000000000000♠59 days					Bishakha Das
										Nishwan Baidantic
		Ankurjyoti Thakuria अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया (born 2002)	13 September 2019	29 September 2019	7001160000000000000♠16 days
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	29 September 2019	8 November 2019	7001400000000000000♠40 days					Arpan Deka
										Abhirup Patranabis
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010)	8 November 2019	12 December 2019	7001340000000000000♠34 days
										Jemina Hazarika
										Harlong Terang
									Vacant
										Arpan Deka
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	12 December 2019	10 January 2020	7001290000000000000♠29 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) Prime Minister	10 January 2020	1 February 2020	7001220000000000000♠22 days
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	1 February 2020	3 March 2020	7001310000000000000♠31 days
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) Prime Minister	3 March 2020	9 March 2020	7000600000000000000♠6 days		Anoushkaa I	Anoushkaa Patranabish		Tusharjit Deka
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	9 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001130000000000000♠13 days
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010)	22 March 2020	30 April 2020	7001390000000000000♠39 days		Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Position vacant between 1 May and 13 May 2020.
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु छेत्री (born 2001)	13 May 2020	8 June 2020	7001260000000000000♠26 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Arpan Deka & Abhirup Patranabis
		Prince Abhiraj राजकुमार अभिराज (born 2006)	8 June 2020	17 June 2020	7000900000000000000♠9 days		Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa		Arpan Deka
Ministers of Home Affairs and Internal Security (17 June 2020 – 1 March 2021)
		Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001)	17 June 2020	20 August 2020	7001640000000000000♠64 days	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa		Jemina Hazarika
		Prince Abhiraj राजकुमार अभिराज (born 2006)	20 August 2020	28 January 2021	7002161000000000000♠161 days
		Rashtradhyaksh Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय Advisor to the Prime Minister	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Ștefan I	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu		Tusharjit Deka
Position vacant between 1 March and 5 March 2021.
Ministers of Home Affairs (6 March 2021 – present)
		Duke Farhaz Hazarika फ़रहाज़ हज़ारिका (born 2001)	6 March 2021	11 September 2021	7002229000000000000♠229 days	Congress	Ștefan II	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu	Vacant
										Abayat Ibtiyaz
			11 September 2021	21 October 2021			Farhaz I	Duke Farhaz Hazarika
		Carson Snyder कार्सन स्नाइडर (born 2003)	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Phillip	Count Phillip Joseph Pillin	Vacant
		Princess Anoushkaa राजकुमारी अनुष्का (born 2010)	22 November 2021	17 March 2022	7002115000000000000♠115 days	Congress	Hazarika II	Duke Farhaz Hazarika		W. Pranit Singh
		Duke Farhaz Hazarika फ़रहाज़ हज़ारिका (born 2001) Prime Minister	17 March 2022	12 May 2022	7002136000000000000♠136 days				Vacant
			12 May 2022	31 July 2022		Independent	Hazarika III			Baron W. Pranit Singh
		Crown Princess Sarala युवराजकुमारी सरला (born 2005)	31 July 2022	11 November 2022	7002183000000000000♠183 days
			12 November 2022	Incumbent		Congress	Farhaz IV			Baron Preetam Kapei

See also

• Minister of State for Home Affairs (Vishwamitra), the junior minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs.