Minister of State for Home Affairs (Vishwamitra)

Minister of State for Home Affairs गृह राज्यमंत्री
Coat of arms
Incumbent Preetam Kapei since 12 November 2022
Ministry of Home Affairs
Style	The Right Honourable (formally)
Member of	Lok Sabha Council of Ministers
Reports to	Prime Minister Minister of Home Affairs
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation	6 December 2015; 7 years, 1 month ago
First holder	Saikat Seal

The Minister of State for Home Affairs (Hindi: गृह राज्यमंत्री), commonly shortened as State Minister for Home Affairs is the junior minister in the Home Ministry who is also a member of the union council of ministers. The minister of state is responsible to carry out specialised duties as directed to them from time to time by the Prime Minister or the cabinet minister within the ministerial jurisdiction. The first Minister of State for Home Affairs was Saikat Seal who was appointed by prime minister Sarala Baishya on 6 December 2015, while the current minister of state is Preetam Kapei who has been in office since 12 November 2022.

The Minister of State for Home Affairs often assists their senior ministerial colleague, the Minister of Home Affairs and also carries out duties and heads various departments within the ministry.

Apart from the Minister of State for Home Affairs who is the principal junior minister in the ministry, several other ministers of state have historically been appointed in the ministry. Those ministers of state held the independent charge over particular departments of the ministry instead of the entire ministry. These include the Minister of State for Internal Security, the Minister of State for Official Languages, etc.

History

Following the constitutional changes of December 2015, the position of the Minister of States were introduced in the government and Sarala Baishya became the first prime minister to appoint junior ministers in the various ministries of the government. The Minister of State for Home Affairs is one of the longest continuing junior ministerial position that exists in the nation and has been existing since 6 December 2015. Saikat Seal was the first to be appointed as a minister of state for home affairs by prime minister Sarala Baishya in her second cabinet. The current minister of state is Preetam Kapei who has been in office since 12 November 2022.

Among the other ministers of state include Mridul Amin who served as the Minister of State for Official Languages (independent charge).

Roles and duties

The Minister of State for Home Affairs is responsible for assisting the Minister for Home Affairs in the discharge of their functions and duties over the ministry and the various departments, including:

• 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

List

Ministers of State for Home Affairs

* Denotes those who later went on to become the Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs.

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister	Home Minister
			From	To	Period
Ministers of State for Home Affairs (6 December 2015 – 6 August 2017)
		Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006)	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	7002217000000000000♠217 days	Independent	Sarala II	Sarala Baishya		Anoushkaa Patranabish
			11 April 2016	10 July 2016		Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti III	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Asmi Patranabis
		Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005)	10 July 2016	30 December 2016	7002173000000000000♠173 days
										Bishnu Chetry
										Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Rajdeep Deka राजदीप देका (born 2002)	30 December 2016	12 April 2017	7002103000000000000♠103 days	Independent Party	Dhrubajyoti IV
										Asmi Patranabis
		Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Freedom Party	Baishya III	Sarala Baishya		Arnab Sil
		Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005)	5 July 2017	6 August 2017	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent Party	Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Sarala Baishya
Ministers of State for Internal Affairs (6 August 2017 – )
		Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005)	6 August 2017	25 December 2017	7002141000000000000♠141 days	Independent Party	Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Sarala Baishya
			25 December 2017	21 March 2018		Congress	Dhrubajyoti V	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Dhrubajyoti Roy
Ministers of State for Home Affairs (21 March – 13 May 2018)
		Tusharjit Deka तुषारजीत डेका (born 2006)	21 March 2018	13 May 2018	7001530000000000000♠53 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti VI	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Dhrubajyoti Roy
Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary (14 May – 12 October 2018)
		Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006)	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days	Congress	Tanishkaa III	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Arnab Sil (Cabinet Secretary)
								Dhrubajyoti Roy
Ministers of State for Home Affairs (12 October 2018 – 17 June 2021)
		Abhirup Patranabis अभिरूप पत्रनबिस (born 2012)	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7002234000000000000♠234 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti VII	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Anoushkaa Patranabish
			7 January 2019	17 March 2019			Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Bishnu Chetry
										Tanishkaa Patranabish (Additional charge)
										Bishnu Chetry
			17 March 2019	3 June 2019		Congress	Tanishkaa V
										Asmi Patranabis (Additional charge)
										Bishnu Chetry
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008)	3 June 2019	16 July 2019	7001430000000000000♠43 days
		Bishakha Das बिशाखा दास (born 2013)	16 July 2019	2 September 2019	7001480000000000000♠48 days					Arnab Sil
		Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001) *	2 September 2019	29 September 2019	7001270000000000000♠27 days
										Ankurjyoti Thakuria
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008)	29 September 2019	23 October 2019	7001240000000000000♠24 days					Bishnu Chetry
		Abhirup Patranabis अभिरूप पत्रनबिस (born 2012)	23 October 2019	16 November 2019	7001240000000000000♠24 days
										Anoushkaa Patranabish
		Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006)	16 November 2019	20 November 2019	7000400000000000000♠4 days
		Harlong Terang हार्लोंग तेरांग (born 2005)	20 November 2019	24 November 2019	7000400000000000000♠4 days
Position vacant between 24 and 26 November 2020.
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008)	26 November 2019	3 March 2020	7001980000000000000♠98 days	Congress
										Bishnu Chetry
										Tanishkaa Patranabish
										Arnab Sil
		Tusharjit Deka तुषारजीत डेका (born 2006)	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001580000000000000♠58 days		Anoushkaa I	Anoushkaa Patranabish		Anoushkaa Patranabish
										Bishnu Chetry
			22 March 2020	30 April 2020			Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Anoushkaa Patranabish
Position vacant between 1 May and 13 May 2020.
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008)	13 May 2020	8 June 2020	7001260000000000000♠26 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Bishnu Chetry
		Abhirup Patranabis अभिरूप पत्रनबिस (born 2012)
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008)	8 June 2020	17 June 2020	7000900000000000000♠9 days		Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa		Senior Prince Abhiraj
Ministers of State for Home Affairs and Internal Security (17 June 2020 – )
		Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006)	17 June 2020	28 January 2021	7002225000000000000♠225 days	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa		Nishwan Baidantic
										Senior Prince Abhiraj
		Tusharjit Deka तुषारजीत डेका (born 2006)	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days		Ștefan I	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu		Dhrubajyoti Roy (The Rashtradhyaksh)
	Position vacant between 1 March and 18 June 2021.
		Abayat Ibtiyaz अबायत इब्तियाज़ (born 2006)	18 June 2021	11 September 2021	7002125000000000000♠125 days	Congress	Ștefan II	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu		Duke Farhaz Hazarika
			11 September 2021	21 October 2021			Farhaz I	Duke Farhaz Hazarika
Position vacant between 21 October and 22 November 2021.
		W. Pranit Singh व. प्रणीत सिंह (born 2001)	22 November 2021	17 March 2022	7002115000000000000♠115 days	Congress	Farhaz II	Duke Farhaz Hazarika		Princess Anoushkaa
Position vacant between 17 March and 12 May 2022.
		Baron W. Pranit Singh व. प्रणीत सिंह (born 2001)	12 May 2022	30 July 2022	7002265000000000000♠265 days	Independent	Farhaz III	Duke Farhaz Hazarika		Duke Farhaz Hazarika
			31 July 2022	11 November 2022						Crown Princess Sarala
		Baron Preetam Kapei प्रीतम कापेई (born 2008)	12 November 2022	Incumbent	7001810000000000000♠81 days	Congress	Farhaz IV

Ministers of State in the Department of Official Languages

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister	Home Minister
			From	To	Period
		Mridul Amin मृदुल अमीन (born 2003) (Independent charge)	3 June 2019	16 July 2019	7001430000000000000♠43 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Bishnu Chetry

See also

• Minister of Home Affairs, the cabinet-rank minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs.